Roosevelt Branch hosts a Hispanic Heritage Month art exhibit featuring the work of local artist Oscar Lopez Flores.
Pieces from Flores' collection will be on display from September 15 through October 15.
Artist Statement
If there is one word that could define my work, it would be color—it’s my obsession. For me, painting is the creation of a perfectly unique image where color, texture, form and idea come together. I am continually looking for new ways to create with materials and elements that keep my work fresh.
My creative process comes out of observation, from being present with what’s around me. Many times I find inspiration in chance, in fate. Finding an object or an image can make one reflect on life and death, nostalgia, memory, desire, violence or consumerism.
This series of abstract paintings uses color as the principal language. Color is an optical medium—visual and sensory. I return to the formal elements of painting and drawing with line, geometric form and texture. I use found materials like plastic caps and magazine clippings because they have mass-produced colors that, when integrated into the painting, create a total visual experience for eye and soul.
Hispanic Heritage Month Art Exhibits
More than 20 local artists are exhibiting at CPL during Hispanic Heritage Month.
