Nicola Lopez, rockin' some sox off

Nicola Lopez is an artist born in New Mexico, though she primarily grew up in Santa Fe.  She has studied art at Columbia University in New York and at the School of Visual Arts in Rio, Brazil, and even took and internship at the Museum of Modern Art in Parque Lage.

Nord Wennerstrom says it best in his article on Nicola Lopez when he describes her art as “Devoid of human presence, the world she depicts is overrun by an anarchic tangle of pipes, ductwork, telephone lines, satellite dishes, vehicle parts, oil rigs, tires, and batteries that meet, mate, and mutate”

The gesture Lopez makes in her art is how urban and industrial development has plague and distorted the once gorgeous landscape of America. Most of her work features large oil rigs blowing smoke into the sky or twisted root-like pipes scattered across and polluted and eerie landscape. I think the most attractive aspects of her work are the multiple layers and high contrast in her prints, three dimensional collage and her installation pieces.

If you want brief literature on her work with some of my more favorite works of Nicola Lopez’s check out this link by Trevor Paglan: http://bombsite.com/issues/100/articles/2908

Other interesting links on articles and works of Nicola Lopez:

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0268/is_2_44/ai_n16752873/

http://artnectar.com/page/74/?archives=category

http://www.brooklynrail.org200610artseennicola-lopez/

http://antiquesandthearts.com/Antiques/AntiquesShows/2007-12-05__10-40-22.html

and an interview between Phong Bui and Nicola Lopez: http://www.brooklynrail.org/2009/06/art/nicola-lpez-with-phong-bui




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