MOCA GA Instagram Takeover

The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia (MOCA GA) is hosting the Celebrating Georgia Artists of Hispanic/Latinx Origin Series exhibition. Pamela Diaz Martinez was selected to be a featured artist in the exhibition out of 160 applicants. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, artists and visitors can’t physically go to the museum. MOCA GA has adapted to this circumstance by turning to a virtual exhibition and Instagram takeovers to celebrate the artists and their work. 

On July 8 (between 3 - 7 pm), Martinez took over the MOCA GA Instagram posts and stories to exhibit her featured piece in the exhibition as well as provide insight into her career and current works. She posted pictures of her work, the process behind it, and the inspiration for it. For the Instagram stories, Martinez created original content by filming two videos to share. One video was an interview with Carol and Worth Talley, collectors of the artwork featured in the show. The other video was an interview with Cecilia Montalvo and Charlie McCullers, her current collaborators. Below are pictures from Martinez’s Instagram posts on the MOCA GA account and a screen recording of her Instagram story takeover. The official exhibition statement from MOCA GA, along with links to each of the featured artists, is attached at the bottom of the post.

Observed and Recorded Permutation of The Holy Spirit XIV / La Permutacion del Espiritu Santo Observado y Grabado XIV

Martinez’s art piece featured in the MOCA GA exhibition.

These are some close up shots of my artwork from the “Observed and Recorded Permutations of The Holy Spirit” series. What you’re looking at is pastel on Dura-lar. The marks were made with 20-30 different erasers.

A look into my materials • Referring to Jesus, John the Baptist says, “He must increase and I must decrease.” Scripture is the philosophical vantage point from which I work. I used 20-30 different erasers to remove the pastel from the Dura-lar. Contrary to belief, none of these erasers were electric. 90% of the time that it took to create these pieces were spent painstakingly erasing.

Celebrating Georgia Artists of Hispanic/Latinx Origin Series

Sep 5, 2020 - Oct 31, 2020

11pm - 5pm

Prior to the Covid 19 virus, the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia (MOCA GA) in partnership with the Latin American Association organized the exhibition Celebrating Georgia Artists of Hispanic/Latinx Origin to spotlight significant contributions to contemporary art by 37 talented Georgia artists. MOCA GA is committed to showcasing these artists within the physical gallery space.  We are currently working on a plan to feature 3-4 consecutive exhibitions in our entrance gallery.  More information will be added to the website as plans move forward.

We are thrilled to have had approximately 650 artworks submitted by 160 artists from 51 Georgia cities and towns across 27 Georgia counties. While we remain closed, please find below links to images and artists’ information for this exhibition so that you may enjoy this exhibition remotely until the current health crisis subsides.

Cuban-born, Atlanta artist Alexi Torres, in conjunction with MOCA GA Director Annette Cone-Skelton had the difficult task of jurying this highly competitive call. Each juror diligently examined all entries and carefully selected artists to best represent the diversity and expertise inherent in this community.

The Artists:

Alvaro Alvillar / Stefania Antonucci / Jessica Caldas / Yehimi Cambrón Alvarez / Nicolas Canal Tinius / Ferney Coy / Franklin Delgado / Pedro Fuertes / Eloisa Gallegos Hernandez / Catalina Gomez-Beuth / Ana Guzman / Gonzalo Hernandez / Saul Hernandez / Izabella Herrera / María Korol / Emily Llamazales / Morgan Lugo / Alexandra Marrero / Pamela Diaz Martinez / Kengel Maysonet Baerga / Wilay Méndez Páez / Alex Mikev / Graciela Núñez Bedoya / Mario Padilla / Rachel Padilla / Esteban Patino / Tameka Phillips / Paula Reynaldi / Lucha Rodriguez / Ferdinand Rosa / Sara Santamaria / Maria Sarmiento / Carlos Solis / Sergio Suarez / Melvin Toledo / Reinaldo Vargas / Myrtha Vega