Art has been part of my life since I was two years old and through all of life’s ups and downs it has been the anchor that has sustained me, given me courage and in many ways has been my own personal salvation. As an artist and as a person I am constantly in the process of learning more about myself and the world through my art by experimenting with styles, mediums and techniques.
My Father © Carlos Delgado
My father has always been a great source of inspiration and the one person who from an early age saw that art was meant to be my life. My father has dedicated his life to protecting and advocating for the environment in Colombia. He has spent many years re-foresting the mountains near his farm and is soon to have them registered as protected land. As is the tradition in indigenous Colombian customs my father will often go into the forest and play his flute to please the woodland spirits and give thanks. This painting was from a photo of him doing just that and it captures the commitment and respect that he has to his cause.
Adventure © Carlos Delgado
This painting started as just colours on the canvas giving form to a young boy’s face. Initially the feeling I had was of him being very sad but I did not like that and added a few lines at the bottom which instantly gave it a feeling of mystery and intrigue. We can see that he is perhaps reading something and in his mind is going on an adventure and yet the colours around him represent a magical presence, the kind often found on personal adventures.
Untitled © Carlos Delgado
This painting was painted live at Art Battle live painting competitions in 20 minutes. The process of having the subject present itself through adding colour and dripping it followed by flipping the canvas and with a rag taking paint away brought this portrait to the surface. Once the painting brought itself to life it was easy to add it character and emotion through details and touches. This painting was a winning piece of the competition.
Image Credits
All Images Are © Carlos Delgado
Carlos Delgado Artist Bio
Born in rural Colombia and currently living in Toronto, Carlos Delgado is an artist who is deeply inspired by the natural world, the subtleties of human expression and how our life stories intertwine with the world around us. Mostly self-taught, Carlos has gained national and international recognition for creating paintings and murals which promote multiculturalism and capture the essence of a place and its people.
Carlos’s passionate and energetic style of painting in live has won him many live painting competitions and allowed for diverse audiences to become part of the creative process and within the artwork find a piece of themselves. Carlos feels that ultimately artists are responsible for contributing to the social processes by creating spaces where people can come together and find those subtle personal expressions and feelings that make us unique while at the same time connect us to each other. Carlos has been honored by the Liberal MP of Multiculturalism for his contribution in promoting the diversity of Toronto culture through his art.
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