Solo Exhibition

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Solo Exhibition 〰️

Anima: The Feral Femme
Solo Exhibition

VSG Contemporary, Chicago
May 10 – June 2, 2024

Anima explores mental health through the allegory of human/animal connection. In Latin, anima roughly translates to “the animating principle, soul, or spirit”. The figures’ interactions with animals serve as a metaphor for how we choose to interact with our own thoughts: whether to confront, hide from, disregard, nurture, tame, or set them free. How we engage with our thoughts, particularly those that are unwanted or disturbing, is foundational to mental and emotional well-being.

If you would like to receive a pdf with the available artworks & price list, contact Allan:

allan@vsgcontemporary.com

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Nos Encontramos, 2024
Colored pencil and acrylic on paper mounted to panel, 24” x 18”
AVAILABLE

Alongside her continued exploration of mental health, Lopez’s work is characterized by raw and expansive feminine expression.

The show title Anima is a nod to the work of early 20th century Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Carl Jung, specifically his concept of the unconscious feminine psyche. His theories of psychological androgyny and gender archetypes ushered in more nuanced dialogue around gender to the Western psychological canon.

The inclusion of animal subjects in Anima serves to explore the richness and complexity of López’s own experience of femininity.

Pio Pio, 2024
Colored pencil and acrylic on paper mounted to panel, 18” x 24”
PRIVATE COLLECTION

Nidos, 2024
Colored pencil and acrylic on paper mounted to panel, 18” x 24”
PRIVATE COLLECTION

Every animal portrayed in Anima has particular significance to the artist. Her multicultural experience, Latin American roots, sexuality, and Catholic upbringing are all referenced, oscillating between veneration and subversion of the aforementioned subjects.

The viewer is invited to imbue each piece with their own perception, serving as the animating principle, or anima, for the series as a whole. The allegorical, surreal, and often abstracted elements of López’s paintings are meant to encourage this fluidity of interpretation.

Like New, 2024
Colored pencil and acrylic on paper mounted to panel, 18” x 24”
PRIVATE COLLECTION

Eats the Tail, 2024
Colored pencil and acrylic on paper mounted to panel, 48” x 48”
PRIVATE COLLECTION

Serpentine, 2024
Colored pencil and acrylic on paper mounted to panel, 18” x 24”
AVAILABLE

Fruiting, 2024
Colored pencil and acrylic on paper mounted to panel, 18” x 24”
AVAILABLE

Waiting, 2024
Colored pencil and acrylic on paper mounted to panel, 24” x 18”
AVAILABLE

Taurus, 2024
Colored pencil and acrylic on paper mounted to panel, 18” x 24”
PRIVATE COLLECTION

Pup, 2024
Colored pencil and acrylic on paper mounted to panel, 18” x 24”
PRIVATE COLLECTION

Kambo, 2024
Colored pencil and acrylic on paper mounted to panel, 16” x 16”
PRIVATE COLLECTION