Knox  Martin

"Art is at its cutting edge out of a specific lineage - the creation of reality.  The subject matter of what I do, is creation. "

- Knox Martin (1999)

"Beauty is fury, color is God!"

- J. Krishnamurti

1923  Born in Barranquilla, Colombia, South America.  Son of
 William Knox Martin (aviator, painter, poet), the first man to fly over the Andes.

1946  - 1950  Studied at  The Art Students League of New York.

Taught at Yale Graduate School of the Arts, first as visiting critic in art, and then as Professor of Art.

Taught at New York University.  Named to "Who's Who in America."

Taught at the University of Minnesota.

Taught at the International School of Art in Umbria, Italy.

Presently gives master classes at the Art Students League of New York.

"Knox, you are the only one around with aesthetics!"

- Alex Katz

"You are my mentor.  For years, I always asked, what would Knox think of my painting?"

- Bob Rauschenberg

"I was present when Knox Martin changed the life of a major artist by diagramming the basic structure of a Frans Hals.  That artist was Al Held."

- Ron Gorchov

"Knox, you are the spirit of art!"

- Peter Golfinopoulos

"Knox, your work has a snooty look about it, I haven't seen outside of Matisse."

- Willem de Kooning

"There are many sexually overt works in this exhibit but the painting with no recognizable image, (Caraja) by Knox Martin; its head and shoulders more sexy than anything there!"

- Elaine de Kooning (Excerpt from a writing on a Whitney Museum exhibition)

"Anyone interested in drawing should see this exhibition of drawings by Knox Martin; he is his own man!"

- Hilton Kramer (Excerpt from the New York Times)

"This is the greatest drawing I have ever seen!"

- Stanley Boxer (Signaling out a drawing by Knox Martin, opening night at an Ingber Galley exhibition)

"Charlie Egan has taken you on.  You have no idea how jealous everyone is that you have been taken on by Charlie."

- Aristedemos Kaldis (Knox Martin opening, 10th Anniversary Exhibition Charles Egan Gallery 1954 - advertised in the New York Times)

After Knox had given a talk on children's art (Olivia's paintings and drawings) age 6,  on paper and blackboard, to Cy Twombly, Bob and Susan Rauchenberg -- Cy jumped up and said, "That's  what I am going to do for the rest of my life!" He did.

- Cy Twombly

"Knox, your paintings are first rate!"

- Alfred Leslie (Reported by Charlie Egan)

"Knox Martin was the first artist whose work I thought about critically and analytically."

- Arthur C. Danto