Martina lopez biography

MY FIRST DIGITAL IMAGE

I began working digitally while studying with Paul Berger at the University of Washington in the late 80's.  With the death of my father, I started working with my family archives.

My work began to focus on the relationships of people, specifically that of families. It was also at this time that I began to use the computer for my art making. Since then, the elements of the family photograph and the electronic media remain prevalent in my work.  In the beginning, my images where very autobiographical; they were, in fact, documentation of my family history.  I began incorporating family images beyond my personal album as a way to create a collective history, one which would allow individuals to bring their own memories to my work.

ABOUT MARTINA LOPEZ

Lopez has been working with the 19th century portrait, landscape and the digital media since 1985.

Her interest in the electronic environment lies in the believability of the phot