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.THEY CURRENTLY SERVE AS A VOTING MEMBER FOR THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITY BOARD, AND HAS BEEN SELECTED TO BE APART OF THE FIRST COHORT OF THE MOTT HAVEN 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.
LOPEZ 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.
LOPEZ 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 😌 💕