For three months, Kalligraphia 13 exhibit has been spotlighting calligraphers & lettering artists.
This is not news , it was news in 2011 but this is Kalligraphia topic. Not even 'superstars' in the calligraphy and lettering world can claim their pieces have been seen by billions of viewers, or have been exhibited in major museums in NY or SF for one month after another or have bested 107,000 entries in a contest. Who says the lettering arts has a limited audience nor it is not recognized by major museums? Not me.
Introducing our local South SF kid:
When I first heard that seven-year old Mateo Lopez won the Google prize in 2011, I was happy since he was creating a lettering art out of the word GOOGLE. His parents were happy, his school, teachers & schoolmates were happy. The whole town folks were happy. And I was happy & proud that in our town there is a 7-year old illuminator who created something I loved doing- making art out of letters.
Yes - a 7-year old continuing an old lettering tradition.
He emerged a winner out of 107,000 entries from different schools. His Space Cadet Google illumination was for the theme "What I'd Like to Do" someday.
The celebrity judges were actress Whoopi Goldberg, Olympian gold-medalist skater Evan Lysansek, the winningest Olympian gold-medalist swimmer Michael Phelps, & children book author Beverly Cleary.
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| Mateo Lopez winning Google Space Cadet which was used in Google Search in 2011, Billions of viewers saw it. |
- $15,000 college scholarship award
- $25,000 technology scholarship for his school
- piece exhibit at Whitney Museum of American Art , NY & SF MOMA
- appearance at Today Show
- recognition at local Council and State Legislature
If a seven-year-old can come up with something new and creative way to use letters, so can I and so can you.
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