Roberto Lugo’s ceramic art defines the patterns of communities. He paints patterns from African Kente cloth, Chinese and Hungarian porcelain – even Air Jordan sneakers. And for the artist, every creation is personal.
“I'm trying to define what the patterns are from communities, like the one I grew up in, impoverished neighborhoods mostly made up of people of color,” said the native of Philadelphia. “One of the elements that people might notice is a form of decoration that comes from there…
