ArtDependence | Maria Martens Serrano

Maria Martens Serrano, Netherlands (senior writer)

Maria Martens Serrano is a Dutch-Salvadoran writer. She studied under a liberal arts program at University College Utrecht, going on to graduate with an MSc in Sociology from the University of Amsterdam. Exploring a broad range of interests, Maria previously worked with a news website and a human rights NGO, before becoming involved with several art fairs in the Netherlands. She now writes on topics of arts and culture. In early 2015 Maria joined the team of Artdependence Magazine as editor and contributor.

Articles (38)

Article date: Sunday, March 29, 2015

Body language is perhaps the most honest kind of communication - an interview with Peter Demetz

Peter Demetz, who lives and works in Italy, uses lime wood to create incredibly life-like figures set against neutral, minimal backgrounds. The detailing of his works push his chosen material, wood, to its maximum potential, achieving the illusions of movement and warmth.

Article date: Friday, March 20, 2015

IS beheads beacons of civilization

As the wave of destruction and violence continues to run rampant through Iraq and Syria, Artdependence Magazine will talk to as many actors as possible, individuals who have some involvement or knowledge on these issues.

Article date: Saturday, March 14, 2015

"Warhol was an innovator, first and foremost" - an interview with Eric Shiner, Director of the Andy Warhol Museum

The Andy Warhol Museum is the largest museum in the United States dedicated to a single artist. Its collection consists of the artist’s entire estate – hundreds upon hundreds of prints, tapes, sculptures, photographs, and every other work in any other medium that Warhol incorporated in his artistic practices.

Article date: Monday, March 9, 2015

Eileen Kaminsky, a story of 25 years collecting

In 1990 Eileen Kaminsky began her journey into art collecting. Her passion for art turned into a passion for artists, and collecting became less an assemblage of works and more an interaction, a relationship, with artists. This inspired her to establish the Eileen S. Kaminsky Family Foundation.

Article date: Monday, March 2, 2015

I am about to call it a day

"I am about to call it a day" presents images from Bieke Depoorter’s lengthy travels through the United States, which she started in 2010. In much the same vein as her previous project in Russia (Ou Menya), Depoorter travels with no destination in mind, meeting strangers and securing an invitation into their homes. This invitation into the private realm of people’s lives is a feat in itself, which Depoorter takes full advantage of. She gets to the heart of the matter, which is to say, there is a lot of heart in her work – no one could accuse her of being impersonal.

Article date: Friday, February 27, 2015

UNESCO mobilizes to prevent the further destruction of heritage at the hands of ISIS

Artdependence reports: UNESCO mobilizes to prevent the further destruction of heritage at the hands of ISIS.

Article date: Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Fear in Fogo Island: an interview with Murray Gaylard

Off the coast of Newfoundland is another, much smaller island called Fogo. To get there, you need to first fly in to Gander, and then you drive to Farewell, where you take a ferry to Fogo. Once a thriving fishing community, a depletion in stock in the late 20th century led to an economic downturn. Like in many rural and remote locations, Fogo’s population dwindled as younger generations sought their luck elsewhere.

Article date: Wednesday, December 3, 2014

12 Days, 7 Countries, 1 Damien Hirst print: an interview with two spot-chasers

In 2012, Larry Gagosian’s galleries presented “The Complete Spot Paintings 1986-2011”, an international exhibition featuring over three-hundred pieces from Damien Hirst’s colourful spot series. The opening took place simultaneously on January 12th in all eleven Gagosian galleries (found in London, Paris, Rome, Geneva, Athens, Hong Kong, Los Angeles, and New York).

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