For Immediate Release
Contact: Victor Edgar Rivera, Publicist Date: June 12, 2004Tel: 856-346-3131Web: www.soraida.com
Original Verdadism Paintings by Soraida Martinez on Exhibition until October 2004 at Hardy Family 5th Annual Art Show
Since 1992, Soraida has been known for creating Verdadism, a socially conscious art style wherein all paintings are accompanied by a written social commentary. The Verdadism painting genre is a form of Hard Edge Abstract Expressionism that consists of two distinct, yet integral parts: the visual component and the written commentary. Soraida created the word Verdadism by combining the Spanish word for truth (Verdad) and the English suffix for theory (ism). This Verdadism art style has influenced the work of many contemporary artists, who have also begun to add separate written commentaries to their artwork. Some of the issues addressed through Soraida's Verdadism include racism, sexism, stereotyping, ethnocentrism, sibling relationships, self-identity and universal human conditions. Soraida is the author of a book on Verdadism, Soraida's Verdadism: The Intellectual Voice of A Puerto Rican Woman on Canvas; Unique, Controversial Images and Style.
The Verdadism artwork currently on exhibit includes: "The Terror of Demasking Oneself," a painting about the fear of revealing one's truth self; "Not Knowing Which Way to Go;" "Between Two Islands;" "Piano Man: The Survival of Hope;" "Self-Effacing Woman;" "I Found It Hard to Be An Individual;" "Feeling The Espanola, Africana and Taina in Me;" "When Money Gets Ugly;" "Turning 40;" "Guitar Player: A Symbol of Hope;" "La Vida Es Dura Para Una Mujer Como Yo."
Soraida is among 8 distinguished international artists and sculptors (Fernando Botero, Burton Morris, Howard Behrens, Bobbie Carlyle, Claudia Olds Goldie, Ranna, and Gene Trindl), who have been invited to this prestigious exhibition, which runs from May 1, 2004 until October 31, 2004 at the Art Galleries of Nemacolin Woodlands Resort & Spa, Farmington, Pennsylvania. A portion of all sales benefit the Arts of Western Pennsylvania, including organizations like The State Theater and Touchstone Center for Crafts. For more information on this exhibition, please call Brian Edward Leach, Art Curator, at 1-800-422-2736. For information on Soraida and the art of Verdadism, visit www.soraida.com. Photos of opening reception can be seen at http://www.soraida.com/exhibit.htm. - end -
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