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Alicia De Lima was born in Trinidad and is a Resident of both
Trinidad and Venezuela.
Throughout her childhood she was always interested in the
plastic arts, and later in visual arts and classical music,
which was encouraged by her parents. Art was one of her main
subjects in G.C.E. followed by courses in Ceramics and
Introduction to the Arts at the Extra Mural Dept. of UWI.
In Venezuela she attended classes of "Appreciation and History
of World Art". She started her drawing in carbon and pastels,
then went on to oils and acrylics with the well known artist
Luis Alvarez de Lugo.
Recently has dedicated her
artistic tendencies to Watercolours with the Chilean artist
Renate Sunko.
Her drawings were mainly of nudes
and still life and her painting has evolved from scenery to
Surrealism Expressions.
She has always had a strong focus
on the flow of colour in nature, clothing - such as batik, paper
making, serigraphy, jewelry, household furnishings and hand
crafts. She has filled many a spare moment throughout her life,
etching, sketching and painting.
Her art has been sold in small
galleries in Venezuela and was for the first time presented in
Trinidad at Art Creators Gallery under "Women Who Paint 2006".
The theme for this exhibition is
“Expressions in Blue” and include pieces such as a racehorse,
“The Royal Blue” a musical piece, “The Blues” and nudes, “I’m
Feeling Blue”, “Blue Jeans” and “Madam Bleu” as well as
abstracts “Age of Aquarius” and “Blue Lace”. Her collection
demonstrates her versatility with watercolour as a medium, and
although there is the common element of blue throughout her
exhibition, the variety of techniques used makes the collection
interesting, beautiful and visually stimulating.
Artist’s
Statement: Alicia de Lima
Expressions in Blue
Colour has always fascinated man and the
theme ‘Expressions in blue’ is a painted essay of the prime
colour: blue.
Blue symbolizes wisdom, knowledge,
intelligence, sensitivity, responsibility, peace also heavenly
figures.
Within the Universe, Planet Earth is blue.
The colour blue is in forms of electromagnetic waves, minute
cells, photosynthesis, etc. Blue is in every hidden corner,
from the skies to the deep seas. The magical touch of blue is
everywhere, for example: Green cannot exist without blue.
The new millennium is also called the blue
millennium. Blue also represents this era, called the Age of
Aquarius. This Blue era has a deep significance for man.
Supposedly we are entering into a higher dimension, one of
wisdom and peace, where we begin to live more in awareness,
hopefully to be more alert of all our reactions due to our
emotions. Blue is being aware, aware of our conflicts, our lack
of sensibility, sensitivity and care within our beautiful blue
planet.
Personally with ‘Expressions in Blue’ I have
projected and painted with water and a wide range of blues.
Water symbolizes emotions, so using water and blues, I have been
able to express our blue planet, our beautiful island, also
musical pieces of the past, well known sayings, calculated
designs also memories and moments of joy.
The square format stands for equality,
balance and maturity. Using this format and blues with the
various watercolour techniques and perhaps a touch of acrylic
or a sprinkle of pure blue pigment as used in the Byzantine
era, relates the story of ‘Blue’ and its wide range of
expressions: ‘Expressions in Blue’.
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