Art and Passion - Thomas Lopez Rocha
By Ruben Cham - February 2006 - Leer en Español
There is one constant feature that distinguishes his relevant presence in the world of business, of the car races and of art: the quality of his work and the high level of competition which this gives him.
 The artistic vocation of Thomas Lopez Rocha, cultivated throughout his life and a full time job since 1999, has steered with increasing force towards painting, sculpture and installation. His work originates in principle in the magnificent pleasure obtained from the work by the artist and in the invention of the graphic and aesthetic context which best expresses its message, at the same time it exhibits and hides the irony, the paradox, and the reflection stemming from the analysis of the political, economic and social aspects of our environment made with a great creative freedom that is not restricted to a particular style. Abstraction and/or figure are the sustenance of the narrated subject matter through which the author shares his vital personal experience. For this he uses the great variety of means and materials which present technology is offering the contemporary artist.
During the VI Monterrey Biennale two pieces made by him were part of a selection of 24 pieces amongst a universe of 1232 competing pieces corresponding to 581 artists. One of them was Chulas Fronteras (great borders) (mixed without canvas 140 x 180 cm) which deserved one of the three mentioned honorary titles awarded by the state.
During the next month of June Thomas Lopez Rocha will hold an exhibition of his most recent production in the Art Museum of Zapopan and starting in November in the Museum of Hacienda in Mexico City. He is represented in Puerto Vallarta by Gallery Des Artistes where there is a permanent exhibition with an excellent sample of his work.
 Thomas S. Lopez Rocha, (Guadalajara 1953) has an extensive record of exhibitions of his work. We are pointing out the following: (1999) Me Animo (I am encouraged) Gallery Clave 13, Guadalajara; (2000) Arte de Jalisco (Art of Jalisco) City Hall Portland Oregon; Historias macabronas (macabre stories), Gallery Haus der Kunst, Guadalajara (2001) V Biennale of Monterrey; Salón de la vida y de la muerte (exhibition room of life and death) Ex-convent of Carmen, Guadalajara; Adeu, Gallery Haus der Kunst; (2002) Mecánica Nacional (national mechanics), Haus der Kunst; Salón de Octubre (October show room), Omnilife Prize, Guadalajara; Feria de Arte Contemporáneo (Contemporary Arts Fair) Monterrey; Contemporary Arts Center of Puebla; Cámara, Pintura y Cine (Camera, Painting and Movie theater), Olga Costa Museum, Guanajuato. (2003), Second Contemporary Arts Fair, Monterrey; Panorama de la Pintura en Jalisco (The Scene of Painting in Jalisco), Cultural Institute Cabañas, Guadalajara; “6x3” Art Gallery Televisa Guadalajara; VI Biennale of Monterrey. (2004) Regional Contemporary Art Museum of Sonora; Vibra Óptica (optical vibes) Cabañas Institute, Guadalajara - Graz Austria (2002) – National Museum of Rumania and City Museum, Lubjiana, Slovenia (2004) – Adria Palace, Czech Republic (2005). Dulces Placeres Sweet Pleasures (2005), Arts Museum, University of Guadalajara.
Ruben Cham
E-mail: ruben.cham@yahoo.com.mx
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