Miami based artist Joaquin Lopez is a native of Cuba. He comes from a family of
artisans and a solid cultural background where his uncle, Cuban artist Felix Ramos,
was a major influence in his color palette.
Lopez is in a class of his own. He creates landscapes of saturated blue sky and
vibrant color Poinciana, attempting to capture the epic scope of the Cuban natural
island scenery that inspired him---- perpetuating in his acrylics and oils his Cuban
heritage.
As a celebrator of beauty, and speciality of femenine sensuality, his nude drawings
have won him the CINTA award.
In addition to painting, Lopez is a sculptor of colorful decorative art that have
captured the attention of local celebrities and politicians...
and a well-known antique restorer whose work can be seeing at the Versace
mansion in Miami Beach, Florida.
I did learn the sculptor ways in my father studio, with my father and artist family
members and also old craftsman working at my father place,
IN THE USA I KEEP WORKING, LEARNING NEW WAYS AT MY OWN,
AND MAKING BETTER WHAT I DID LEARN AT MY FATHER STUDIO IN HAVANA,
CUBA.
Biography
inglish below
and photos
MI ABUELO Y PADRE DE TONY LOPEZ, JOAQUIN
LOPEZ FERNANDEZ, ESCULTOR ESPANOL,
GALLEGO, DE SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, ESPANA .
JOAQUIN LOPEZ ARTIST - SCULPTOR - RESTORER AND LIVING IN MIAMI SINCE 1958
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Joaquin Lopez restaurador de imagenes religiosas, obras de arte y esculturas, vivo
en Miami desde 1958, yo me crie en la casa de mi padre el escultor Tony Lopez una
casa-estudio lleno de artistas y artesanos y alli aprendi, despues segui aprendiendo
y mejorado lo que ya sabia.
Mi abuelo Joaquin Lopez escultor espanol de Santiago de Compostela, lo llevaron
a Cuba los padres Jesuitas para hacer la escultura del cristo de la igesia del
Sagrado de Jesus de la iglesia del mismo nombre en la calle Reina Cuba, donde
vivio y murio, fue el padre de Tony Lopez.
Aprendi pintura con mi tio FELIX RAMOS que fue un paisajista de primera, maestro
de pintura y conocido en Miami por sus bellos cuadros de arboles de Ponciana que
tanto abundan en Miami, fue hijo de Domingo Ramos pintor paisajista cubano.
Joaquin Lopez
Tony Lopez joven
y su padre Joaquin lopez