__NOTOC__ Daniel Martin Diaz is an American artist and musician based in Tucson, Arizona. The band

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commissioned Diaz to design and paint the cover of their self-titled album

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. The album went gold in four weeks and caused a controversy across the country due to the cover artwork Diaz created. In 2010, he designed and painted the cover of

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's album,

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Influences

Diaz's influences include an eclectic mix from fantastical Mexican Retablos, mystical

votive A votive offering or votive deposit is one or more objects displayed or deposited, without the intention of recovery or use, in a sacred place for religious purposes. Such items are a feature of modern and ancient societies and are generally ...

offerings, the

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s, Gothic ornamentation, arcane religious sigils and medallions,

alchemy Alchemy (from the Arabic word , ) is an ancient branch of natural philosophy, a philosophical and protoscientific tradition that was historically practised in China, India, the Muslim world, and Europe. In its Western form, alchemy is first ...

, as well as symbolism culled from assorted

secret societies A secret society is an organization about which the activities, events, inner functioning, or membership are concealed. The society may or may not attempt to conceal its existence. The term usually excludes covert groups, such as intelligence a ...

such as The Rosicrucians.

Music

Diaz is a primary member of the bands Blind Divine (with singer Paula Catherine Valencia); Crystal Radio (with singer Amelia Poe), Trees Speak and Magick Knives.

Published works

* ''Triginta Uno Dies: Thirty-One Drawings, Thirty-One Days.'' Los Angeles, California: La Luz de Jesus Press, 2004 * ''Mysterium Fidei''. Los Angeles, California: La Luz de Jesus Press, 2007 * ''Anatomy of Sorrow''. Los Angeles, California: La Luz de Jesus Press, 2011 * ''Soul of Science''. Tucson, Arizona: Mysticus Publishing, 2013 * ''Soul Machine''. Los Angeles, California: La Luz de Jesus Press, 2018

References

External links

* http://www.danielmartindiaz.com/ - Official website * http://www.blinddivine.com/ - Blind Divine * https://web.archive.org/web/20070613144344/http://beinart.org/artists/daniel-martin-diaz/ - Daniel Martin Diaz - Surreal Art Collective {{DEFAULTSORT:Diaz, Daniel Martin 20th-century American painters American male painters 21st-century American painters Artists from Tucson, Arizona 1967 births Living people Fantastic art American artists of Mexican descent 20th-century American male artists