126 - Lulu Sotelo BT 846 (2020)

Acrylic on Levi's jean jacket • Size medium

Working at Creative Growth since 2009, Lulu Sotelo is greatly influenced by her upbringing in Mexico City. In a distinct figurative style, she creates portraits of herself, her friends, and characters from her favorite Mexican sitcom, El Chavo del Ocho. With large heads, exaggerated facial features, and peg-like extremities, her characters are bright and colorful, sometimes accompanied by symbolic imagery. An admirer of fashion, Sotelo pays special attention to the clothing in her drawings, devising imagined festive outfits or rendering true-to-life apparel. In her textile practice, Sotelo combines painting, weaving, sewing, and embroidery, and creates one-of-a-kind garments covered with her signature characters. Sotelo’s art has been exhibited at Nina Johnson Gallery, Miami, and Good Luck Gallery, Los Angeles.