Unseen Art Scene: Jose Lopez in Lille October 13th 2012

Sunday 7 October 2012

Jose Lopez in Lille October 13th 2012

Wallace & the Art of Time

Wallace, aka Jose Lopez, is now in his 46th year and only started painting seriously five short years ago, at age of 41. The change came with the arrival of his daughter and she enabled him to work from home and given him the freedom and the opportunity to be a full-time father and artist. As a late starter to the world of art, he is certainly making up for lost time. He works prolifically, producing works almost every day. His enthusiasm for painting is wonderful to observe and his sense of flare and a desperation rarely witnessed in this disposible society. Unlike other Artists, who have been generously chosen to represent the larger galleries, have been given their projects and a set of instructions and are gleefully working as successful artists, Wallace is struggling to express what it means to be a great artist.

The work being produced by the privilege, lucky few from some of the best galleries in Europe and America are far from earth shattering and more often than not these artists are less than impressive. To find an artists working full-time outside the clutches of a galleries is exciting to find, especially if the work is at a high standard and message so consistent.