Solo Exhibition PROMISE OF SWEETNESS

Solo Exhibition

PROMISE OF SWEETNESS

May 14 to June 12, 2022

Stamford Art Association
39 Franklin Street, Stamford, CT 06901
stamfordartassociation.org

Nadia Martinez's skill at controlling materials and transforming them into graceful, delicate forms of expression are refreshing and inspiring. In this body of work, by using sugar as her material, Nadia surrenders control and embraces process as a new aesthetic form, creating the conditions for generosity, contemplation, and discovery.

She questions the idea of "instant gratification." By revisiting a happy memory instead of relying on contemporary narratives of happiness and sweetness that Capitalism has promoted.
Nadia shares a happy memory with the public, and in exchange, she invites the viewer to do the same thing.

"These trying times have had everyone looking for comfort. In my search, I went deep into my childhood memories, back to "La Sierpe," my grandpa's molienda, his artisanal sugarcane mill, and plantation, and found my sweet and happy place—a wonderful space to escape from everything happening around me. In that memory, I found a new meaning for 'sweetness' that went beyond something that could be experienced with one sense. Remembering my family working together to make from scratch something sweet, I realized that the sweetness that I was looking for was found in community, traditions, and laughter. My project, Promise of Sweetness, chronicles the growing of sugarcane from seed to plant in an effort to conjure this happiness." – Nadia Martinez

Solo Exhibition: Exploring New Territories

I'm happy to announce my upcoming solo exhibition

Exploring New Territories

June 22nd to July 12th, 2018

The Stamford Art Association 

39 Franklin Street

Stamford, CT 06901

The opening reception will be during the Artwalk in Stamford Downtown

Friday, June 22th, 2018 from 5 - 9 pm 

The ARTWALK in Stamford Downtown is yet another step towards showcasing the growing art community and collectors market in Stamford Downtown. Created by Stamford Downtown Special Services District, a phenomenal experience awaits ARTWALK patrons. Take a stroll through the Downtown streets and visit 7 participating galleries, enjoy live music & dancing. We look forward to celebrating the arts with you!

Connection - My latest Solo Exhibition in NYC

Connection

Resistors, connectors, transistors, circuit boards are integral parts of technology; they are all man-made materials that connect to create the devices we use today to communicate. Those devices and their components have changed, evolved and gotten so sophisticated that technology is no longer isolated; it has become part of our everyday lives. The absence of a computer, a tablet or a cellphone leaves us feeling naked, disoriented, with the empty sensation of being disconnected from the rest of the world. In a way, they have become the idols of this new generation, in what we trust and where we seek comfort…


But what happens when the essence, the thousand parts of those devices get connected with other materials? Would they connect in the same way? Would they create a new form of communication?

This new exhibition explores the CONNECTION between computer parts, their environment, and the human being. A connection that can change depending on the manipulation of the piece and from which points it is held. It has grown from the idea of how things influence us to how we influence them; they are armors, shields, capes that can take on new shapes depending on circumstances and how we choose to interact with them.


The installations are like drawings on the walls or suspended in the air, creating the feeling of movement and structure, and at the same time revealing organic shapes. In the end, it is all about asking ourselves: what is our connection to technology? Does it connect or disconnect?

NYC Solo Exhibition - Containment, Connection & Contemplation

Containment, Connection & Contemplation

Curated by Maurizio Pellegrin

March 22 through April 14, 2017

121 Varick St, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10013

Reception, Wednesday, April 12th, 2017
6:00 - 8:00 pm

Three Solo Exhibitions

Containment by Kathryn Cameron
Connection by Nadia Martinez
Contemplation by Taka Maruno

Press Release here

Exhibition Hours
March 20 - April 14, 2017

Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
12 p.m. - 6 p.m. or by appointment



Contact
nowaboutart@gmail.com
Telephone: 240-672-3953

Nadia Martinez

Computer parts compose the sculptures of Nadia Martinez, in which nature and architecture are hidden sources of inspiration. The artificial nature of these components sometimes disappears, leaving space for a composition that reveals an organic shape. Many things are woven in this relationship with technology, as the discovery of the familiar in the unfamiliar, the observation of things that surround us, the awareness of how technology became a solid and integrated part of our lives. In her works, Nadia has found a way to also insert everyday materials, focusing on how things influence the human being and vice-versa. In this unique approach, the construction of the artist becomes an open process in which the things assume different shapes, such as armors, shields, nets, and whatever determines the interchange. The work is calm, offering a balance between stillness and subtle movement. The desire, the action, the research for a path of connection and disconnection, seems to reverberate with the antique mythology in which legend and reality constantly change their roles. www.nadiamartinez.com

Where Your Heart Is... opening reception

Everybody collaborated and made their mark!

 

 

 

 

 

La Voz del Pueblo

Donde está tu corazón¨ es el nombre
de la exposición de la pintora hondureña Nadia Martínez que está presentándose en la Stamford Art Association desde el 17 de noviembre y hasta el 15 de diciembre en esta ciudad.

Gracias a Guadalupe Ramos por el articulo!

El Sol News

“DONDE ESTÁ TU CORAZÓN”, UNA EXHIBICIÓN PARA REFLEXIONAR

STAMFORD.- La artista hondureña, Nadia Martínez, inauguró la exhibición “¿Dónde está tu corazón?”, con el fin de reflexionar sobre las situaciones de la vida y tomar el lado positivo de todas las cosas.Martínez explicó a EL SOL News que la exhibición consiste en una carpa construida con paredes de lona que actúa como una habitación dentro de la sala. Las personas (sólo una a la vez), pueden entrar y hacer su propia línea, con un marcador, a lo largo de las paredes, a la altura de su corazón, de esa manera, la experiencia es privada entre el participante y su corazón.


“¿Dónde está tu corazón?”, es la pieza principal de la exhibición y el elemento clave es la participación del espectador, se dio a conocer.


“En lo que caminas dejando la marca de tu corazón, en la pared, “¿Dónde está tu corazón?”, te invita a reflexionar sobre tus sueños, tus esperanzas, y tus creencias. Al hacer este ejercicio, considera que tú estás listo para dejar una huella importante en este mundo como la marca que estás dejando dentro de las paredes de esta carpa, aunque sea una marca anónima”, declaró Martínez.  Read More

Gracias a Jose Armstrong por el articulo.

Where Your Heart Is...

Nadia Martinez

Solo Exhibition

November 17 - December 15

Opening Reception
Saturday, November 23rd, 2013
5:00 to 7:00 pm

Stamford Art Association

39 Franklin Street, 2nd Floor
Stamford, CT 06901

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Gallery hours:
Thursday & Friday 11:00 am - 3:00 pm, Saturday & Sunday noon - 3:00 pm

I am very excited to announce my upcoming Solo Exhibition at Stamford Art Association, I hope to see you at the opening on Saturday, November 23rd from 5-7PM! See the details above or visit www.nadiamartinez.com for more information on this show and upcoming shows. Please note the Gallery's unique hours.