Les-lie Lopez, Artist and Paisa
The Boogie Down, New York
LES-LIE LOPEZ (B. BOOGIE DOWN) IS A MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTIST THAT FOCUSES ON THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN EL BX AND MX CULTURE. LOPEZ IS A FIRST GENERATION MEXICANÉ-AMERICANÉ RAISED IN THE GREATEST CITY IN THE WORLD BY UNDOCUMENTED PARENTS BUT ALSO THEIR COMMUNITY EN EL BRONX. IN 2021, LOPEZ OBTAINED THEIR BFA FROM A NEW YORK CITY BASED PRIVATE INSTUTION. LOPEZ IS CURRENTLY AN OUTREACH AND MARKETING SPECIALIST AT A BRONX BASED NON-PROFIT, THEY ALSO SERVE AS A POLL WORKER FOR THE NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF ELECTIONS, AND MORE RECENTLY JOINED THE BRONX HISTORY KEEPERS.
LOPEZ’S WORK DISSECTS THE RULES, UNIFORMS, LANGUAGE, GENDER, POLITICS, AND OTHER PRINCIPLES THAT ARE CREATED BY THE OPRESSORS, THE HOOD, AND LA RAZA. WHAT HAPPENS THERE? WHO SAID YOU CAN’T CREASE YOUR SHOES? AND WHY ARE OUR MOTHERS AND FATHERS STILL WORKING HIDDEN HAND JOBS/FORCED LABOR?
LOPEZ HOPES TO NOT ONLY CONTINUE TO BE A PRACTICING ARTIST BUT ALSO EMBARK ON A POLITICAL CAREER. LOPEZ ALSO HAS A PRIVATE ART STUDIO IN THE SAME NEIGHBORHOOD THAT TENDED TO THEIR YOUNG CREATIVE/WEIRD MIND.
THIS IS WHAT MY HS ENGLISH TEACHER MS.HIRAS SAYS:
LES-LIE WAS BORN A STAR, A PASSIONATE ART KID UDING THEIR VOICE TO SPEAK TRUTH AND SHOW OTHERS HOT TO DO THE SAME. UP UP UP AND AWAY AND BACK HOME AGAIN TO INFINATE REACHES OF YOUR IMAGINATION 😌 💕
LOPEZ’S WORK DISSECTS THE RULES, UNIFORMS, LANGUAGE, GENDER, POLITICS, AND OTHER PRINCIPLES THAT ARE CREATED BY THE OPRESSORS, THE HOOD, AND LA RAZA. WHAT HAPPENS THERE? WHO SAID YOU CAN’T CREASE YOUR SHOES? AND WHY ARE OUR MOTHERS AND FATHERS STILL WORKING HIDDEN HAND JOBS/FORCED LABOR?
LOPEZ HOPES TO NOT ONLY CONTINUE TO BE A PRACTICING ARTIST BUT ALSO EMBARK ON A POLITICAL CAREER. LOPEZ ALSO HAS A PRIVATE ART STUDIO IN THE SAME NEIGHBORHOOD THAT TENDED TO THEIR YOUNG CREATIVE/WEIRD MIND.
THIS IS WHAT MY HS ENGLISH TEACHER MS.HIRAS SAYS:
LES-LIE WAS BORN A STAR, A PASSIONATE ART KID UDING THEIR VOICE TO SPEAK TRUTH AND SHOW OTHERS HOT TO DO THE SAME. UP UP UP AND AWAY AND BACK HOME AGAIN TO INFINATE REACHES OF YOUR IMAGINATION 😌 💕