LORENA ALMARAZ DE LA GARZA SELECTED WORKS 2011-2016
LORENA ALMARAZ DE LA GARZA SELECTED WORKS 2011-2016 STATEMENT If there is a way to reveal the backbone of a complex culture, it must be through art. My body of work is a ludic exploration of this premise. I dig into the intricacies of Mexican culture, the culture that has marked my identity, as an observer. I use the invaluable critical distance gathered from living in a foreign country to rediscover my roots. The work is subtractive; it is the product of a careful distillatory process in which only the most idiosyncratic elements are left. A particular colour scheme of warm, vibrant colours and culturally charged materials are used in combination with beliefs my people take pride in: hard work, celebration, multiplicity, and an overwhelming sense of optimism against adversity.
CONTACT lalmaraz@uwaterloo.ca (519) 616-0299 CONTENTS Thomas YES: Year End Show 2015 Quetzalcóatl Chamula Cada Uno: Specular South Embroidery Tutorial The House This Is Loro The Wolf The Wallpaper The Tom The Success Series Loovre Art Gallery TEDxUW Livedraw Finger-lickin’ Good Fragile Imprint Graphics Hommage á Lisa The Phoenix Sunday Walk Tropical
Thomas available online
YES: Year End Show 2015 print catalogue design: available online
Quetzalcรณatl tissue paper on metal mesh
Chamula steel pins on faux fur
Cada Uno: Specular South cotton thread and acrylic on burlap
Embroidery Tutorial available online
The House stonehenge paper
This Is Loro website: raguh.com
The Wolf (life-size installation) stonehenge paper and thread
The Wallpaper hand painted wallpaper, bristol board, and found objects
The Tom sits patiently waiting for food.
The Tom vector drawing / screenprint on paper
The Success Series vector drawings / screenprint on fabric
Loovre Art Gallery vector logo samples
TEDxUW Livedraw live digital sketches
Finger-lickin’ Good soap, wood, and clay carving on seaweed, dried fish, and sesame snaps
Fragile plaster and concrete
IMPRINT’S GUIDE TO
OCTOBER 2012
Imprint Graphics digital images for print
Hommage รก Lisa oil on canvas
The Phoenix magazine strips / vector drawing
Sunday Walk lightbox of digitally manipulated image
Tropical digital collage: desktop wallpapers and stationary