In  the work of Knox Martin -

"... the images have gotten richer and the philosophy of painting deeper, and the experience of constituting the works through close visual reading is as rewarding as contemporary art provides. The process of seeking to rationalize forms with one another, as well as with surface, space, image, color and pattern, is what I mean by adventures in pictorial reason."

-Arthur C. Danto (1998)

VENUS  Outdoor painting 12 stories tall on the west side of Manhattan, New York

"In 1970, prior to the rejuvenation of the district, Bayview's entire south wall was decorated with a red and pink abstract painting, called "Venus" by artist Knox Martin.  The mural, conspicuous for its size and beauty, has often been used on post cards.  It is also conspicuous - in a culture that regards large, exposed surface as prime advertising space - for not being a billboard.  Not surprisingly, advertisers call from time to time with proposals to lease the wall for commercial messages, but Bayview doesn't want its beautiful Venus covered over with a beer or jeans ad.

Besides, it's state property."

- DOCS TODAY (November 2001)