Lupita Carrasco
- Studio: #119
- Phone: (719) 433-4138
- E-mail: carrascoart@gmail.com
- Web Site:
Artist's Statement
Symbolism is essential in my work, as I am often telling a story through the pieces. My art allows me to make statements about my beliefs and things I treasure in life. I pull from my own experiences of chaos and struggle, of having things to say and needing to say them, and my art says it better than words. The colors I choose convey the intensity I feel when I am working.
I enjoy when people experience my work and have questions. I am fascinated at seeing my own art through another’s eyes. It allows me to connect with them and my work on a new level.
Artist's Biography
Lupita Carrasco is a self-taught artist. At an early age she began sketching to cope with a tumultuous life being a lone child trapped in a home with a mentally ill mother. The chaos and intensity that drove and haunted her mother took Lupita from her home in San Diego, CA to stay intermittently with family in Michoacan, Mexico. A devoted family friend in California was also a key influence in Lupita’s Journey. His dedication, emotional love and care of Lupita and her mother through difficult times, was a steady beacon of support.
Appreciating her passion and talent, he alone encouraged Lupita to continue in the arts. In her early teens, Lupita was told by family that art was not a suitable career and insisted on nursing or some other traditional profession. When Lupita sought to pursue the arts in college, requesting money her grandmother had left for her education, the family denied her those funds and that opportunity.
Despite many setbacks, Lupita remained passionate about her work. Her sketches, photography and writing continued to develop. It was not until she began painting in 2000 that whole concepts emerged and she was able to reclaim her childhood dream of being an artist.
Today Lupita’s process in creating reflects her life long compulsion to figure out the images and themes that surround her literally and live in her creative imagination. Her rich Mexican culture and traditional Catholic upbringing show up strongly in her paintings through color and subject matter. The art and stories, the icons and altars, the people and landscapes she grew up with influence much of her work.
Lupita moved to Colorado in 1994, started a family, and has worked in a sculpture studio since 1997. Recent economic hardships devastating the arts and that sculpture studio, brought forth new choices. Lupita made the decision to immerse herself in her own art career. She opened her studio at Cottonwood Center for the Arts in September, 2009, to further the momentum of her work.
Lupita truly appreciates those who view her work and who purchase it. They offer her the support and financial foundation to continue her dream.
Sample Art Work
Rock Garden
Lunetta, Princess of the Tadpoles
Imperial County
