Evamaria Lugo

I have been involved in art as a medium of communication since my graduation from the University of Arizona. My interest is humanistic, and my canvas and Art events have always aimed to portray human beings with dignity and pride.
As a Hispanic Lesbian artist living and working in Tucson Arizona I have absorbed the exuberant light that surrounds us and have tried to honor my ancestry through my work. In my Hispanic culture color has always been used as a language, a language that is expressive and emotive. The color that I use in my work is also influenced by the light that surrounds us and by my understanding of what makes us human. My style of painting is hard-edge modernistic style (hard-edge painting is characterized by large, simplified, usually geometric forms on an overall flat surface; precise, razor-sharp contours; and broad areas of bright, unmodulated color) depicts the universality that unites us as human beings. Without individualistic details (eyes, nose, faces) my images seek to portray what we all are, in a simple harmonious elegant manner.
My work is about everyday life. In my heart these elegant simple events or visual memories relate to very definite individuals and times. This passion for color and space has been due to the influence of Gaughin and Rothko. I am very indebted to them. My work is about my life and the beauty I find in it. The artist changes the world by the mere fact that she creates. Although I believe that the artist must create for herself first, the need and desire to share what is created in aloneness is a sign of courage and generosity. It is also an obligation, for beauty belongs to all.