IMPRESSIONS // 2022
Our new collection “Impressions” represents the memory of vivid color and intriguing patterns on the walls of my childhood. Since I was little I recall being captured by Cándido Bidó’s paintings. I would stare into them and appreciate every detail, color combination, every layer of his compositions.
Bidó is an internationally recognized Dominican painter and fine artist known for his use of color and impressionist paintings. In my elementary school art classes teachers would use his paintings to show us how to paint. I grew to recognize his paintings in almost every Dominican household, on the streets of the colonial zone, printed on coffee cups and plates. It was the art that accompanied me through my day to day, influencing my love for bold colors and prints. To me his art was a symbol of my home, my country, my culture. With this collection I wanted to share part of my home, a piece of my surroundings that always sparked joy.
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Nuestra nueva colección “Impressions” representa la memoria de colores vivos y estampados en las paredes de mi niñez. Desde pequeña me deslumbraba con las pinturas de Cándido Bidó. Admiraba fijamente cada detalle, combinación de color, y cada capa de sus composiciones.
Bidó es un pintor y artista reconocido internacionalmente por su uso de colores y pinturas impresionistas. A temprana edad, los profesores de mis clases de arte utilizaban de ejemplo sus obras para enseñarnos a pintar. Crecí admirando sus pinturas en gran parte de los hogares Dominicanos, en las calles de la Zona Colonial, e impresas en platos y tazas de café. Su arte me acompañaba en mi día a día, influenciando mi amor por los colores vivos y estampados. Éstas obras representan para mí: mi hogar, mi país, la cultura de dónde vengo. Con esta colección busco compartir parte de mi hogar, de mi entorno que siempre me generó alegría.