Artist Statement- Rina Martinez

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My work is an ongoing exploration of how color and emotion interact on the canvas. I approach painting as a physical dialogue between intention and material — a space where acrylic, mixed media, and thick impasto textures respond to movement, weight, and instinct. Each layer becomes a record of a moment: a gesture, a feeling, a shift in energy.

I am drawn to the immediacy of large scale surfaces, where the color can fully unfold and texture can build its own landscape. Gravity, fluidity, and pressure shape many of my marks, creating drips, ridges and sculptural surfaces that reveal both control and spontaneity. In these interactions, I look for harmony, contrast, and tension - the push and full that mirrors emotional experience.

Through abstract form, I aim to create paintings that evoke presence: a sense of immersion, resonance, or recognition that meets the viewer beyond language. 

My work is less about depicting something and more about creating a space where color feels alive and emotion becomes visible.