Painter

Martin Kline

Martin Kline is an American painter known for abstract works built from encaustic and pigmented wax on rigid wood panels, often creating pronounced layered relief.


Martin Kline quick facts

A concise reference for his materials, subjects, and painting approach.

Martin Kline quick facts
Born1961 · Norwalk, Ohio, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Paint mediaEncaustic paint · Pigmented wax
Common supportsPlywood and wood panels
Common subjectsAbstract blooms, nests, organic forms, layered surfaces, and natural structures
Known forBuilding heavily textured wax surfaces whose repeated layers project physically from rigid supports

Sources: Whitney Museum of American Art, The Met: Nest, and Whitney: Grey Bloom.