Here's the response I got from Martin Spei's wife, Nancy

Hello Mandy,
Thank you for informing us of your blog regarding Martin Spei's sculpture.
I am Martin's wife and handle all his promos and the business end of the sculpture. Martin forwarded your contact information to me. I want to say thank you for your interest in his work and let you know how much your feedback is appreciated.

Martin's sculpture is atypical of almost all the bronze sculpture you may see out in the contemporary art market. He is able to combine classicism, the traditional bronze medium and a very contemporary wit and humor in his sculpture. Bronze is a stodgy, old material, but when approached with Martin's understanding of the human figure and way of bringing historical references into current, sculptural language the bronze can bring forward all the metaphors Martin has intended to portray.

Artists tend to work in a solitary way and thus have little opportunity for feedback outside of shows and sales of the work. Thank you for taking the time to voice your opinions, you may not realize it, but comments such as yours are very inspirational to Martin. Sometimes it's just nice to know someone out there gets it.
Best of luck to you with future "Art Field Trips"!
Sincerely,
Nancy Spei

ps. Martin is in a show at The Edge Gallery, here is Santa Fe, opening on June 13. Two new pieces, we're excited!

Martin Spei's sculptures capture complex emotions about work

I stopped in at the Art Center at Fuller Lodge to see the Sculptural Ideas exhibit. Martin Spei's bronze sculpture "Dagda III" was what stood out. It's a sculpture of a bald man with bare feet clutching a briefcase, as if it's going to fly away, or someone is threatening it. His work. But the man is so physical, he almost doesn't look like the type to be carrying a briefcase. Like he should be doing something else entirely. He's not suited to be wearing a suit. It was really interesting.