Richard D Lopez (He/Him) is a multidisciplinary artist and storyteller. He received a BFA in Illustration from Parsons School of Design, where he explored narrative painting and stop-motion animation.
Drawing from his experience as a Latino queer artist navigating religious trauma, Richard builds emotionally charged worlds that thread the line between the autobiographical and the imaginary. Influenced by contemporary artists like Sasha Gordon, surrealist paintings of Salvador Dali and Max Ernst and the films of David Lynch, Richard relies on abstracted diary entries, creative impulsivity, and the unease of America to translate his evolving stream of inner thoughts. Working through different mediums his style is imbued with bold colors, layers and intense visual juxtapositions.
Richards' work has been featured in group shows and galleries in both New Jersey and Boston including New Jersey Art fair 14C, the Cambridge Art Association, the Somerville museum, and Bromfield gallery. His stop-motion short film Invention in C Major screened at festivals including the Los Angeles Independent Short Awards, where it received an Honorable Mention. Richard Currently works and resides in Boston, MA.
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