Welcome to the latest edition of the Lovelorn Poets Saturday Special.Ā This occasional weekend feature offers information about the artists from Flickr and YouTube whose work appears on this site. I hope you enjoy reading about these talented individuals and visit their websites to see more of their work!
Name: Zoraida de Torres Burgos
Where to Find You:
www.flickr.com/photos/arsaytoma-zoraida/
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Work:
Free-lance literary translator
Duration: I’ve loved to draw since I was a child. As an adult I used to paint just occasionally, but two years ago I joined Flickr and my activity became much more regular.
Education:I have a degree in Philosophy and another one in Translation and Interpretation. I have no artistic training, at least for the moment.
Influences: I’m inspired by naĆÆf art, traditional art, comics, illustration, children drawings… More than by technical mastery, I’m moved by spontaneity and expressivity, the power of color, the graphic qualities of a piece, the capacity to say a lot with the simplest means.
In Flickr I’ve discovered artists that I admire a lot (as Margarita PĆ©rez GarcĆa or PatrĆcia Brasil, to name just two who have been particularly influential), and I’ve also found inspiring and supportive groups as Julia Kay’s Portrait Party.
Preferred Work Environment:I like to draw at home, sitting at the same desk where I do my translations, or more comfortably on the living room coach. On buses or public places I make quick sketches on my phone. I like to use acrylics, watercolor or pen on paper, and drawing software on a graphics tablet or more recently an iPad.
Philosophy: I’m not sure to have a philosophy besides “live and let live”. I draw or paint in a very intuitive way, not intellectual at all. The first subject of interest for me is people, and the second one, the small objects of everyday life. I adore portraits and I think that human eyes contain all the world.
Links to people and groups named:
Margarita PĆ©rez GarcĆa – www.flickr.com/photos/margaperez/
PatrĆcia Brasil – www.flickr.com/photos/patricia_brasil/ (or the link to an interview I did with her: juliakaysportraitparty.blogspot.com/2011/08/interview-with-brazilian-artist.html )
Julia Kay’s Portrait Party: www.flickr.com/groups/portraitparty/
Thank you, Zoraida, for licensing your work through Creative Commons and sharing your work with the Lovelorn Poets! As someone without formal art training, I find your work in both traditional and technology-driven formats inspiring. Key lessons learned? (Applicable to any field, I suppose.) Create regularly, find others to admire and share with, and show your work!