 
                                    
                            
                            Martyn Cross
                                Pieces of Me, 2025
                            
                                    Oil, and sand on canvas
46 x 66 cm
18 1/8 x 26 in
                                    18 1/8 x 26 in
                                   Martyn Cross (b. 1975, Yate, UK) lives and works in Bristol, UK. Cross is primarily a painter, creating works that speak to ancient and mythic lands. Applying thin layers of...
                        
                    
                                                    Martyn Cross (b. 1975, Yate, UK) lives and works in Bristol, UK. Cross is primarily a painter, creating works that speak to ancient and mythic lands. Applying thin layers of dry-brush pigment, the paintings are reminiscent of unearthed artefacts. Drawing on a myriad of concepts from mythology and the medieval, Cross' works personify the landscape. Figures, eyes and solitary limbs emerge from clouds and rivers, speaking to an alternate fiction. Ambiguous narratives are formed in reoccurring scenes and motifs, creating an immersive world.