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SORAIDA MARTINEZ, CREATOR OF VERDADISM

Soraida Martinez is an contemporary American artist of Puerto Rican heritage born 1956 in Harlem, New York City. Soraida is not only an artist, but also a writer and social advocate who since 1992 has been known as the creator of Verdadism, a form of hard-edge abstraction in which every painting is accompanied by a written social commentary. For over 15 years, Soraida has been raising awareness of racism, sexism, stereotyping, ethnocentrism and the social conditions that are just now are being openly discussed in mainstream American society. Through the art of Verdadism, Soraida documents her own life experiences and her personal views on the universal human condition for the purpose of promoting tolerance and a deeper understanding of the human soul.

Click on each image below to see a larger version of the original Verdadism painting and its accompanying Verdadism social commentary. Please note that all paintings and commentaries are copyright protected by Soraida Martinez; do not download or copy in any form without written permission from the artist.

Original Verdadism Painting, Guitar Player: A Symbol of Hope, Copyright 1993 Soraida Martinez Original Verdadism Painting, Piano Man: The Survival of Hope, Copyright 1993 Soraida MartinezOriginal Verdadism Painting, The Weeping Puerto Rican Cuatro Player, Copyright 1996 Soraida MartinezOriginal Verdadism Painting, Between Two Islands, Copyright 1996 Soraida Martinez Original Verdadism Painting, La Latina, Copyright 1994 Soraida Martinez Original Verdadism Painting, Please Stop Calling Us Minorities; We All Know That's An Unfair Label With Negative Connotations, Copyright 1994 Soraida Martinez Original Verdadism Painting, What Prejudice Looks Like, Copyright 1993 Soraida Martinez

Original Verdadism Painting, Feeling The Espanola, Africana and Taina in Me, Copyright 1994 Soraida Martinez Original Verdadism Painting, Feeling Inner Peace, Copyright 1994 Soraida MartinezOriginal Verdadism Painting, Rage: It's My Body, Copyright 1992 Soraida Martinez Original Verdadism Painting, Woman On A String, Copyright 1992 Soraida MartinezOriginal Verdadism Painting, Las Three Puerto Rican Hermanas, Copyright 1994 Soraida Martinez

Original Verdadism Painting, Puerto Rican Stereotype: The Way You See Me Without Looking At Me, Copyright 1992 Soraida Martinez Original Verdadism Painting, Interracial Family: The Way Society Sees It, Copyright 1992 Soraida Martinez

Interested in purchasing an original painting or a limited-edition giclee? Want to hold a Verdadism exhibition at your university, corporation or institution? Please contact Victor Edgar Rivera, artist's representative, 609-828-0691 or ERiveraV@aol.com.