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elopez

Name:
Elio Lopez

State : United States of America

User since: 26.8.2008

Genre:
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Artist Biography

Elio López is an American artist of Northern Spanish decent. His approach to art keeps one eye rooted in the rich tradition of Spanish painters with a decidedly American twist. Born in Tampa, Florida, he attended Hillsborough Community College where his first professional attempt resulted in having work purchased and placed in the college’s permanent collection.
Upon graduating from the University of South Florida the artist used his skills over the years to help others express their own inner feelings. While providing art therapy for the chronically mentally ill, he was instrumental in assisting this population in interfacing with the community by creating arts programs through the City of Tampa Recreation Department.
Mr. López has placed many works in private and public collections. His unique ability to paint both realistically and abstractly has allowed him to accept commissions running the gamut from portraiture to murals to decorative painting. Ever inventive in his approach, he created a new technique for making pictures that he calls ‘resist painting.’ The technique involves using the paint in a subtractive manner in conjunction with materials not normally used with opaque mediums, such as plastic polymers, rubber, and industrial resins to create the illusion of depth. This new technique has brought the artist national acclaim. In June 2003, the art dealer Charles-Harold purchased ten of sixteen works he showed that day. The following December he exhibited at the Kotler Gallery, which experienced its largest turn-out ever. In addition, of the eight works sold that evening the Hillsborough public library purchased “Yo: autorretrato” for their permanent collection. The show also resulted in extensive media coverage in the local news publications.
In June 2004 the artist was the cover story article for Art & Frame Review magazine. That month he had another successful one-man show at ¡Viva la Frida! Gallery in Tampa. The show was covered by the Tampa Tribune in a half-page write-up. This was followed up by an invitation to show at The Centro Asturiano in Tampa with world renowned artists Dr. Ferdinand Pacheco and Dr. Anthony Cardoso. The results of that show led to an invitation by the University of Tampa to present a lecture on his art and cultural heritage.
In January 2005, a wealthy Picasso collector purchased his “Tragedia elegante.” As a result, he decided to give back to his community by teaching six disadvantaged Latino children the resist technique. In partnership with The City of Tampa Parks and Recreation Dept., John F. Germany Library, and M.I.R.A., Mr. López completed a ten-week workshop with the children. Their work, and a completed mural, was put on display throughout Hillsborough County. Local government documented the event for CTTV, and the Spanish-language television station, Univision, interviewed him before and after the project was completed. Again, the artist garnered favorable reviews in The Tampa Tribune, La Gaceta, and the St. Petersburg Times. He was also presented with a plaque from MIRA and the Colombian senator Alejandra Piraquive for his work with the children. Currently, Mr. López just completed a mural for Dade City Boys & Girls Club. The May issue of Fade magazine published an interview with the artist on the project. In September 2007, Mr. López was chosen for a special group showing at the Tampa International Airport, where his newest major work, “El abrazo”(The Embrace), will hang for the next six months, enabling visitors from all over the world to see the new technique first hand. Mr. López was recently filmed for a documentary to be aired in 2008 at the Tampa Historical Museum.

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El abrazo 1	Gitana #1	Gitana 2
El abrazo 2	Pas y unidad	\"iOle Tampa!
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Wolfgang Leng wrote on the 13.10.2008 to following subject: grüße

here is the link to my new song elio! greeting!! http://www.art-bloxx.com/showmedia.php?id=9634 or number 44 on my side!

Wolfgang Leng wrote on the 02.10.2008 to following subject: grüße

have a nice day elio!

Karla Fischer wrote on the 27.08.2008 to following subject: hello elio,

thanks for your compliment. i am pleased. greet karla

Elio Lopez wrote on the 26.08.2008 to following subject: Thank you

Thank you for the friendly words. I'm still trying to figure out how to navigate the pages, lol.

klangwelt Korbel wrote on the 26.08.2008 to following subject: welcome

Feel good in our community of artists. Your appearance is beautiful and you will find many friends after your entry into Art-Bloxx. We can do more!!

Elio Lopez wrote on the 26.08.2008 to following subject: Hello

Greetings back from the U.S.A. I liked your work. E

Wolfgang Leng wrote on the 26.08.2008 to following subject: ..

hello elio and welcome! greetings from germany..wolfgang

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