pages from the diary of lost souls.No. 3
Engraving on Paper
37x53in
Australia
Martin King is an accomplished Australian artist working across drawing, printmaking, watercolour, artist books, and animation, with a background including a Masters of Fine Art from Monash University. His meticulous, materially-rich techniques include working on diverse surfaces—from paper to repurposed library books—using dry pigment, graphite, encaustic wax, and more, blending precision with chance and layering historical references. Profoundly inspired by nature, mortality, and the sublime, he creates emotionally resonant works that balance beauty and strangeness, ultimately conveying hope and an embrace of life's complexity.