ARTIST STATEMENTI'm an illustrator, author, designer, visual artist, muralist, community activist and educator. Ecology, tradition, life, change, and self-improvement, are elements present in my work.
I'm obsessed with calligraphy and making words a tangible image in the eye of the viewer. I see words as a thesis to an emotion or idea and it is a necessity for me to transmit that message. Multiplicity, repetition and accumulation of elements is a big part of my artwork, where each element is part of the whole story that can only be told through the one to the many. This lifelong project helps me to understand myself and the world I live in and at the same time interact with my surroundings and the community I live in. BIOGRAPHYLaura Alvarez is an illustrator, author, designer, visual artist, muralist, community activist and educator. She was born in Valencia, Spain and studied Fine Arts in Spain and England. In NYC, she juggles her city job, her artist career, and her commitment to her Bronx community. She has been a teaching artist with several organizations and city agencies, more than she can remember, but what she does recall are all the lives she has touched through the years thanks to the arts. She knows there will be more.
Laura is interested in the connections people make with her art. And there is no better place than the streets. She has taken her artwork out of the studio, working in walls and step-streets in different countries and NYC neighborhoods. Laura like to share her colorful designs that bring joy to the community, while planning what's the next wall she's going to tackle. Laura is the Co-Founder, Vice-President and COO of BxArts Factory, a non profit organization whose mission is to make art accessible to everyone in the Bronx. The organization believes everyone is an artist and they will help you unlock it. She is also part of the Board of Directors of Artbridge, non-profit that empowers local artists to transform prominent urban spaces into gallery quality exhibitions, focusing on New York City’s 300+ miles of construction fencing and scaffolding. She has received several awards and grants that she has used to promote the arts among Bronx youths and to create work that starts a conversation about; ecology, womanhood, racism, tradition, inequality and immigration. In 2021 she published her first Children's Picture Book, "Eggies Adventures at Poe Cottage". She has exhibited all over Europe and New York, in both collectives and solo shows. Most of her shows include free programming and workshops to pass along her love for art and her mantra: "everyone is an artist". |
DECLARACIÓN DE ARTISTASoy ilustradora, escritora, diseñadora, artista visual, activista cultural y educadora. Ecología, reciclaje, vida, cambio, superación y tradición son elementos presentes en mi trabajo.
Estoy obsesionada con la caligrafía y crear a partiendo de palabras, imágenes tangibles que el espectador pueda disfrutar. Las palabras son la culminación de una emoción o una idea que quiero transmitir. Creo mundos imaginarios paralelos, paisajes fantásticos y seres extraordinarios que si los miras de nuevo te sorprenderán. Encontrarle el doble sentido a las cosas y las referencias escondidas en la historia es mi misión. BIOGRAFÍALaura Álvarez nació en Valencia, España y estudió Bellas Artes entre España y el Reino Unido. En Nueva York hace malabarismos para compaginar su trabajo en el ayuntamiento, con su carrera artística y su compromiso con la comunidad del Bronx.
Laura está interesada en cómo el arte interactúa con el público, y que mejor sitio para ello que las calles? Se ha llevado su arte a los muros de las calles y escaleras, en diferentes barrios de NYC, ciudades y países, donde ha dejado sus coloridos diseños para el disfrute de la comunidad, mientras planea la próxima intervención artística . Ha colaborado y enseñado con tantas organizaciones que ha perdido la cuenta, pero de lo que si se acuerda es de todas las vidas que ha tocado durante los años gracias al arte, y seguro que no son las últimas. Laura es co-fundadora, vicepresidenta y COO de BxArts Factory, una organización sin ánimo de lucro fundada en 2014, cuya misión es hacer el arte accesible para todos en El Bronx. También forma parte de la junta directiva de Artbridge, otra organización dedicada a darles a artistas locales la oportunidad de transformar espacios urbanos en galerías de arte. Laura ha sido galardonada con varios premios y becas que ha utilizado para seguir promocionando el arte entre la juventud del Bronx. También está interesada en empezar conversaciones sobre temas como ecología, el hecho se ser mujer, racismo, tradición, desigualdades o inmigración. En 2021 ha publicado su primer libro para niños basado en el Bronx y que se titula Las aventuras de Eggie en Poe Cottage. Ha expuesto en numerosas ocasiones tanto en USA como en Europa en exposiciones individuales y colectivas. Un denominador común en sus exposiciones son los cursos y charlas gratuitas que organiza, para continuar con su mantra: "Todo el mundo es un artista". |
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