Carlos Lopez
"Sweet and Spicy"
“When I opened this oyster, it reminded me of twins,” said artist Carlos Lopez of the bivalve that inspired the painting on this month’s cover; “one sweet,”—draped in kumquats—”the other spicy”—festooned with hot peppers from his garden. Lopez’s grand body of work is a study of Louisiana’s iconic, and often beautiful, shellfish, elevated to a symbol of “life, resilience, and interconnectedness.” The oyster, in Lopez’s works, represents the remarkable bounty of this region, a place rich in cuisine, in beauty, in celebration—in life. The gifts are everywhere, if you know where to look.
See more of Lopez's work at carloslopezart.com.
