Cecilia Lueza

Cecilia Lueza

Cecilia Lueza in 2011
Born Cecilia Lueza
Posadas, Misiones Province, Argentina
Nationality United States American Argentina Argentine
Education National University of La Plata,
Known for Painter, Sculptor
Movement Contemporary art

Cecilia Lueza (born 1971) is an Argentine-born American painter and sculptor.[1]

Early life and education

Cecilia is an Argentinean artist residing in Florida since 1998. She earned her Masters in Painting at the Faculty of Arts in the National University of La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.[2]

In 1998 she had her first solo show in Buenos Aires. Shortly after the artist moved permanently to the United States. In the early 2000 Lueza began to show her work steadily in both group and solo shows in the United States, Argentina, Mexico, and the Caribbean.

Her first large-scale sculptures were exhibited in Orlando, Florida in 2002. Since then she has been working on a variety of site-specific art projects and public art projects as well as private and public art commissions in many cities throughout the United States and South America.

Her works include the sculpture series Diversity created between 2007 and 2011. The large-scale female faces are made of urethane and aluminum and painted in various shades of orange, red and yellow.[3] The sculptures have a three-dimensional effect and represent women from different ethnicities, generations and beliefs that are unified through the artist’s use of style and color.

Another work is Winds of Change, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It consists of an angel-like figure on a stainless steel tube that is being held by the hand of a woman. The angel is kinetic and has been painted in a wide range of colors as a way of representing diversity, inclusiveness, hope and yearning. The sculpture became a landmark for the community and was recently acquired for permanent display by the Chattanooga Public Art Commission.

In 2010 Lueza was commissioned a site specific work for the Arts and Innovation Center in Rockville, Maryland. Unveiled in May 2011, Luminarium consists of two interactive wall sculptures containing a fiber optic and light-emitting diodes(LEDs) system activated in accordance with the frequency and intensity of sound. The lights will glow with different colors depending on the frequency of the sounds detected and the light pattern will change depending on the sound's direction. Each panel is 10 feet high by 6 feet wide and 10 inches in depth.[4]

In December 2011, Lueza participated in Giants in the City, a public art exhibit of monumental inflatable sculptures that takes place each year in Miami, Florida.

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Awards, Grants and Residencies

References

  1. ↑ Florida Department Of State, Division Of Cultural Affairs (March 19, 2012). "Winds of Change by Cecilia Lueza". Florida Department Of State, Division Of Cultural Affairs. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
  2. ↑ Art Districts (March 19, 2012). "Cecilia Lueza: Visual Testimonies". Denise Colson, Art Districts. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
  3. ↑ Tampa Bay Times (January 1, 2012). "Sculpture in downtown Clearwater turns heads". Mike Brassfield, Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
  4. ↑ Diario "El Territorio" (newspaper) Misiones, Argentina (June 13, 2011). "Concierto de luces para Washington". Diario "El Territorio" (newspaper) Misiones, Argentina. Retrieved March 30, 2012.(Spanish)
  5. ↑ The Daytona Beach News-Journal (August 1, 2011). "Dual Nature: The Work of Cecilia Lueza". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
  6. ↑ Miami New Times (August 19, 2004). "Young Talent: Kathy Wolff, Chris Culver, Barbara Rivera, Alex Wyroba and Cecilia Lueza". Miami New Times. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
  7. ↑ Miami New Times (April 21, 2005). "Tropically Erotic Tableaux: Cecilia Lueza". Carlos Suarez de Jesus, Miami New Times. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
  8. ↑ Diario "El Popular"(Olavarría, Buenos Aires, Argentina) (March 5, 2012). "Cecilia Lueza en la X edición de ArteAméricas. El arte argentino en la principal vitrina latinoamericana". Diario "El Popular". Retrieved March 14, 2012.(Spanish)
  9. ↑ Clarín (Argentine newspaper) Buenos Aires, Argentina (March 6, 2012). "Artistas argentinos en ArteAméricas: Cecilia Lueza". Clarín (Argentine newspaper) Buenos Aires, Argentina. Retrieved March 13, 2012.(Spanish)
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