rossana martinez

Treasures

I’m thrilled to be part of BRIC’s Short List curated by Elizabeth Ferrer. BRIC’s Contemporary Artist Registry is a fabulous place for discovery. Brooklyn has plenty of treasures, and artists are such an important part of the borough. I love the sense of community, creativity and history the borough contributes to the magic of New [...]

posted March 01, 2013 | Comments (0)| Tags: active, art, below my feet, body, books, BRIC Arts | Media | Bklyn, brooklyn, creativity, elizabeth ferrer, eyes, hands, history, life, moment, momentary movements, new york city, news, paper, performance, poetry, registry

Between Two Lungs, 2012-2013

Rossana Martinez Between Two Lungs, 2012-2013 Performance Body Monoprints Beet ink on paper 14 x 17 inches

posted January 06, 2013 | Comments (0)| Tags: action, active, air, anatomy, art, awareness, barefoot, beat, beet, beet ink, body, books, breath, duo, farmers market, feet, five, florence + the machine, food, garden, ground, health, inspiration, kitchen, leonardo da vinci, limbs, lungs, moment, momentary movements, monoprint, morning, movement, music, nature, paper, performance, poetry, present, prints, ritual, running, sand, stand up paddling, two, urban, water, women, yoga

Between Two Lungs

I finally found a title for a new series of performance body monoprints using homemade beet ink. It has taken me many, many breaths to make these new works so I thought it to be a perfect title to describe the whole experience. I listen to Florence + the Machine while I run in the [...]

posted August 07, 2012 | Comments (0)| Tags: anatomy, art, beets, breath, breathing, change, color, core, creativity, dialogue, environment, feet, fingers, fitness, food, garden, hands, health, life, love, lungs, miles, moment, momentary performances, monoprint, music, nature, nutrition, paper, performance, poetry, poses, present, prints, rooftop gardens, running, sustainable, triangle, urban farming, vegetables, yoga

Luminescence Dressed in Red & Pink, 2012

Luminescence Dressed in Red & Pink, 2012 A/P Performance Body Monoprint Book Gouache on paper 20 inches x 6 7/8 inches

posted August 06, 2012 | Comments (0)| Tags: anatomy, arms, art, body, body geometry, books, color, hot pink, life, light, momentary performances, movement, paper, performance, red, running, women, yoga

See the World in Orange and Blue, 2011

See the World in Orange and Blue, 2011 Momentary movements Orange and blue woodless colored pencils, paint, hands, wall, sketchbook, paper Installation/performance at EFA Project Space, New York, NY I have been exploring the idea of body geometry by incorporating abstraction, movement and color. I am interested in creating an experience, and a dialogue between the [...]

posted May 31, 2012 | Comments (0)| Tags: active, art, awareness, birth, body, body geometry, body movement, books, change, color, creativity, efa project space, elizabeth foundation for the arts, environment, hands, life, michelle levy, moment, momentary performances, movement, new york city, paint, paper, performance art, present, sketchbook, wall, woodless colored pencils, world, yoga

Golden Islands at El Museo

Happy 2012 to all! I’m so uber proud and grateful to be part of the exhibition, Voces y Visiones: Gran Caribe at El Museo de Barrio; Curated by Rocío Aranda-Alvarado. I simply love everything about this place: the staff, building, colors, cafe…! VOCES Y VISIONES: Gran Caribe Drawn from El Museo del Barrio’s wide-ranging Permanent Collection, this exhibition [...]

posted January 05, 2012 | Comments (0)| Tags: art, beach, blue, caribbean, caribe, collagraph, el museo del barrio, exhibitions, gold, gouache, latin american art, life, nature, New York, news, ocean, paper, printmaking, Puerto Rico, rocío aranda-alvarado, spain, voces y visiones: gran caribe

Daylight, 2010

Daylight, 2010 Performance drawings using colored pencils on paper 14 x 17 inches; 11 x 14 inches; 9 x 12 inches This new series of performance drawings continues my exploration into the subtle movements my body makes and my connection to my immediate environment. The works are raw and unedited — I move, I absorb, [...]

posted August 09, 2010 | Comments (1)| Tags: active, art, body, color, drawings, horizon, moment, movement, paper, pencil, performance, running

Texts, 2007-2010

posted July 19, 2010 | Comments (0)| Tags: art, paper, text

Love Birds

Photo contest submission by Jennifer Day From Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

posted May 10, 2010 | Comments (0)| Tags: active, art, awareness, ballet, birds, color, cornell lab of ornithology, creativity, dance, design, dorothea tanning, drawing center, environment, exhibitions, gouache, graphite, life, love, movement, music, natural resources defense council, nature, New York, paper, social responsibility, spring, stage, we love birds, weather, wellness, women, world

Face to Face, 2006

Face to Face, 2006 Fluorescent orange and hot pink spray paint on folded archival paper

posted July 11, 2006 | Comments (0)| Tags: color, hot pink, multiples, orange, paper, projects, spray paint