Towson University Exhibition Presents Soraida Martinez, Creator of the Verdadism Artstyle of Paintings with Social Commentaries
Victor Edgar Rivera
Verdadism Art of Soraida Martinez, The Artist Who Created Abstract
Paintings Juxtaposed with Written Social Commentaries That Address
Issues of Racism, Sexism and Stereotyping While Promoting A Deeper
Understanding of The Human Soul and Tolerance
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Women's Center at Towson
University will present an exhibition of the Art of Verdadism. Faculty
and students, as well as members of the community and the general
public, are invited to attend this exhibition. Soraida Martinez, the
artist who created Verdadism, will be available at an opening
reception to informally discuss her art with anyone who is interested
in social change. Verdadism is a unique art form in which the artist
incorporated two disciplines (the visual and literary arts) via
juxtaposing abstract paintings with written social commentaries.
Created in 1992 by Soraida, Verdadism encourages human beings to
empower themselves with their own truth, while seeking peace and
harmony with other human beings through a deeper understanding of the
human soul and tolerance. For a decade now, Soraida has been
exhibiting her contemporary, figurative-abstract paintings and
thought-provoking social statements. Soraida's Verdadism Art
addresses universal issues that are of concern to all human
beings...such as racism, sexism, stereotyping and family
relationships. Soraida is also the author of a book that features 46
of her Verdadism Paintings. The book is entitled, Soraida's Verdadism:
The Intellectual Voice of A Puerto Rican Woman on Canvas; Unique,
Controversial Images and Style.
On display at the Towson University Women's Center will be a diverse
collection of fine art prints from Soraida's original Verdadism
paintings. Some of the works included are Rage: It's My Body,
Rigid Man, Women Working Together, Puerto Rican Stereotype, The
American Beauty Box, The Terror of Demasking Oneself and What
Prejudice Looks Like.
This exhibition will be held in the University Union Building at
Towson University. The opening reception will be on Monday, October 7,
2002 from 2-5PM. For directions and more information, please contact
Dr. Phyllis Freeman, Director of the Women's Center, at 410-704-2666.