Bold art rooted in modernism - NJ born - CLE home -modernist
Testimonials …
PK -”Your prints are absolutely stunning”.
Leslie A-“You are bold and you love color”. -
Robert W “-Love your texture buildups and you are a master at involving buff/beige in colors”.
Stephen C -“Your work has a lot of verve.”
Michael G -“Marti Higgins’ mixed media on canvas works make linear order out of chaos. Amendation, her largest work in From WOMAN 18, is a collage of text fragments, found paper, and painted swaths of color. Here, Higgins is expert in color theory, and she underscores the horizontal picture plane, creating a sense of energy from left to right, right to left”.
Hayley Gallery http://www.localohioart.com › marti-higgins
Painter and mixed media artist Marti Higgins continues to create work which blurs the line between abstract and representational art. Through collage, she builds abstract forms in a way which feels organic. Inversely, she uses paint to represent organic subjects with loose forms and colors, allowing our imagination to fill in the rest. H Deeter.
“There is no substitute for intuition” - Paul Klee
Marti Higgins Artist Statement – 2025
The personal yet universal languages of color, repetition and shape are my inspiration to create. By carefully coordinating these languages I hope to provoke emotions not easily expressed in spoken word. I strive to find balance and comfort in the chaos and believe my art touches on the human need for visual excitement balanced with stable and grounding rhythms. My landscapes mirror the mercurial entanglement of the changing seasons while my abstractions are energetic playful designs,
My techniques include experimenting with the relativity of color and shape and how they influence each other by proximity. I expose color relationships in a layer and reveal method providing peeks in glimmers and slices. Layering these elements shape relationships and solidify the composition. I find my way through my process with improvisation rather than visualizing a finished product.
I am always inspired by the sense of disorder, yet perfect organization found in the organic. The balance is always there.
Growing up near New York City in the 1960s and 70s, I was moved by the bold, gestural compositions and spontaneity of the abstract expressionists and modernists which has heavily influenced my work. I arrived at my art career later in life, earning my degree in studio art in my forties. I have enjoyed working in the horticultural field both at Cleveland Botanical Garden and Suncrest Gardens in Peninsula, OH. I love spending time with my family including two sons, their wives and three grandchildren.
Art in Collections
Nationwide Children’s Hospital - Columbus, OH Hilton Hotel - Columbus, OH Kimpton Hotel Cleveland OH
MetroHealth Glick Tower - Cleveland, OH Stanford University – Stanford, CA Southwest General Hospital - Cleveland, OH Cuyahoga County Administration Building - Cleveland, OH Metro Health Hospital - Middleburg Hts., OH Flour Restaurant - Moreland Hills, OH Fairmount Minerals - Chardon, OH Nordson Corporation Cleveland State University Student Center - Cleveland, OH
PNC Bank- Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Dayton, Toledo
Dollar Bank - Cleveland, OH
Marriott Hotel- Cleveland, OH
Glidden House - Cleveland, OH
MF Cachet Corporation - Lakewood, OH
Swift Filter - Oakwood, OH.
Fortec Medical- Hudson, OHPrivate Collections - Ohio, Washington, Florida, Los Angeles, Missouri, North Carolina, Idaho, Colorado, Minnesota, New Mexico
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