Glow, 2006
Performance and site-specific installation; fluorescent orange spray paint
on wall and edition of 1,000 , fluorescent orange spray paint on white paper
(4” x 6”)
“Glow is a hybrid project where performance and architecture are transformed
into painting. To create Glow, I wore a black dress and heels. Starting in
one corner of the space, I walked around the perimeter of the room holding
a can of spray paint at arms length while continuously spraying paint on
the wall until the can of paint was completely empty. The intention of the
work is to question what is considered a contemporary painting or what is
a painted object.” Click to enlarge
Laughing Lovers, 2006
Site-specific installation
Orange and pink linen cut in circles and stacked on the floor
“Laughing Lovers was made specifically for the exhibition Mind Games
at PS, an exhibition space situated in the living room of an Amsterdam canal
house. Laughing Lovers consisted of two adjacent piles of stacked linen circles,
one orange and one pink. Each linen stack consisted of two yards of linen.” Click to enlarge
Martínez was born in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico and lives
in Brooklyn, NY. Martínez received a BA from the University
of Puerto Rico, San Juan, and an MFA in Sculpture and Printmaking
from Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY. Her work has been exhibited
nationally and internationally at venues including the Bronx Museum
of the Arts, El Museo del Barrio, and Metaphor Contemporary Art,
all in New York City, as well as in The Netherlands, Switzerland,
and Puerto Rico. Martínez has been a recipient of the Community
Arts Regrant Program twice, Brooklyn Arts Council, and the Artist
in the Marketplace Program, Bronx Museum of the Arts. Her work
has been reviewed in The New York Times, The Village Voice, The
Brooklyn Rail, Flavorpill and Artnet. www.rossanamartinez.com