What is Antonio Alonso Martinez?
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2013}} {{Infobox person | honorific_prefix = | name = Antonio Alonso Martinez | honorific_suffix = | image = MARTINEZPAINTER1.jpg | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|04|29}} | birth_place = Oeiras, Portugal | nationality = Spanish | citizenship = Portuguese, Spanish | education = | alma_mater = [[:pt:Ar.Co|Centro de Arte e Comunicação Visual, Lisbon]] | occupation = Painter | years_active = 1983-present | notable_works = ''Diana'' (2013)<br/>''Retrato de Kurt Cobain'' (2011) || website ={{URL|www.antonioalonsomartinez.com/|Official website}} }} '''Antonio Alonso Martinez''' (born 29 April, 1963) is a [[Portuguese people|Portuguese]]-[[Spanish people|Spanish]] [[painter]] and [[multidisciplinary artist]] based in [[Lisbon]], Portugal. Martinez argues that [[humanity]] will find their own [[spiritual reality]] which has been the theme of his work since the mid-80s.<ref>{{cite web|title= Artist’s Collecting Society| url=http://artistscollectingsociety.org/members/antonio-alonso-martinez/}}</ref> ==Early life== Martinez was born in [[Oeiras]], Portugal, in 1963, to Spanish parents. He chose Spanish [[nationality]] in 1978. In Lisbon, he attended [[:pt:Ar.Co|Centro de Arte e Comunicação Visual]] (Ar.Co) where he graduated in [[Fine art|Fine arts]] in 1985. During his years at the Ar.Co, Martinez co-authored the ''Manifest of the Multi-instrumentalist Painting'' which was published in the Portuguese national [[newspaper]], ''[[Jornal de Letras, Artes e Ideias]]'' on 26 June 1984. This [[Manifesto|manifest]] was accompanied by an exhibition at the [[:pt:Faculdade de Belas-Artes da Universidade de Lisboa|University of Fine Arts of Lisbon]], creating [[enthusiasm]] among the new artists and critics.<ref>{{cite web|title=''Manifest of the Multi-instrumentalist Painting'' - ''Jornal de letras Artes e Ideias'' | date=26 July 1984| url=http://antonioalonsomartinez.com/26-06-1984.jp