Biography

Biography

Ron Lopez’s paintings and sculpture are a raw and brilliant birth of abstract forms. Growing up in Raton, New Mexico, Lopez struggled in school, but the visual arts were a refuge that offered inspiration, confidence, and a means of expression. Math and reading didn't come easily, but the arts seemed to come naturally to him. His sculptures are solid, made of steel and iron and reflect the dynamic juxtaposition of lines and shapes that so moved the abstract expressionists and before them, like Picasso. Of his work, Lopez says, “I hope people will enjoy my work and not try to figure it out.”

 

Lopez insists his work doesn’t have any agenda beyond sharing unadulterated emotions and a child-like fascination with the world. As he describes his creative process, “I make a piece, and in a few days, when I come back to it, if it still excites me, I think, well it works. Then, I just keep going.”

 

Lopez is self-taught, but readily acknowledges his influences. Picasso and de Kooning’s transcendent aspects are inextricable from his artistic style. John Chamberlain’s work made from found car parts, and the similar works of Mark de Suvero, have clear parallels with his own sculpture. Lopez's foray into sculpture began with stone and wood.  Eventually, he found perhaps his greatest influence in works of David Smith, which he remarked, “clarified my intent, at the time, and inspired me to start working with steel.”

 

Ron Lopez at 203 Fine Art

Please follow the link below to view the online catalogue for the 2017 exhibition In Comparison, organized by 203 Fine Art.

In Comparison | Exhibition Catalogue on ISSUU

Works
  • Ron Lopez, Jose, 2020
    Ron Lopez
    Jose, 2020
    wood & paint
    19 ½ x 7 x 4 ¾ inches
    49.5 x 17.8 x 12.1 cm
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  • Ron Lopez, Medicine Man, 2020
    Ron Lopez
    Medicine Man, 2020
    wood and paint
    26 x 10 ½ x 5 ¼ inches
    66 x 26.7 x 13.3 cm
  • Ron Lopez, Wake Up, 2022
    Ron Lopez
    Wake Up, 2022
    welded steel
    36 x 15 x 4 ½ inches
    91.4 x 38.1 x 11.4 cm
  • Ron Lopez, Good Morning, 2015
    Ron Lopez
    Good Morning, 2015
    steel
    30 x 16 x 8 ½ inches
    76.2 x 40.6 x 21.6 cm
  • Ron Lopez, 5-Legged Menage a Trois, 2020
    Ron Lopez
    5-Legged Menage a Trois, 2020
    wood
    18 ½ x 6 x 4 ½ inches
    47 x 15.2 x 11.4 cm
  • Ron Lopez, Angel de Taos, 2018
    Ron Lopez
    Angel de Taos, 2018
    Steel & metal
    47 x 19 x 16 inches
    119.4 x 48.3 x 40.6 cm
  • Ron Lopez, Camilla
    Ron Lopez
    Camilla
    steel
  • Ron Lopez, Elliot, 2020
    Ron Lopez
    Elliot, 2020
    wood
    17 ¼ x 6 x 4 inches
    43.8 x 15.2 x 10.2 cm
  • Ron Lopez, Half Moon, 2020
    Ron Lopez
    Half Moon, 2020
    Welded Steel & Aluminum
    69 x 38 x 12 inches
    175.3 x 96.5 x 30.5 cm
  • Ron Lopez, Icarus, 2020
    Ron Lopez
    Icarus, 2020
    wood
    23 x 30 x 8 inches
    58.4 x 76.2 x 20.3 cm
  • Ron Lopez, Movement #1, ca. 2010s
    Ron Lopez
    Movement #1, ca. 2010s
    Steel & metal
    47 x 56 ½ x 15 ½ inches
    119.4 x 143.5 x 39.4 cm
  • Ron Lopez, Rita Nude on the Beach, 2022
    Ron Lopez
    Rita Nude on the Beach, 2022
    wood
    21 x 14 ½ x 4 inches
    53.3 x 36.8 x 10.2 cm
  • Ron Lopez, My Celia, 2016
    Ron Lopez
    My Celia, 2016
    Wood
    23 ½ x 7 x 7 inches
    59.7 x 17.8 x 17.8 cm
  • Ron Lopez, Rita of Taos, ca. 2010s
    Ron Lopez
    Rita of Taos, ca. 2010s
    Wood
    99.1 x 20.3 x 12.7 cm
  • Ron Lopez, Rohni of Taos, ca. 2010s
    Ron Lopez
    Rohni of Taos, ca. 2010s
    Wood
    78.7 x 50.8 x 25.4 cm
Exhibitions