{"id":11463,"date":"2023-03-16T15:17:35","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T19:17:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/artistdirectory\/?p=11463"},"modified":"2023-03-16T15:17:35","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T19:17:35","slug":"sylvia-marina-martinez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/artistdirectory\/sylvia-marina-martinez","title":{"rendered":"Sylvia Marina Martinez"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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La Sirena<\/em>
20″x16″; acrylic paint, paper, glue, ephemera on canvas; 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Sylvia Marina Martinez
Monterey Park, California, USA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

STATEMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Usually when I get an idea or a commission, I first gather as much information about the person, place, history, and mood seeking to be conveyed. I also spend time in meditation and listen to related music as well–I rely on messages that bubble from the collective unconscious. I also research old newspaper articles and photography using public or university libraries & archives. I make sure I only use assets that are available in public domain or are licensed for use in commercial work. I\u2019m still developing my methodology and process as I\u2019m fairly new in this journey. I approach the art as its own entity that wants to speak and I feel I\u2019m the conduit. I\u2019m a lifelong learner and committed to my growth as an artist and as a someone who seeks to make a contribution to culture and historical storytelling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BIO<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sylvia Marina Martinez is a native Southern Californian of Chicana and Honduran heritage. She works as a graphic designer and a mixed media collage artist seeking stories of resilience, hope, and survival. She received her BA in Cultural Anthropology from UC Berkeley in 1996 and a Masters of Public Health from Columbia University in 2000. Her career has ranged from doing research in public health and implementing community health programs, project management and grant writing for community youth organizations as well as project management in the arts\/music industry, and as an artisan\/entrepreneur creating home d\u00e9cor (Mexican Talavera tile serving trays). She only began professionally making collage art in the past 5 years, after surviving a life-threatening hemorrhagic stroke in 2018 at the age 44. As a survivor, she makes art to heal her own trauma and to provide comfort and hope to those who need it. Her art has elements of her personal journey, family stories, Chicana\/Honduran heritage, as well as her love of California and the Southwest. Additionally, she seeks to share stories of resilience, hope, and survival while preserving history and educating about the cultural and socio-political history of the American continent. Currently Sylvia Marina has been commissioned to create digital collage art for the cover of Grammy winning Dom Flemons upcoming album, Traveling Wildfire<\/em>, to be released March 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ARTIST CONTACT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[click to email<\/a>]
sylviamarinamartinez.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

IMAGES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Do No Feed the Fears<\/em>
20″x16″; hybrid digital and physical (magazine cutouts, acrylic paint, glue); 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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New Mexico Family History<\/em>
12″x12″; hybrid digital and physical (copies of vintage family photos, magazine cutouts, acrylic paint, glue); 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Amor 1933<\/em>
20″x16″; hybrid digital and physical (copies of vintage family photos, magazine cutouts, acrylic paint, glue); 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The Montez Sisters<\/em>
20″x16″; hybrid digital and physical (copies of vintage family photos, magazine cutouts, acrylic paint, glue); 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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