Art140

Teresa Lopez @TeresasMind
Chaos meets beauty in an eruption of calming colors. No other painting help you better understand this balance. #VanGogh #Art140


If you haven't heard the Museum of Modern Art is revolutionizing the way we talk about art with their new project entitled Art140. On their website, you will find 6 images of famous works of art including Vincent Van Gogh, Gustav Klumt and
Umberto Boccioni. They then challenge you to do what you do best, tweet about them. It's time to start a conversation about art. MoMA and the rest of the art community want to know what you think, what you really think, about the artwork that is being talked about and created. What, in your eyes, is beautiful? What is not? Does it show you a deeper meaning to life or does it simply make you laugh at the idea that time and money was wasted to create it?

This idea is not new. We have been tweeting and posting our thoughts online for years now, but MoMA has given us a challenge. Take a few minutes out of your lives and tell us what you think. That video you are about to watch for the hundredth time featuring a cat jumping into a cardboard box will still be there when you are done. Let's start a conversation, a real conversation about art!

Once a day for the next few weeks, I am going to take up the challenge and tweet about what I feel when I look at art. Will you?

What I Have Been Up To!

It’s been a few months since my last blog, and wow has it been crazy! I graduated, moved, got married, joined a new studio, began the Lunamals adventure, sold some artwork, and am preparing to have work in a few gallery openings! It’s been an exciting ride of ups and downs that I could not begin to describe but it has all been worth it!

In December 2013, I graduated from Midwestern State University with my Bachelors in Fine Arts. While I was sad to leave Wichita Falls, I was extremely excited to begin my new life as a full-fledged artist. I am currently back in South Texas and have since married the love of my life, A J Lopez III. That’s right everyone I have a new name, Teresa Lopez. Don’t worry it’s the same me, just with a little twist. While we are still trying to find a place to settle in, we have been very happy doing what we love best, Art! A J is anxiously waiting for the blue skies that will glow in the backgrounds of his night photography. As for me I have been lucky enough to find a new studio to call my home. 

The Barry Brown Clay Studio, located a rock throw away from the beautiful Gulf of Mexico, has become my new home away from home! My first day back on the wheel was a wonderful reminder to why I love creating artwork. (Keep your eyes peeled from some of my creations to pop up on my website soon!) I have also had the privilege of becoming a member at the Art Center of Corpus Christi and have artwork currently displayed in the Member’s Gallery and The Barry Brown Clay Studio. Also I have entered two of my Printmaking pieces, “Those Who Wander” and “When You Wish,” into the Earth Wind and Sky Exhibit that will be on display from April 2-27, 2014 at the Art Center of Corpus Christi. I will give you more information on that as it gets closer.

But probably the most exciting news is that one of my artistic visions has started to come alive. I have been working on the Lunamals for almost a year, and I am happy to say that it has finally been released on the world! I will write another post later on this week about Lunamals to fill you in. If you are like me and would like a quick taste, simply go to www.Lunamals.wordpress.com or like us on Facebook to get all of the new post sent directly to your Facebook feed.

2014 is being to look like a great year, and I cannot wait to see what else this year has in store for me!