Born and raised in Santa Fe, Arthur López is proud to be working in the long tradition of New Mexico santero artists. His close attention to detail has garnered him many awards, and he is esteemed as one of the state’s most popular santero sculptors in wood. López explains, “My work comes out of my faith. I am a firm believer that you can still use traditional methods to create contemporary work. Though the majority of my work is of Saints, you do not have to be of any particular religion to appreciate them as art." Equally important to López is his need to transcend the bounds of the traditional santero and use his art as a medium for expressing the full range of his culture and the world around him. López notes that this piece was inspired by the 1979 Charlie Daniels song “The Devil Went Down to Georgia.”

“The Couse-Sharp Historic site is one of Taos’s greatest assets. The site has played an important role since its founding in drawing and cultivating artists and creative professionals of all stages and genres, creating a successful creative diverse and multi-cultural arts community,” López says.

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