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ytaelena http://ytaelena.com ytaelena Wed, 09 Jan 2013 17:20:17 +0000 http://ytaelena.com en PAPER LANDSCAPING http://ytaelena.com/PAPER-LANDSCAPING http://ytaelena.com/following/ytaelena.com/PAPER-LANDSCAPING Wed, 09 Jan 2013 17:20:17 +0000 ytaelena 352458 Fullscreen <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/352458/Monoprint006.jpg" width="670" height="875" width_o="2048" height_o="2675" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/352458/Monoprint006_o.jpg" data-mid="1546830" caption="A light marriage in the forest/ Monoprint on BFK white paper/ 8 x 10 inches print on a 15 x 11 inches surface/ 2010" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/352458/Monoprint001.jpg" width="670" height="895" width_o="2048" height_o="2738" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/352458/Monoprint001_o.jpg" data-mid="1546829" caption="NorCal sun in the net of a tree / Monoprint on BFK white paper/ 8 x 10 inches print on a 15 x 11 inches surface/ 2010" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/352458/Monoprint005.jpg" width="670" height="865" width_o="2048" height_o="2644" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/352458/Monoprint005_o.jpg" data-mid="1546831" caption="Earth from a moon-tree / Monoprint on BFK paper/ 8 x 10 inches print on a 15 x 11 inches surface/ 2010" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/352458/etsy-solo-tree.jpg" width="670" height="886" width_o="1000" height_o="1323" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/352458/etsy-solo-tree_o.jpg" data-mid="2120046" caption="The day touch the moontree/ Monoprint on BFK white paper/ 8 x 10 inches print on a 15 x 11 inches surface/ 2010" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/352458/Tree-field-etsy.jpg" width="670" height="487" width_o="1000" height_o="728" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/352458/Tree-field-etsy_o.jpg" data-mid="2120001" caption="Nature also dream/ Monoprint on BFK white paper/ 8 x 10 inches print on a 15 x 11 inches surface/ 2010" border="0" align="left"/> PICTOGRAMS OF A LOST CIVILIZATION http://ytaelena.com/PICTOGRAMS-OF-A-LOST-CIVILIZATION http://ytaelena.com/following/ytaelena.com/PICTOGRAMS-OF-A-LOST-CIVILIZATION Wed, 09 Jan 2013 17:03:08 +0000 ytaelena 70969 Fullscreen <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/70969/Boliburgueses-2.jpg" width="670" height="413" width_o="670" height_o="413" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/70969/Boliburgueses-2_o.jpg" data-mid="29076587" caption="Boliburgueses: Happy never ending/ Mixed media and resin on wood panel/ 30 x 18 inches/ 2009" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/70969/3935848290_516874e185.jpg" width="500" height="375" width_o="500" height_o="375" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/70969/3935848290_516874e185_o.jpg" data-mid="497397" caption="El Ávila sangra con los ojos abiertos/ Mixed media on canvas/ 24 x 18 inches/ 2009/ Piece available at <a href="http://www.espaciomad.com/intro.html" target="_blank">EspacioMAD Gallery</a>" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/70969/3861589639_7e0b650799_b.jpg" width="670" height="397" width_o="1024" height_o="607" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/70969/3861589639_7e0b650799_b_o.jpg" data-mid="304524" caption="Sifrinas a la sombra del Ávila/ Carving, mixed media and resin on wood panel/ 13,5 x 22,5 inches/ 2010" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/70969/4715832700_f04cab59fa_b.jpg" width="670" height="677" width_o="1012" height_o="1024" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/70969/4715832700_f04cab59fa_b_o.jpg" data-mid="2130266" caption="Arcana Riots I/ Mixed media on panel (collage, tempera painting, acrylic, resin)/ 4x4 inches/ 2010/ Piece available at <a href="http://www.espaciomad.com/intro.html" target="_blank">EspacioMAD Gallery</a>" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/70969/Collage006.jpg" width="670" height="677" width_o="1476" height_o="1493" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/70969/Collage006_o.jpg" data-mid="2130272" caption="Arcana Riots II/ Mixed media on panel (collage, tempera painting, acrylic, resin)/ 4x4 inches/ 2010" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/70969/Arcana-chavez16.jpg" width="670" height="649" width_o="1000" height_o="970" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/70969/Arcana-chavez16_o.jpg" data-mid="2222744" caption="Arcana Polítical: bleeding/ Mixed media on panel (collage, tempera painting, acrylic, resin)/ 4x4 inches/ 2010/ Piece available at <a href="http://www.espaciomad.com/intro.html" target="_blank">EspacioMAD Gallery</a>" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/70969/Ytaelena Lopez- Death is inside.jpg" width="433" height="774" width_o="433" height_o="774" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/70969/Ytaelena Lopez- Death is inside_o.jpg" data-mid="4675911" caption="Death is insideMixed media on panel/ 28 x 60 inches (aprox)/ 2010 " border="0" align="left"/> PORTRAITS http://ytaelena.com/PORTRAITS http://ytaelena.com/following/ytaelena.com/PORTRAITS Wed, 09 Jan 2013 16:37:51 +0000 ytaelena 225974 Fullscreen <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/225974/Mother and child.jpg" width="670" height="489" width_o="1600" height_o="1168" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/225974/Mother and child_o.jpg" data-mid="3779731" caption="Mother and child/ Oil on canvas / 36 x 42 inches/ 2010" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/225974/Valentina.jpg" width="670" height="834" width_o="1257" height_o="1566" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/225974/Valentina_o.jpg" data-mid="2933347" caption="Valentina/ Acrylic on canvas / 36 x 42 inches/ 2010" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/225974/4145621747_373116b2c3_o.jpg" width="600" height="800" width_o="600" height_o="800" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/225974/4145621747_373116b2c3_o_o.jpg" data-mid="964742" caption="Tamar/ Mixed media on canvas / 36 x 24 inches/ 2009" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/225974/Geoff-web.jpg" width="670" height="871" width_o="1000" height_o="1300" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/225974/Geoff-web_o.jpg" data-mid="1104817" caption="Geoff/ Mixed Media on canvas/ 36 x 24 inches/ 2009" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/225974/Miguel-web.jpg" width="670" height="670" width_o="1000" height_o="1000" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/225974/Miguel-web_o.jpg" data-mid="1104843" caption="Miguel/ Acrylic on canvas / 36 x 36 inches/ 2010" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/225974/yta-web.jpg" width="670" height="670" width_o="1000" height_o="1000" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/225974/yta-web_o.jpg" data-mid="1104865" caption="Yta/ Acrylic on canvas / 36 x 36 inches/ 2010" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/225974/erick-web.jpg" width="670" height="904" width_o="1000" height_o="1350" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/225974/erick-web_o.jpg" data-mid="1110958" caption="Erick/ Mixed media on paper/ 2009" border="0" align="left"/> I ACCEPT COMMISSIONS I ACCEPT COMMISSIONS In the media http://ytaelena.com/In-the-media http://ytaelena.com/following/ytaelena.com/In-the-media Tue, 08 Jan 2013 22:53:15 +0000 ytaelena 4729752 Ytaelena López, an artist and a chimera trained to live within chaos. By Valentina Vitols (ArtVoice Magazine May2009) Ytaelena López is proud of her fine and tuned senses: she presents herself as a storyteller with a journalists nose and an artists vision, with hands that can create long shadows and unforgettable characters and a thick, distinctive accent that has led her to live with no pause in the art scene in San Francisco. Born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela, López came to the United States only a few years ago. Her first stop was Miami. Soon after, her husband Carloss and her own interests in finding a place where art and technology entwined brought them to San Francisco. I ended up in San Francisco because I followed what I love. They feel San Francisco is a cosmopolitan place and very welcoming in terms of diversity. We felt at home from day one, she told me over coffee, at a popular hangout in the Mission District, where she currently lives at. Even thought López has a strong technical formation in visual arts (drawing, sculpture and comics), her background is grounded in literature. She prides herself on the fact that shes a good storyteller. López says, any story ends up as the reflex of all stories, like Julio Cortázar and Sherezades stories. Its what in literature is called mise en abyme, or the playing of infinite mirrors, where I ground most of my work. López also likes to play with the limits of the politically correct concept. She considers it a bet: she goes all the way with taking objects out of context, as much as art allows. Galleries can be a safe haven for this, and, if someone doesnt like it, at least its tolerated because it is in a gallery. López says. It can also be dangerous; with "The Virtual Afterlife," an installation about gangs in her neighborhood, she feared for her safety. She wanted to photograph the street altars built in honor of violence victims, but got scared. She ended upalong the participating galleryinviting people to write their condolences. More than 1,000 people got involved. López relies strongly on installations. In preparation for these, she researches the community she will be working in. Usually, she selects a topic prompted by an impulse, harvesting ideas and concepts inside herself for several weeks or months. She gets as much information as she can from the web, from personal interviews, and statistic research. López is always hungry for understanding. She cant stop at the how, and needs to step into the "why." Maybe it's the nature of the topics that I pick: unfairness, paradoxes, López says. Lately, the themes that attract Lópezs attention are related with the concept of barriers: prejudice, bureaucracy, racism, machismo, violence and impossible aesthetics. All these are somewhat ignited by the constant movement for one idea to another, as a part of my heritage as an immigrant, she adds. In her latest work, López is focusing on making portraits of people living and working in her neighborhood. Sorrow arises, glasses had been shattered and blood had been spilt, and the viewer may not know it but will certainly feel it. I need to connect in a really visceral way with the subject I am painting, López says. However, drama isnt the only cause that makes López to pick up a brush or a pencil to paint and draw. There is a candid, tender quality in much of her work as well. Lópezs visual work epitomizes the solid influence of how living delineates someones features, those that are visible, and those she brings to the surface with her painting. It doesnt take her long to reveal the charms and mysteries of those who pose for her. Sometimes, the curves of her strokes ascend in a whirlwind and she plays with oversaturated colors but, somehow, the creatures she creates appear poignantly human, natural and compelling. It doesnt matter if her subject is cynical or has a nefarious nature, or if it is a vaudeville actress or community saint. López's visual answers to good or evil seem to always reach for sublimity. It's physical workout and emotional trance. It is why I am so fast drawing; I can do a huge portrait in less than one hour. This ability is crucial for when López brings her art to public spaces. She often brings her drawing and painting skills to the streets, working while people watch her, and even involving the viewers as collaborators. I was able to see it first hand in THE LIVING MAP: geotaging the dreams, a multimedia interactive installation on which we worked together during the February 2009 Mission Arts Performance Project (MAPP)where she is involved as an organizer. We printed a large map of Latin America, and then placed reproductions of her portraits of adults and my portraits of children in the countries where these individuals belonged to or were attached to. Then, she invited viewers to take a piece of paper to write down where they would want to be in Latin America at that moment. The piece began as a our artwork, and, by the end of the night, it became the collaboration of a fairly large group of peoplefriends, acquaintances and strangerstransformed into a map of dreams and remembrance. Her canvas can easily be seen as a therapists couch, where López becomes a very sophisticated outliner of the human psyche. López has also used herself as her own best muse. A strong, feminine presence, she says that whatever she demands from people she does from herself, too. I use myself to experiment, as I did with La Virgen de la Diversidad, a self- portrait where López illustrates the difficult position of being part of a minority. The Virgin wears a tiara made of an image of "successful and multi-ethnic people working in a financial institution in the US," representing, according to her, the now broken American Dream. López's strokes are a force of nature. The character coming out of her hands can knock you over; even the subtle becomes the strongest feature in her artwork. When I asked her how she defines her work, she says A sugarcoated piece of sharp metal that hits you directly in your most inner emotions. She pauses and adds even though someone once told me I was pretty much doing pink porno. Despite classifications and the feel her work exudes, López has immense control and a surprising physical and stylistic range. She can easily to jump from a full-body portrait drawn with pastels, to a close-up of her husband to a large piece where a nude woman is drawn with a blue ballpoint, all with ease and grace. Her pieces are all different but like a large group of siblings, the viewer will always be able to tell who the artist is. Even so, theres no repetition or cloning or evenness. Lópezs unmistakable style ties everything together. At the end, Im a voyeur of people and their emotions, López says. --.--- Other links about Ytaelena's artwork: "American Highway Inspiration" (Mission Local.org) "Commentary: Meditating on loss while celebrating life" (KALW - SFGATES/ Nov 2011) Entrevista a la artista Ytaelena López (Suburbano Magazine) VIDEO: Meet the Young Women Who Make Murals (Mission Local) Interview on the site of a new mural with Ytaelena Lopez (Damione) Ytaelena López, an artist and a chimera trained to live within chaos. By Valentina Vitols (ArtVoice Magazine May2009) Ytaelena López is proud of her fine and... Blog http://ytaelena.com/Blog-1 http://ytaelena.com/following/ytaelena.com/Blog-1 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 20:08:49 +0000 ytaelena 4728837 Resume http://ytaelena.com/Resume-1 http://ytaelena.com/following/ytaelena.com/Resume-1 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 20:02:44 +0000 ytaelena 4728753 Education 2010 Mural’s course. Precita Eyes, Mission. – San Francisco, CA 2009 -2011 Fine Arts Printmaking / Monoprint/ Oil Painting - San Francisco City College, San Francisco, CA 2007 - 2009 Figure Drawing - Michael Markowitz Study. - San Francisco (CA) 2006 M. S. in Mass Communication - Spanish Language Journalism - Florida International University, Miami, FL 2006 Graduate Certificate in Latin American and Caribbean Studies (LACC) - Florida International University, Miami, FL 2004 Bachelor in Arts - School of Literature - Universidad Central de Venezuela/ Universidad Católica Andrés Bello) 2003 Bachelor in Mass Communications – School of Journalism - Universidad Central de Venezuela 1997 - 1998 Narrative Workshop - National annual contest - Caracas - LATINOAMERICAN STUDIES CENTER “ROMULO GAL- LEGOS” (CELARG). 1995 - 1996 Comics Drawing course - School of comics Lopez and Acosta 1995 - 1996 Painting and sculpture - Cristobal Rojas Art School Caracas, Venezuela Exhibitions -The Office Gallery, Rome (Italy), October 5 - November 2, 2012 - SF Open Studio, Art Explosion, San Francisco (CA),Spring and Fall (3 Days) 2013/ 2012/ 2011/ 2010 - Azake Art Gallery, Miami (FL), January - March 2012 - Emerging Artists 2012, Driftwood Salon, San Francisco, (CA), January 2012 - “Ocuppy San Francisco”, Embarcadero Plaza , San Francisco (CA), November- December 2011 - Gallery 13, Minneapolis (MN) April- 2011 / February 2012 - Kaleidoscope Gallery, San Francisco (CA), August 2011 - FIA (Iberoamerican Art Fair) Caracas 2011, EspaciosMAD Gallery, Hotel Tamanaco, Caracas, (Venezuela). - “Storybook group show”, Jellyfish Gallery, May 2011 - Gallery 13, Rogue Citizen, April- May 2011 Minneapolis (MN) - "My flesh" solo show, April 2011/ May 2011, La Boheme Cafe/ Revolution Cafe, San Francisco, (CA) - SF Open Studio, Art Explosion, San Francisco (CA),Spring and Fall (3 Days) 2013/ 2012/ 2011/ 2010 - Day of the death, SOMARTS, San Francisco, (CA), October -November 2009/ 2010/ 2011/ 2012 - Gallery 13, Old Planet-New Planet, October 2010 Minneapolis MN - MAPP (Mission Art Performance Project). October 2, 2010/ August 7, 2010 / February 7, 2009/ December 6, 2008 - ArtSpan San Francisco Open Studio exhibition at SOMARTS, 2010 - City Art Gallery, San Francisco September 2010/ June 2010/ April 2009 / February 2009 - “Fiesta en la Mission”, 2010, collaborative mural at Lucky Alley and 24th St., San Francisco - "Art for AIDS" Auction 2010 - San Francisco, CA - Reception and live auction: September 24, 2010 - “Portraits” show (solo show), La Victoria Bakery, San Francisco (CA), June-August 2010 -"Lush" Show, Lana Santorelli Gallery, New York (NY), May-June 2010 - SF Open Studio, Art Explosion, San Francisco (CA), Fall 2009 (3 days) - Collective show (paintings), Seyhoun Gallery, Los Angeles (CA), June 2009 - My flesh are not your flesh (solo show), Good News Café, Oakland (CA), June 2009 - 85@85, 3rd annual International Juried exhibition. MiArte Gallery, Coral Gables (FL) December 2008 until February 2009. -Muerte sin fronteras, Dia de muertos exhibiton, MCCLA (Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts). November 2008., San Francisco (CA). My installation "Virgen de la Diversidad" was awarded as a "Best Contemporanean Art Installation". - FEMINAS (first international breast cancer exhibition), Galería Locarno, Talca, Chile October 2008. - Illussion 7 Dreams/ Sueños, MCCLA (Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts). September 2008, San Francisco (CA) - Bitch, welcome to America (window installation- solo), Artist Television Access, January 6 -31, 2008, San Francisco (CA) - BITCH: pavlovian solutions for the modern home, (video performance), Artists’ Television Access, December 2007 (1 day) - 2008 ATA (Artists' Television Access) Silent Art Auction (Collective), Receiver Gallery, January 26, 2008 (1 day) - Actos Criminales (Collective poetry performance with Poetas en Tránsito) - Biblioteca Nacional, Caracas, September 27, 2003 - ANI-MALES (Multimedia installation / Performance), Salon de Jóvenes Artistas, Galería Universitaria, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas July 4 and 8, 2002 Bibliography MissionLocal.org- VIDEO: Meet the Young Women Who Make Murals - By: Justin Vaughn Halliwill | August 1, 2010 (The article was published also a SFWeekly) Damione.com - Interview on the site of a new mural with Ytaelena Lopez - July 18th, 2010 San Francisco Chronicle/ SF Gates 06/03/2010 Interview about MAPP project by Tamara Straus, among others artists. ArtVoice Magazine – “Ytaelena Lopez, an artist and a chimera trained to live within chaos- May 2009, by Valentina Vitols KPFA Radio San Francisco - The host Darren D' Leon interviewed Ytaelena Lopez (artist), Río Yanez (curator) and Candi Farlice (artist). (Radio 2050) Saturday, October 4th, 2008. Crosscurrents (KALW) Radio, 10/27/2008, broadcasted also in KPFA Radio San Francisco at 6:30 pm. El Tecolote - "Día de los Muertos en tiempos de cambio" Sally Douglas Arce, SomArt, Oct 02, 2008. El Reportero (Local newspaper of San Francisco) - "Bitch, Welcome to America" Edition #46, January 11, 2008 SFWeekly.com - "How To Keep Your Bitch Down" — A New Mission Play Dec. 14, 2008 Honors and Awards/Grants -8 weeks Art Resident @Art Spam 2010 - 2011 (Artist in Education Program) -"Best Contemporary Installation" Award during the Dia de Muertos 2008 at the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, 2008, San Francisco (CA) -CELARG Annual Fellowship for study literature with a prestigious Venezuelan writer, 1997 - 1998, Caracas -Monte Avila Editores. Book: “Voces Nuevas”, 1997 – 1998, CELARG Education 2010 Mural’s course. Precita Eyes, Mission. – San Francisco, CA 2009 -2011 Fine Arts Printmaking / Monoprint/ Oil Painting - San Francisco City... Statement http://ytaelena.com/Statement-1 http://ytaelena.com/following/ytaelena.com/Statement-1 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 19:46:07 +0000 ytaelena 4728649 My work uses science and mass media as metaphor for our emotions about the inner chaos of our world. I aim to reflect the isolation of those who may be ignored or shy but still want to be seen. The beauty is there, waiting for be discovered, but we don't see it because we cannot shed our prejudices. I see life as a big playground. That is why my installations usually depart from a question crafted to evoke both a visceral response and emotional dissonance. Using this query as premise, I build large interactive objects for people to transit through, and then linguistically appropriate it, by leaving their own words behind. Art is a way to connect with the world as an intelectual exercise. My journalistic background allows me to explore even the most obnoxious situations and discover an untold history or astonishing image. Sometimes I get my epiphanies from the kitsch, because that’s where the wisdom of the street is. I use my artistic practice to to shape our perception about reality, using the objects of our desires to focus the attention in what is relevant, but we would prefer not to be aware of. That is why I feel attracted to conceptual ambiguities, aesthetic paradoxes and dark irony. My work is feminine, but not necessary glamorous. It is something raw, mischievous but kind... sardonic laughter and a bit of smeared lipstick. Through that glass I explore topics like biology, science, ecology and social landscaping of consumption symbols, violence and prejudices. My work uses science and mass media as metaphor for our emotions about the inner chaos of our world. I aim to reflect the isolation of those who may be ignored or... GROWING HOPES http://ytaelena.com/GROWING-HOPES-1 http://ytaelena.com/following/ytaelena.com/GROWING-HOPES-1 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 19:27:30 +0000 ytaelena 4728387 Video by Ytaelena Lopez/ Flying threes by Bartus Bartolomes. Growing Hopes I from Ytaelena Lopez on Vimeo. Our future lies in our children, so what we are leaving them as legacy? It depends on the decisions we make now, and frankly we are not doing very well… This multimedia interactive installation is about how adults imagine the future for their little ones. The trees are a metaphor for life, attached to the past, growing toward the future. The "dancing trees" lay in a bed of clouds (made of cotton). A set of interviews of children talking about the future are projected on the floor. Visitors have the opportunity to participate, writing their own visions about the future among the foliage of the trees (painted in black board). The future is defined by its disagreements with the past about what is and is not important. What it's hopeful about, what it fears. Everything else is just fashion. So, the question is: So, what kind of world do you want to leave to your child in the future? WHAT DO YOU THING THE FUTURE WILL BE LIKE? WHAT SCARE YOU ABOUT THE FUTURE? <img src="http://payload121.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/4728387/IMG_1335_905.jpg" width="905" height="1206" width_o="2048" height_o="2730" src_o="http://payload121.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/4728387/IMG_1335_o.jpg" data-mid="28959613" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload121.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/4728387/IMG_1333_905.jpg" width="905" height="1206" width_o="2048" height_o="2730" src_o="http://payload121.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/4728387/IMG_1333_o.jpg" data-mid="28959555" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload121.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/4728387/IMG_1334_905.jpg" width="905" height="1206" width_o="2048" height_o="2730" src_o="http://payload121.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/4728387/IMG_1334_o.jpg" data-mid="28959579" border="0" align="left"/> Video by Ytaelena Lopez/ Flying threes by Bartus Bartolomes. Growing Hopes I from Ytaelena Lopez on Vimeo. Our future lies in our children, so what we are... TO SEE THE LIGHT http://ytaelena.com/TO-SEE-THE-LIGHT http://ytaelena.com/following/ytaelena.com/TO-SEE-THE-LIGHT Sun, 13 Nov 2011 12:49:56 +0000 ytaelena 2158352 ♫ Illuminations_v2.mp3  Play AUTORS: Ytaelena Lopez, Bruno Lopez, Edmundo de Marchena and Martina Castro. With the colaboration of Jeff Barhoum Materials: Recycled pipes, balloons, canvas, LED lights and small sound system. (2011) TO SEE THE LIGHT is a interactive open installation inspired by the concept of “illumination” as epiphany in two senses: as a spiritual revelation (inside to outside) and inspiration (outside to inside). The people have the opportunity to interact with the space by writing down their enlightment experiences or epiphanies and sharing their wisdom in our “Espacio Sacro”. We want to create a space that allows people to connect to their spiritual side and achieve their own enlightenment. HOW TO INTERACT: 1- Try to answer one of the following question: When did you see the light? When it was your latest AHA moment? What did you learn? When it was the last time that someone change your mind about something important? ¿Cuándo vistes la luz? ¿Qué aprendistes? 2- Take one of the tags and write your answer. 3- Go inside the space Listen to the voice... Find your Light... Contemplate... Take your time... 4- Hang your tag inside if you like. 5- Leave in PEACE, the LIGHT is already inside you. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/2158352/6252634812_54bc535454_b.jpg" width="670" height="896" width_o="765" height_o="1024" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/2158352/6252634812_54bc535454_b_o.jpg" data-mid="10778475" caption=""To see the light" / interactive art installation at SOMARTS gallery (San Francisco, CA)/ October- November 2011" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/2158352/_MG_1083.jpg" width="670" height="1005" width_o="853" height_o="1280" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/2158352/_MG_1083_o.jpg" data-mid="11538161" caption=""To see the light" / interactive art installation at Occupy San Francisco (10 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94105)/ November 2011" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/2158352/_MG_1085.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="1280" height_o="853" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/2158352/_MG_1085_o.jpg" data-mid="11538163" caption=""To see the light" / interactive art installation at Occupy San Francisco (10 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94105)/ November 2011" border="0" align="left"/> AUTORS: Ytaelena Lopez, Bruno Lopez, Edmundo de Marchena and Martina Castro. 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ORGANICS ABSTRACTIONS http://ytaelena.com/ORGANICS-ABSTRACTIONS http://ytaelena.com/following/ytaelena.com/ORGANICS-ABSTRACTIONS Sun, 23 Oct 2011 13:15:00 +0000 ytaelena 352442 Fullscreen <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/352442/Skin_porus.jpg" width="670" height="499" width_o="1000" height_o="745" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/352442/Skin_porus_o.jpg" data-mid="4880783" caption="Skin I: porus/ Acrylic, collage and watercolor on canvas/ 24 x 18 inches/ 2010" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/352442/Abstraction.JPG" width="670" height="893" width_o="1200" height_o="1600" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/352442/Abstraction_o.JPG" data-mid="1546785" caption="Skin II: nerves/ Acrylic, collage and watercolor on canvas/ 24 x 18 inches/ 2010" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/352442/skin3 (fluids)_4.jpg" width="670" height="501" width_o="1000" height_o="748" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/352442/skin3 (fluids)_4_o.jpg" data-mid="4880818" caption="Skin III: fluids/ Acrylic, collage and watercolor on canvas/ 24 x 18 inches/ 2010" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/352442/Skin_epidermis.jpg" width="670" height="437" width_o="1000" height_o="653" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/352442/Skin_epidermis_o.jpg" data-mid="4880859" caption="Skin IV: epidermis/ Acrylic, collage and watercolor on canvas/ 24 x 18 inches/ 2010" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/352442/Skin-Scar copy.jpg" width="670" height="843" width_o="1000" height_o="1259" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/352442/Skin-Scar copy_o.jpg" data-mid="4880881" caption="Skin V: the scar/ Acrylic, collage, resin and watercolor on canvas/ 24 x 36 inches/ 2010" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/352442/Skin_muscle-(web).jpg" width="670" height="858" width_o="1000" height_o="1281" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/352442/Skin_muscle-(web)_o.jpg" data-mid="8761427" caption="Skin VI: muscles/ Acrylic, collage, resin and watercolor on canvas/ 24 x 18 inches/ 2010" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/352442/Abstrat-01-root.jpg" width="670" height="884" width_o="1000" height_o="1320" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/352442/Abstrat-01-root_o.jpg" data-mid="8585828" caption="Sinapsis I: the root/ Acrylic, collage and watercolor on canvas/ 24 x 18 inches/ 2010" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/352442/A-mankind-premonition-(web).jpg" width="670" height="883" width_o="1000" height_o="1319" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/352442/A-mankind-premonition-(web)_o.jpg" data-mid="8762237" caption="Sinapsis II: The premonition/ Acrylic, collage and ink on canvas/ 24 x 18 inches/ 2010" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/352442/Dragged mounth.jpg" width="670" height="893" width_o="2048" height_o="2730" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/352442/Dragged mounth_o.jpg" data-mid="8585927" caption="Sinapsis III: A dragged mounth/ Acrylic, collage and watercolor on canvas/ 12 x 18 inches/ 2010" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/352442/P1040679.JPG" width="670" height="893" width_o="2048" height_o="2730" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/352442/P1040679_o.JPG" data-mid="8585866" caption="Sinapsis IV: Forget me tree/ Acrylic, collage and watercolor on canvas/ 12 x 18 inches/ 2010" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/352442/The blister_o.jpg" width="670" height="512" width_o="1000" height_o="765" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/352442/The blister_o_o.jpg" data-mid="8586608" caption="Sinapsis V: The blister/ Acrylic, collage and watercolor on canvas/ 12 x 18 inches/ 2010" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/352442/4148735032_3bfbb9428f_o.jpg" width="600" height="800" width_o="600" height_o="800" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/7449/352442/4148735032_3bfbb9428f_o_o.jpg" data-mid="8585634" caption="Sinapsis VI: The cave/ Acrylic, collage and watercolor on canvas/ 24 x 18 inches/ 2010" border="0" align="left"/>