Pow Martinez, born 1983, lives and works in Manila
Using expressive viscous paint across the surface of his canvases that continue to evoke the pain and pleasure of our mortal existence, Martinez employs an agitated shorthand transcription of the grotesque featuring mutants, monsters, demons, demon worshipers, deviants and freaks, who by and large function as cathartic symbolic alternatives to the humanity stripping conventions of everyday life: in them we begin to ask if they are more real than the real.
Martinez has held 4 solo exhibits in Manila. His show "1 Billion Years" at West Gallery Manila earned him the 2010 Ateneo Art Awards. In addition to his work as a painter, Martinez is an accomplished sound artist, exploring sound like paint in the explosion and reconstitution of its material to evoke new experiences. His sound art projects are recorded and released under the name Nun Radar and has been included in a number of SABAW cd compilations.