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Selected for The Hamptons Fine Art Fair, Long Island, New York State.
VIP Opening Preview, Thursday, July 10, 2025.
Martin; a passion for memorials, especially for those who serve.
Echoes - Halo of the South, April 2025.
An artwork commissioned by the major military charity, Royal British Legion Industries for VE Day 80
Unveiled in a prime position on Dover waterfront with General The Lord Dannatt GCB CBE MC DL, former Chief of the General Staff (head of the British Army).
Martin live at 07.42 on Radio 4’s agenda-setting Today news programme. 16th April 2025
It’s all about listening.
Echoes is an interpretation of the acoustic mirrors built before World War II, some of which still exist along the coast not far from here. Resolute, steadfast, facing Europe and created to listen for approaching aircraft, their design significantly influenced the development of RADAR which was so influential in the allied success leading up to VE Day.
Echoes on national broadcast: BBC Breakfast 18th April 2025
“As all historians know, the past is a great darkness, and filled with echoes.”
Margaret Atwood
Abbots Cliff Sound Mirror, Kent
(flickr.com creative licence 2.0 © Christopher Allen)
“Whilst commemorating VE Day 80 years on, I want Echoes to encourage us all to listen more and reflect on the lessons of history that can so inform our present in this troubled world.
To give that victory a modern context and relevance. I want its vertical, steadfast, monumental (but not grandiose) form to quietly reflect how we mark those who could not return, whilst cherishing those veterans who need our care today and tomorrow.”
Martin Barraud, Artist
Introduction to Martin
Martin’s creative life has been dedicated to crafting impactful two- and three- dimensional art forms. With deep Huguenot roots, his lineage includes generations of artists—silversmiths, clockmakers, engravers, photographers, and even an official war artist. Art, quite literally, runs in his blood.
As a young art student, he found powerful inspiration in the works of Magritte, Dalí, and other surrealists. They gave him permission to think differently, to embrace creative riddles, and, above all, to be himself.
As his artistic journey has matured, so too has his confidence in revealing more of the personal. His work TeneT, for example, draws on the experience of a close family member living with dementia. Through this piece, he invites viewers to reflect on the inner worlds of those with troubled minds and to explore the complex terrain of the human mindscape.
Martin is not bound by any single medium. His work spans sculpture, installation, and photography, and he moves fluidly between the commercial, public, and charitable sectors. He has become particularly recognised in the field of memorialisation, most notably for the creation of the RBLI’s Tommy figure—an honour and a source of continued artistic inspiration.
At the heart of his practice is always the concept: a commitment to transforming research and thought into visual form, from sketch to compelling reality.
Driven by a simple mantra—I make, you think—Martin invites you to explore the works below and across the gallery pages.
Feel free to get in touch in any which way.
Thank you,
Martin
Artworks
Prostate Cancer UK Memorial at London Bridge Station, before moving to other prime sites across the UK © Martin Barraud
Prostate Cancer UK Memorial - BBC Report November 2021
Bootprint Installation to honour and remember the 749 American personnel lost in Operation Tiger
Tommy and There But Not There projected onto Tate Modern. 2018
There But Not There - ITV Report May 2018
There But Not There - Silhouettes of the very first Installation in Penshurst, Kent. 2016 © Martin Barraud
There But Not There © Martin Barraud
Balloon Installation created for Boehringer Ingelheim © Martin Barraud
Balloon artworks - behind the scenes short film
Refraction. The National Emergencies Trust asked for a concept to help them mark a significant moment during the pandemic. © Martin Barraud
Testing the concept for Refraction with a maquette © Martin Barraud
Martin at The Mall Galleries, London talks about the inspiration for Refraction © Martin Barraud
TPYO
Selected for The ING Discerning Eye 2024 Exhibition at The Mall Galleries, London, November 2024. Sold.
Further very limited editions available.
Soul - submission to the G. & A. Mamidakis Foundation Art Prize 2023 © Martin Barraud
TeneT - South East Open Studios project. A substantial maquette recognising calm in the seemingly troubled mind © Martin Barraud
Martin walks you around TeneT © Martin Barraud
Mother & Child (CGI) © Martin Barraud
Blue for Bob [Willis]. Client requested an interactive TV-friendly Installation for the #Blue for Bob Ashes Test Day at Edgbaston Cricket Ground, 2023 © Martin Barraud
Nest of Nests - submission to The Blunden/Stonewater public art award competition © Martin Barraud
I care for you. Royal British Legion Industries © Martin Barraud
Ophelia Reborn © Martin Barraud
Bridge. Mirae Asset Management © Martin Barraud