Emilio López-Menchero
| Emilio López-Menchero | |
|---|---|
 Emiliio López-Menchero.jpg Emilio López-Menchero, visual artist, Brussels 2020. | |
| Born | October 7, 1960 |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Spanish |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | visual arts |
| 🌐 Website | http://www.emiliolopez-menchero.be/ |
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Emilio López-Menchero (7 October 1960, Mol, Belgium) is a Spanish visual artist living in Brussels.[1]
Biography[edit]
López-Menchero is the son of two Spanish scientists, who in 1958 first worked in Belgium and later in Austria. He was born in Mol and decided, once an adult, to live in Brussels, where he studied architecture and the arts.[2]
From 1980 to 1986, López-Menchero studied architecture at the Institut Superieur d'Architecture de l'Etat (ISAE-La Cambre), where he graduated as an architect. Thanks to a grant from the French Community he was able to participate in a series of workshops in 1988-1989 in Tournai under the guidance of the Polish-Belgian sculptor Tapta (Maria Wierusz-Kowalski, 1926-1997). In 2002, the artist created a project for the Belgian pavilion of the Venice Biennale 2003, finishing with the last three finalists.[1]
Work in public space[edit]
López-Menchero uses the city as a canvas for his socially engaged projects.
(Semi-)permanent work by Emilio López-Menchero in public space (selection):[1][2]
- 2004, Borgerhout (Antwerp): work of art as a part of the H20 Lab project of the architectural group BOB 361[3]
- 2006, Brussels: Pasionaria (metal speaking trumpet at Avenue de Stalingrad and Brussels-South railway station, on the occasion of 40 years Moroccan immigration)[4]
- 2007, Mariakerke (Ghent): Yellow Submarine, a surfboard as a meeting place for youngsters of the municipal elementary school "De Brug", as part of the project "Blinde Muren" (Blind Walls)[5]
- 2008, Mol: Zilvermeer (in a new building of the local Public Centre for Social Welfare)[6]
- 2009, Ixelles Cemetery: MUR XL (frieze consisting of enamelled plates with translated poems by the Belgian-Spanish poetess Chantal Maillard by order of the literary organisation Het Beschrijf)[7]
- 2010, municipal border of Brussels and Molenbeek-Saint-Jean at the Porte de Flandre and the Rue Antoine Dansaert: Checkpoint Charlie (replica of the eponymous Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin)[8]
- 2012, Merelbeke: Flowers (integration of transparent glass tiles on the renovated town square, surrounded by the church, the town hall and the library)[9]
Artist and society[edit]
Because of his social commitment, López-Menchero reflects on the role of the artist in society. He wants to debunk myths and stereotypes. In order to understand this problem from the inside, he disguises himself in well-known persons such as Frida Kahlo, Cindy Sherman, James Ensor, Honoré de Balzac and Marc Dutroux. In an interview[2] the artist says about this:
It is the role of the artist to work with boundaries. The artist is somewhere between a clown and a criminal who crosses existing boundaries.
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Emilio López-Menchero: Biographie
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "De vele gedaanten van Emilio López-Menchero". Cobra.be. 2014-12-05. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
- ↑ H20 Lab, Borgerhout (Antwerp)
- ↑ Pasionaria, Emilio López-Menchero
- ↑ Blinde Muur Trekweg at Mariakerke (Emilio López-Menchero), City of Gent
- ↑ Zilvermeer Lake, Emilio López-Menchero
- ↑ MUR XL, Brussels
- ↑ Checkpoint Charlie, Emilio López-Menchero
- ↑ Flowers, Merelbeke
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