Will Martyr was born in Eastbourne in the United Kingdom in 1980. After graduating from the Slade School of Fine Art in 2002 with a BA, Martyr moved to New York and studied at the New York Studio School for a year. In 2005, he began a MA course in Painting at the The Royal College of Art London and graduated in 2007. Martyr’s work is placed in many high profile international private and corporate collections worldwide. He lives and works in London.
Martyr’s artwork is heavily influenced by the history of art. At once recalling Bauhaus, Surrealism, Futurism, David Hockney, Pop Art. Martyr’s subject matter has largely been urban and natural landscapes. His paintings present hyperreal depictions of postcard-perfect mountains and luxury residences. that were simultaneously seductive yet impossibly utopian. Martyr manages to conjure profoundly emotional and moving works of art that redefine the aesthetic of painting in the new media age.