LOPEZ, ALBERT JR. - 2015 - Laserfiche WebLink

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bi- lingual communities. The struggle to find a completeness or a space in a place that is unknown, This is a universal longing, a craving, that manifests itself physically and metaphorically regardless of the flavors, shapes, or colors of the world. Through these works I will revisit positive nostalgia associated with childhood and my own desire for the Bomb Pop, a yearning for comfort or satisfaction in one's own space. With the juxtaposed imagery of popsicles and culturally referential depictions, I also aim to examine the human desire for substance in life and how we may sometimes create false hopes and are left with a void because of unattalned goals, fears of language, being lost, or the unknown. The completed series of paintings will display as a solo exhibition in Santa Ana which will be free to the public and all ages. This exhibition will also be taken to Calexico to further discussion about the themes of unknown spaces that are borderless, cross - national, and cross - generational. This project will bring to the Santa Ana arts and culture community the invitation to conquer one's aspirations and to do so without restraint, It will bring forth a dialogue in Santa Ana that is everlasting because of the social inconsistencies that exist due to fear of diversity or change. This series will consist of visuals that resonate with the population, challenge thought, and encourage to think more critically about how we have fulfilled our desires of space and contributed to our own lives and the lives of others. What I would like to achieve in the project is to further the dialogue about unknown places. Furthermore, it is to fill that void of emptiness and leave you with substance and a lasting Impression. Supplemental Question 1:: No additional City of Santa Ana resources are needed in the creation of this project. Supplemental Question 2 :: In a Popsicle's Space is a brand new project, stemming from my years of work that touches on the in- betweens of cultures that exists in bi- cultural, bi- national, and bi- lingual communities. Supplemental Question 3: The completed series of paintings will display as a solo exhibition in Santa Ana which will be free to the public and all ages. This exhibition will also be taken to the Imperial Valley (Calexico) to further discussion about the themes of unknown spaces that are borderless, cross - national, and cross - generational. Supplemental Question 4:: This project will bring to the Santa Ana arts and culture community the invitation to conquer one's aspirations and to do so without restraint. It will bring forth a dialogue in Santa Ana that is everlasting because of the social inconsistencies that exist due to fear of diversity or change. This series will consist of visuals that resonate with the population, challenge thought, and encourage to think more critically about how we have fulfilled our desires of space and contributed to our own lives and the lives of others.