Artist Bio:
Alberto Lopez was born in Dalton, Georgia, in 2002, but was raised in Chatsworth. He is currently attending his last semester at the University of North Georgia for his degree in BFA in Digital Arts. He has participated in exhibitions for the university during his four years as a student, and has actively submitted work for all of the Latino Exhibitions that Pozzi-Harris has hosted.
He has done an internship with LULAC (League of United Latin American Citizens) this past summer as a social and mass communication internship. Alberto has created motion/graphics design and writings for the organization that relate to the current politics of the country, and he is active with different political organizations in the northwest region of the state of Georgia.
Alberto currently lives with his family in Chatsworth, GA , with his mom and dad, Mario Lopez and Maria Lopez, and his two sisters, Melissa and Elisabeth Lopez.
Artist Statement:
During the time period of the Mexican Revolution, multiple societal changes affected the country. Its folklore has quickly become a reflection to Latino culture in the United States. The sequential narrative of La Llorona story has many variations, but how motives will result is an indirect consequence of their actions.
This short webcomic delves in depth into the narrative of the Mexican Revolution's political turmoil, where workers and peasants begin to rebel against the federal government, ushering in an era of instability. Through these pages, we will be viewing the story of La Llorona in a digital format. The reader will be taken into an uncomfortable setting about a sense of miscommunication between the wife and husband, and how the motives of these individuals will shape their own understanding
This work explores the ideas of a rapidly changing society while addressing the personal issues faced by these characters. Each page and each text of the webcomic will highlight different motives and how these motives will result in indirect consequences for their actions. This will not highlight a "bad" or "good" protagonist in the story, just a miscommunication of their life. Always try to consider other people's perspectives to see how one outcome could indirectly impact another person's livelihood.
Installation and Final Works:
