Born in Los Angeles, Lopez was heavily influenced by hip hop culture and graffiti art. He is a painter of a new generation that has emerged from the wake of graffiti subculture and academic influence. While attending the University of Oregon Lopez studied under the guidance of master sculptor, Dora Natella and design theorist, Leon Johnson. Lopez absorbed attention to form associated with Natellaâs sculptures, while refining his own visual and conceptual vocabulary that emerged through Johnsonâs critique on visual continuity.
In 2000, Lopez Received his B.A. in Fine Art. His work can be found within a myriad of corporate and private art collections both in the United States and abroad. He currently lives and works in the City of Los Angeles.
Lopezâs painterly works are engineered explorations of angular figurative story telling. Combining both an organic imperfection and mechanical curiosity, and harnessing the power of association, Lopezâs paintings capture the energy, harmonics and power of vulnerability. At times, Lopezâs work suggests a geometric surreptitious reality or portal to Eden. The body of work whispers at converging myths, unwrapped through fractured shapes of graceful conscious vignettes. Lopez unveils his work with an intimate narration and an elusive quality of fantasy.
