As a young child growing up in Mexico, Jose López had been interested in art, but never thought too much about it. It wasn’t until a shooting left him paralyzed at the age of 15 that he became passionate about the subject. As he was learning to live with a wheelchair, López spent much of his free time drawing with pencils, attempting to replicate the art of José Guadelupe Posada, Jesús Helguera and others. From pencil drawing he moved to black-and-grey tattooing, eventually establishing himself as one of the premier artists working in the style. But even as tattooing paid the bills, López continued to explore other mediums of art. We spoke with him about his fine art, the powerful influence art has had on his life and more.
What sparked your interest in art?
It happened when I lived in Mexico. One day I was walking to school and saw a Day of
