Ilyana Martinez blends the urban and the natural in her lyrical works

The contrast between the urban and natural worlds is the focus of these works by Ilyana Martinez. The Toronto-based artist and designer illustrates children’s books and makes drawings, sculptures, and mural installations with her collaborators,  Z’otz* Collective. (Above: View From the Top, 16 x 20″)

Martínez was born in Toronto to a Mexican father and Canadian mother and raised primarily in Mexico. She studied at the Nova Scotia and Ontario College of Art and Design and has been in a number of exhibitions in Toronto, Montreal, Victoria and Regina.

At Spence Gallery, here.

Artist website, here.