LAlmaraz Portfolio 2011-2016

LORENA ALMARAZ DE LA GARZA SELECTED WORKS 2011-2016

LORENA ALMARAZ DE LA GARZA SELECTED WORKS 2011-2016 STATEMENT If there is a way to reveal the backbone of a complex culture, it must be through art. My body of work is a ludic exploration of this premise. I dig into the intricacies of Mexican culture, the culture that has marked my identity, as an observer.

I use the invaluable critical distance gathered from living in a foreign country to rediscover my roots.

The work is subtractive; it is the product of a careful distillatory process in which only the most idiosyncratic elements are left. A particular colour scheme of warm, vibrant colours and culturally charged materials are used in combination with beliefs my people take pride in: hard work, celebration, multiplicity, and an overwhelming sense of optimism against adversity.

CONTACT lalmaraz@uwaterloo.ca (519) 616-0299 CONTENTS Thomas YES: Year End Show 2015 Quetzalcóatl Chamula Cada Uno: Specular South Embroidery Tutorial The House This Is Loro The Wolf The Wallpaper The Tom The Success Series Loovre Art Gallery TEDxUW Livedraw Finger-lickin’ Good Fragile Imprint Graphics Hommage á Lisa The Phoenix Sunday Walk Tropical

Thomas available online

YES: Year End Show 2015 print catalogue design: available online

Quetzalcรณatl tissue paper on metal mesh

Chamula steel pins on faux fur

Cada Uno: Specular South cotton thread and acrylic on burlap

Embroidery Tutorial available online

The House stonehenge paper

This Is Loro website: raguh.com

The Wolf (life-size installation) stonehenge paper and thread

The Wallpaper hand painted wallpaper, bristol board, and found objects

The Tom sits patiently waiting for food.

The Tom vector drawing / screenprint on paper

The Success Series vector drawings / screenprint on fabric

Loovre Art Gallery vector logo samples

TEDxUW Livedraw live digital sketches

Finger-lickin’ Good soap, wood, and clay carving on seaweed, dried fish, and sesame snaps

Fragile plaster and concrete

IMPRINT’S GUIDE TO

OCTOBER 2012

Imprint Graphics digital images for print

Hommage รก Lisa oil on canvas

The Phoenix magazine strips / vector drawing

Sunday Walk lightbox of digitally manipulated image

Tropical digital collage: desktop wallpapers and stationary