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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 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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Commissions:
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Exhibitions for Ytaelena Lopez:
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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" Show, Lana Santorelli Gallery, New York (NY), May-June 2010
- Art Explosion, Open Studios, 2009
- Day of the death, SOMARTS, San Francisco, (CA), November 2009
- Back to the dust (collective art show), City Art Gallery, San Francisco (CA) September 2009.
- My heroes are not yours (paintings), City Art Gallery, San Francisco (CA) September 2009. (Collective)
- Red Angry heads (paintings), City Art Gallery, San Francisco (CA) August 2009. (Collective)
- Collective show (paintings), Seyhoun Gallery, Los Angeles (CA), June 2009
- My flesh are not your flesh (paintings), Good News Café, Oakland (CA), June 2009
- The Queer Show (paintings), City Art Gallery, San Francisco (CA) June 2009. (Collective)
- Miscelaneous Flesh (paintings), City Art Gallery, San Francisco April 2009
- The Living Map (Interactive installation with photography of Valentina Vitols), Maison Bleu during the MAPP (Mission Art Performance Project). February 7, 2009
- HOT! HOT!! HOT!!!, Erotic Art. City Art Gallery, San Francisco (CA) February 2009. (Collective)
- Mujeres (Action painting and art work) Maison Bleu during the MAPP (Mission Art Performance Project). December 6, 2008
- 85@85, 3rd annual International Juried exhibition. MiArte Gallery, Coral Gables (FL) December 2008 - February 2009. (Collective)
-Muerte sin fronteras, Dia de muertos exhibiton, MCCLA (Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts). November 2008. (Collective), San Francisco (CA). Her installation "Virgen de la Diversidad" was awarded as a "Best Contemporanean Art Installation".
- Day of the Dead in a Time of Change (Collective), SOMARTS Cultural Center, October - November 2008, San Francisco (CA).
- FEMINAS (first international breast cancer exhibition), Galería Locarno, Talca, Chile October 2008.
- Illussion 7 Dreams/ Sueños (Collective), MCCLA (Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts). September 2008, San Francisco (CA)
- Bitch, welcome to America (window installation), Artist Television Access, January 6 -31, 2008, San Francisco (CA)
- BITCH: pavlovian solutions for the modern home, (video performance), Artists’ Television Access, December 2007
- 2008 ATA (Artists' Television Access) Silent Art Auction (Collective), Receiver Gallery, January 26, 2008
- Actos Criminales (Collective poetry performance with Poetas en Tránsito) - Biblioteca Nacional, Caracas, September 27, 2003
- ANI-MALES (Multimedia installation / Performance), Salon de Jóvenes Artistas, Galería Universitaria, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas July 4 and 8, 2002
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