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Artist Statement:
My work uses science and mass
media as metaphor for our
emotions about the inner chaos
of our world. I aim to reflect
the isolation of those who may
be ignored or shy but still
want to be seen. The beauty is
there, waiting for be
discovered, but we can not see
it because we can not shed our
prejudices.
I see life as a big
playground. My journalistic
background allows me to
explore even the most
obnoxious situations and
discover an untold history or
astonishing image. Sometimes I
get my epiphanies from the
kitsch, because that’s where
the wisdom of the street is;
in the garbage. That is why I
feel attracted to conceptual
ambiguities, aesthetic
paradoxes and dark irony.
My work is feminine, but not
necessary glamorous. It is
something raw, mischievous but
kind... sardonic laughter and
a bit of smeared lipstick.
Through that glass I explore
topics like biology, science,
ecology and social landscaping
of consumption symbols,
violence and prejudices. The
use of erotic pics and car
crashes in the Accidental
Erotica series evokes both a
visceral response and
emotional dissonance.
The images of science in my
artwork comes from the
relation that I have with ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
Exhibitions
- Art for AIDS Auction 2010 -
San Francisco, CA - Reception
and live auction: September
24, 2010
- “Arcana scort” show, City
Art Gallery, San Francisco
(CA) August 2010.
- “Portraits” show
(individual), La Victoria
Bakery, San Francisco (CA),
June-July 2010
-"Passion" show, City Art
Gallery, San Francisco (CA),
June 2010
-"Lush" ...
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Artist Galleries:
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Artist Reviews:
MissionLocal.org - VIDEO: Meet
the Young Women Who Make
Murals / By: Justin Vaughn
Halliwill - August 1, 2010
(The article was published
also a SFWeekly)
Damione.com - Interview on the
site of a new mural with
Ytaelena Lopez - July 18th,
2010
San Francisco Chronicle/ SF
Gates 06/03/2010 Interview
about ...
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Collections:
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Commissions:
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Ytaelena Lopez Biography:
| Biographical information for Ytaelena Lopez can be found below. The artist may choose what information to display. Sometimes the artist chooses not to display personal information to the general public. |
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Age
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31
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| Gender |
Female
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| Status |
not provided
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| Children |
99
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| Religion |
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| Education |
Graduate Degree |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
Literature, writing, poetry, dance |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Painting Oil
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
not provided
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
Eva Hessen, Saint Palle, Lucien Freud,
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| Favorite Work of Art |
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
My work uses science and mass media as metaphor for our emotions about the inner chaos of our world. I aim to reflect the isolation of those who may be ignored or shy but still want to be seen. The beauty is there, waiting for be discovered, but we can not see it because we can not shed our prejudices.
I see life as a big playground. My journalistic background allows me to explore even the most obnoxious situations and discover an untold history or astonishing image. Sometimes I get my epiphanies from the kitsch, because that’s where the wisdom of the street is; in the garbage. That is why I feel attracted to conceptual ambiguities, aesthetic paradoxes and dark irony.
My work is feminine, but not necessary glamorous. It is something raw, mischievous but kind... sardonic laughter and a bit of smeared lipstick. Through that glass I explore topics like biology, science, ecology and social landscaping of consumption symbols, violence and prejudices. The use of erotic pics and car crashes in the Accidental Erotica series evokes both a visceral response and emotional dissonance.
The images of science in my artwork comes from the relation that I have with my own body. Long ago I got sick from stress. That made me wonder about the relation between emotions, human biology and environment. Art allowed me to see my body as a “being” -with autonomy- with whom I must live. I like to call that the ecology of the human biological process.
I humanize abstract topics to allow the public to become more involved with his environment and them- selves, using their imagination. That is the direction I want to take: push the boundaries of the perception of our own bodies and their influence in our social relations and our own emotions and fears. |
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| Why Did You Become An Artist |
I nourish my art on many sources outside the traditional plastic itself. Not only journalism, I also use literature (Borges, JG Ballard, Lewis Carroll), comics (especially Anime), sociology (I'm fascinated with kitsch's phenomenon), Latin American telenovelas, ecology, biology, medicine, technology (I like the steampunk aesthetic), Internet, politics, violence, mass consumption and so on, in a etcétera as eclectic as the large pool in which culture swim today.
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| Your Personal Biography |
Although I lives in San Francisco, I am from Venezuela, where I began to do art in 1998. I have a back- ground in literature and journalism that I use for enrich my art. I am the author of two poetry books.
I usually work with watercolor, ink, acrylic, collage and even oil painting at the same time. I like to see how far can I get using properties of the materials for to build very layered mixed media paintings as metaphor of a feeling.
I exhibited in Minneapolis (Gallery 13), Miami (MiArte Gallery), Los Angeles (Seyhoun Gallery), New York (Lana Santorelli Gallery), Vnezuela (EspaciosMAD) and Chile (Galería Locarno in Talca, 2008).
Also, I exhibited in several venues and galleries in San Francisco Bay Area like JellyFish Gallery, Somarts, MCCLA and Artist Television Artist (ATA’s). I was part of the CityArt Gallery, as well I help in the organization of MAPP: Mission Arts and Performing Projects. I was Artist In Residence at ArtSpan program 2010- 2011 (San Francisco). Ytaelena Lopez - Art Explosion - 2425 17th St. #143 - San Francisco, CA 94110 1 (415) 613-3662 I have an studio at Art Explosion, (2415 17th St. #147) in the Mission, San Francisco (CA). |
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