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mjhardin
@mjhardin.bsky.social
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Artist, designer, photographer, and filmmaker. Currently seeking exhibition opportunities and gallery representation. See my work at http://www.martyhardin.com
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mjhardin.bsky.social
New work: “And stay out,” 2025. Mixed media assemblage. Price upon request.

#newart #mixedmedia #assemblage #assemblageart #assemblageartist #artistofblueskyt #fineart #art #upstateart #upstateartist #upstatenyartist #518artist #ecuschoolofartanddesign
May 6, 2025 at 9:01 PM
mjhardin.bsky.social
New work: “Crepuscular creatures,” 2025. Mixed media assemblage. Price upon request.

#newart #mixedmedia #assemblage #assemblageart #assemblageartist #artistofblueskyt #fineart #art #upstateart #upstateartist #upstatenyartist #518artist #ecuschoolofartanddesign
May 5, 2025 at 9:10 PM
mjhardin.bsky.social
New work: “February is the cruelest month,” 2025. Mixed media assemblage. Price available on request.

#newart #mixedmedia #assemblage #assemblageart #assemblageartist #artistofblueskyt #fineart #art #upstateart #upstateartist #upstatenyartist #518artist #ecuschoolofartanddesign
May 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
mjhardin.bsky.social
Recent work.

#newart #mixedmedia #assemblage #assemblageart #assemblageartist #artistofinstagram #artistoffacebook #artistofmeta #artistofblueskyt #fineart #art #upstateart #upstateartist #upstatenyartist #518artist #martyhardin(dot)com #martyhardin #mjhardin
March 23, 2025 at 11:56 PM
mjhardin.bsky.social
New work – "Between the living and the dead," 2024, 9.5" x 11.375" x 5," Mixed media construction. Price on request.

#newart #mixedmedia #assemblage #artistofbluesky #fineart #art #upstateart #upstateartist #upstatenyartist #518artist #martyhardin(dot)com #martyhardin #mjhardin
January 29, 2025 at 12:55 PM
mjhardin.bsky.social
New work – She grew uncomfortable with her thoughts. 6.625" x 10.5" x 6.625" – Mixed media construction. Price upon request.

#newart #mixedmedia #assemblage #artistofbluesky #fineart #art #upstateart #upstateartist #upstatenyartist #518artist #martyhardin(dot)com #martyhardin #mjhardin
January 26, 2025 at 9:11 PM
mjhardin.bsky.social
Street photography, Troy, NY.

#newart #artistofbluesky #fineartphotography #fineart #art #photography #canon #5dmkiii #streetphotography #candid #candidphotography #upstatephotography #upstateart #upstateartist #upstatenyartist #518artist #martyhardinfineart #martyhardin #mjhardin
January 5, 2025 at 9:47 PM
mjhardin.bsky.social
Street photography, Cape Cod.

#newart #artistofbluesky #fineartphotography #fineart #art #photography #canon #5dmkiii #streetphotography #candid #candidphotography #upstatephotography #upstateart #upstateartist #upstatenyartist #518artist #martyhardinfineart #martyhardin #mjhardin
January 3, 2025 at 1:17 PM
mjhardin.bsky.social
New work, "In season," 2024

#newart #mixedmedia #assemblage #artistofbluesky #fineart #art #upstateart #upstateartist #upstatenyartist #518artist #martyhardinfineart #martyhardin #mjhardin
January 2, 2025 at 12:05 PM
mjhardin.bsky.social
Street photography, Troy, NY
#newart #artistofbluesky #fineartphotography #fineart #art #photography #canon #5dmkiii #streetphotography #candid #candidphotography #upstatephotography #upstateart #upstateartist #upstatenyartist #518artist #martyhardinfineart #martyhardin #mjhardin
December 15, 2024 at 4:42 PM
mjhardin.bsky.social
Lovely opening at Laffer Gallery last night for the 13th Annual, “Upstate Artists.” If you’re near Schuylerville, NY, stop by this amazing gem of a gallery. @laffergallery
December 15, 2024 at 11:25 AM
mjhardin.bsky.social
Street photography, Troy, NY
#newart #artistofbluesky #fineartphotography #fineart #art #photography #canon #5dmkiii #streetphotography #candid #candidphotography #upstatephotography #upstateart #upstateartist #upstatenyartist #518artist #martyhardinfineart #martyhardin #mjhardin
December 15, 2024 at 5:11 AM
mjhardin.bsky.social
Street photography, actors, Wilmington, NC.
#newart #artistofbluesky #fineartphotography #fineart #art #photography #canon #5dmkiii #streetphotography #candid #candidphotography #upstatephotography #upstateart #upstateartist #upstatenyartist #518artist #martyhardinfineart #martyhardin #mjhardin
December 14, 2024 at 8:15 PM
mjhardin.bsky.social
Street photography, Schenectady, NY #newart #artistofbluesky #fineartphotography #fineart #art #photography #canon #5dmkiii #streetphotography #candid #candidphotography #upstatephotography #upstateart #upstateartist #upstatenyartist #518artist #martyhardinfineart #martyhardin #mjhardin
December 13, 2024 at 7:37 PM
mjhardin.bsky.social
Street photography, NYC #newart #artistofbluesky #fineartphotography #fineart #art #photography #canon #5dmkiii #streetphotography #candid #candidphotography #upstatephotography #upstateart #upstateartist #upstatenyartist #518artist #martyhardinfineart #martyhardin #mjhardin
December 12, 2024 at 5:58 PM
mjhardin.bsky.social
"Maker, model, muse"–mixed media construction on clay-coated Masonite.® #newart #mixedmedia #assemblage #artistofbluesky #fineart #art #upstateart #upstateartist #upstatenyartist #518artist #martyhardinfineart #martyhardin #mjhardin
December 10, 2024 at 2:03 PM
mjhardin.bsky.social
"All men call thee fickle," mixed media construction on clay-coated masonite.
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December 8, 2024 at 4:06 PM
mjhardin.bsky.social
New work: "Terms and conditions,” 2024. Mixe media construction. Price available on request. #newart #mixedmedia #assemblage #artistofbluesky #fineart #art #upstateart #upstateartist #upstatenyartist #518artist #martyhardinfineart #martyhardin #mjhardin #artistofinstagram #artistofthreads
December 7, 2024 at 5:24 PM
mjhardin.bsky.social
New work: "His brother's keeper, 2024. Mixe media construction. Price available on request. #newart #mixedmedia #assemblage #artistofbluesky #fineart #art #upstateart #upstateartist #upstatenyartist #518artist #martyhardinfineart #martyhardin #mjhardin #artistofinstagram #artistofthreads
December 6, 2024 at 7:10 PM
mjhardin.bsky.social
New work: "Between the shadow and the bone," 2024. Mixed media construction. #newart #mixedmedia #assemblage #artistofbluesky #fineart #art #upstateart #upstateartist #upstatenyartist #518artist #martyhardinfineart #martyhardin #mjhardin #artistofinstagram #artistofthreads #americanart
December 5, 2024 at 5:30 PM
mjhardin.bsky.social
New work, "Every time she called his name," 2024. Mixed media construction. Price available on request. #newart #mixedmedia #assemblage #artistofbluesky #fineart #art #upstateart #upstateartist #upstatenyartist #518artist #martyhardinfineart #martyhardin #mjhardin
December 4, 2024 at 4:56 PM
mjhardin.bsky.social
"She wished them noting but the best," mixed media construction on clay-coated masonite.
#newart #mixedmedia #assemblage #artistofbluesky #fineart #art #upstateartist #upstatenyartist #518artist #martyhardinfineart #martyhardin #mjhardin
The image shows an an early photograph of a nude woman sitting in profile with her head turned away from the viewer. She has been cut out from the original image's background – creating a central shape in the composition. This shape is outlined in red. Her same image, much smaller, is repeated 24 times to form a ring around her central image. The repetition of image and the central image are on a grided background that is muted brown tones. The style echos the look and feel of the early still photographic motion studies of American photographer, Eadweard Muybridge (1830-1904). Attached to the surface of the painting are 4 embroidery hoops. The hoops create a allusion to motion. They advance toward the viewer yet they remain static – frozen in time. At the bottom of the work an image of a dancer from the Ziegfeld Follies is repeated horizontally 6 times to form a row. The Ziegfeld Follies was a dance troupe that ran from 1907-1957 in the United States. Her image has been cropped from the hips up. She holds a ring-like hoop behind her head and back. This position creates the look of a halo which echos the suspended embroidery hoops. Above this row of dancers there is another horizontal row of 3 physical wood boxes. In each box is a wooden ball. Each ball is a unique color. The left ball is a muted orange, the center ball os a muted yellow-green, and the last ball on the right is a muted yellow. Around the entire image a red line frames the image. The illusion of pins holding and suspending the line create trompe l'oeil effect. The entire composition balances frenetic images while relying on a static structure to contradict the motion created by the artist.
December 3, 2024 at 2:59 PM
mjhardin.bsky.social
New work, "Sebastian, Diana and Artemis," 2024. Mixed media construction. Price available on request.
#newart #mixedmedia #assemblage #artistofbluesky #fineart #art #upstateartist #upstatenyartist #518artist #martyhardinfineart #martyhardin #mjhardin
New artwork by American artist, Marty Hardin. The image shows a dimensional construction built within a black cigar box that is built to emulate traveling alters that were used by the wealthy in the early European Renaissance era. On the left panel is a cut-out of a religious painting of Saint Sebastian who was wounded by arrows. Opposite, in the right compartment, are two Victorian stereoscopic card images of a young woman holding a bow and arrow depicting the Roman goddess, Diana – who was also the Greek goddess, Artemis. Their arrows are pointed at the image of Saint Sebastian. There are also physical metal arrows suspended, they are also pointing at the image of Saint Sebastian. In the back ground is a lunar cycle chart – a reference to Artemis who was often depicted with a moon on or above her head. Both versions of the goddess were communicated to be hunters and were almost always depicted holding a bow and arrow.
December 2, 2024 at 12:57 PM
mjhardin.bsky.social
New work: "In plain sight," 2024. Mixed media construction. Price on request. #newart #mixedmedia #assemblage #artistofbluesky #fineart #art #upstateartist #upstatenyartist #518artist #martyhardinfineart #martyhardin #mjhardin
November 30, 2024 at 4:46 PM
mjhardin.bsky.social
"Love game," mixed media construction on clay-coated masonite. #newart #mixedmedia #assemblage #artistofbluesky #fineart #art #upstateartist #upstatenyartist #518artist #martyhardinfineart #martyhardin #mjhardin
November 27, 2024 at 7:59 PM