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Designer Profile
CHRIS LOPEZ STUDIO
I am very excited to share with you a great local designer, this one touches home because like me, Chris Lopez, is an illustrator turned designer. Originally from Barcelona, Spain, Chris Lopez is an internationally published multimedia artist. A painter, graphic designer, photographer, producer, and an art teacher! He studied in Barcelona, with two BA's: one in graphic design and another in painting and illustration, but continued his studies in photography and set design for television and Stage. Lopez lives and works in Fort Lauderdale for the past 19 years, and he's known for his intimate portrayals of the male form through
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acrylic painting, watercolor, photography, drawings, print making and digital design. Thanks so much for the opportunity to share with you my process, more than a “Designer” I consider myself an illustrator. I like to “play” with my illustrations as I apply them on garments which I have labeled “Chris Lopez Studio”, “Wearable Art” is the term I would give it, since the artwork here is the protagonist!
Chris, I'm so excited to interview you, I love, love your work! I would like to know, how was your transition from illustration and graphic design into fashion?