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A hand carved and painted wooden sculpture of a healthcare worker wearing a dark blue uniform, mask, and gloves, holding a mop in her left hand and a container of bleach in her right. She has an identification card around her neck and embroidered on her uniform is the name “Lupe”. Her hair is pulled back and behind her is a cut out piece of wood painted a metallic silver, floating around her head like a halo.
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Arthur Lopez

The majority of my work is portraying saints in a modern way. Each of the works presented are hand carved and painted wood with natural and water based pigments. "Lupe" is on display at the "American Visionary Art Museum" Baltimore MD. In honor of healthcare workers.