Rising star: Dileydi Florez

Art is a tool and a medium to communicate. Art improves our social skills, gives us new ideas and examples on how to be creators in our daily life. It promotes the use of creativity and imagination as a way of thinking. Art promotes literacy and knowledge. It makes us take attention, to feel inspired by the world that surrounds us, to be aware of the details that compose life, creating bridges for us to find peers. Art channels our emotions. It helps us to accept frustration, to be flexible to change, to have perseverance in our choices, and to keep pursuing and accomplishing our dreams. Art is supported by techniques. It gives us tools to discover, to learn and to try other ways to enjoy this adventure that life is. As an immigrant and an Artist who has lived in different countries and met different cultures, I feel that sharing my knowledge through Art, helps people feel connected and understand our place in the world. Having these goals in mind, I have been creating Art as books, paintings, comics and illustrations. I organize events, exhibitions, informal talks and others cultural activities for both adults and kids promoting the connection between different generations, communities and individuals. Through these partnerships and interactions I find that Art is a major promoter of well being giving greater meaning to my work.

Amado

Amado is a painting series consisting of five paintings made with brush, pen and mixed technique on 300g paper. They were born as remembrances of color, line and shadow at Praia do Amado in Carrapateira, in the summer of 2021 and are inspired by the beauty of the Costa Vicentina, Portugal.

Sky On Fire

After living in Iceland for almost four years, I can say that I have seen the most wonderful colors and shapes throughout the sky. I feel grateful and so much inspired that I attempted to reproduce a glimpse of my reality. This part of a series composed by three paintings made with brush, pen and mixed technique on paper.

Berlengas

Berlengas is an ongoing painting series, inspired by and named after the natural landscape of the Portuguese Island Berlengas. (The Berlengas are a Portuguese archipelago Consisting of small Atlantic islands 10 to 17 kilometres (6.2–10.6 miles) off the coast of Peniche, Portugal, in the west region).