Flutter

Details About Acrylic and cel vinyl on cradled wooden panels 8 x 8 in. © 2018 Martin Hsu is an Asian American artist living and working in San Francisco, CA. He fell in love with drawing at his grandparents' house while growing up in Taiwan. In 1991, Martin moved to the U.S. with his parents due to health reasons that completely changed his life. Martin graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Animation from California State University in Fullerton, and worked professionally as a character designer for Nickelodeon and Disney TV Animation.​Martin learned how to paint by studying works by his favorite artists and by making lots of paintings; he learned what to paint by studying books on Asian history, world mythology, and family photo albums. ​Martin is a traditionalist making art in the contemporary world. He creates New Traditional Asian Art by fusing modern narrative with eastern sensibility. Works of peony blossoms and goldfish mermaids painted with delicate precision by us