Carmen Lopátegui. Barcelona, 1955

Education in art and interior design

Born during the exuberance of spring and under the influence of the long Mediterranean summers of her childhood, C. Lopátegui has kept within herself, the light and harmony of nature, with a burning desire to express it through her painting. This can be divided into two well differentiated periods according to the evolution and the expression of the artist. The first, until 1999 and the second from 2000 to today.

Her work speaks of emotions, of moments as a repercussion, the expression of feelings through the generosity and the strength of color. One can feel by intuition the wish to express and communicate happiness, a new vision, liberating and renewed, of daily life.

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Selection of Works from the first period, with the majority of the oils bursting with color, with predominance of blue tones in a variety of hues, from lilac to violet going through the range of turquoise to the deepest tonalities without being dark, and red, always present in her work, up to the present. The intensity of these colors provides strength of expression. Likewise, the ensemble acquires an imaginative, personal style.

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The actual period begins in the year 2000 with a change in technique moving towards acrylics. This gives way to a free creative process evidenced by the sincere and constant search for the true manifestation of her personality. Her abstract paintings denote the importance of the design in perspective, as the foundation and the goal, thus affirming her connection to interior design. Nothing is improvised; volume and color are in unison. The main idea is the sense of spatial aesthetics balanced by form and geometry. As a result, the forms possess a spiritual force, humanized in many cases by some gesture full of humor and mystery, that captures your attention thus achieving a grand pictorial eloquence. In her latest work, be it landscapes or portraits, we once again appreciate her evolution (as an artist). The inclusion of techniques such as pastels or spatula and textural mediums such as gels and sands illustrate her interest in experimenting using various finishes similar to oils.