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 May-ling Martinez was born and raised in Puerto Rico, but has made San Diego her
home. She is a recent graduate with a MFA degree in sculpture from San Diego
State University in 2005. In 1996 she received a bachelor's degree in
communications and visual arts from Sacred Heart University, in Puerto Rico. Her
work consists of mixed media installations, sculptures and collages that
function as triggers to evoke memories.
Current Exhibit: Domestic Deviation
Featuring Works by San Diego Art Prize Recipients, Ernest Silva and May-Ling Martinez
March 3rd - June 18th , 2007
Location: 628 L Street, San Diego
For More Information: http://lstreetfineart.com
"For a while now I have been collecting and working with home related elements and objects. I’ve always found comfort and humor in them and in the general idea of the house. Philosophers, psychoanalysts and poets have perceived the house, or the home, as a magical place full of contradictory wonders that can function as a structure forming device,” said Martinez.
“May Ling’s artwork shows the impact of the cultural aesthetic with which she grew up, as well as the effect of her strong family ties. From her father, an engineer, she inherited an interest in logic and mathematics, which is reflected in her repeated use of numbers, ledger paper and mechanical imagery. After a brief career as a secretary, her mother became a homemaker, and inspired Martinez’s fascination with household objects and the concept of “home” as a symbol for domestic happiness,” says Tina Yapelli, director of SDSU’s University Art Gallery.
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