Keywords
Juan C. Lopez, sideshow, painting, art, intaglio, mezzotint
Abstract
Linking his thematic inspiration (the strange, the bizarre, the weird and the odd) to his artistic reflection, Lopez conceives of his work as based on his fascination with human facial expressions. "It is there where it is born", he says. Like Leonardo, he believes that the eye is the superior organ. Lopez's use of form and color represents his main objective: to show emotion, humanity and elegance. For that, it is necessary for him to reveal character as well as beauty. It is again, the approach used by the great masters such as Leonardo, Velazquez, Gericault and Goya in representing integrity inside the strange, the bizarre, the weird and the odd. Lopez's art invites the viewer to stare at it, to establish a cordial exchange and to venture into the fascinating world of the unusual.
Notes
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Graduation Date
2008
Advisor
Poindexter, Carla
Degree
Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)
College
College of Arts and Humanities
Department
Art
Degree Program
Studio Art and the Computer
Format
application/pdf
Identifier
CFE0002111
URL
http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0002111
Language
English
Release Date
June 2008
Length of Campus-only Access
None
Access Status
Masters Thesis (Open Access)
STARS Citation
Lopez, Juan, "Portraiture: An Interactive Experience" (2008). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 3796.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/3796