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a Nicaraguan contemporary artist liv-
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Feb. 23.
Diaz uses paints in unique version of pointilism £
which he calls bubblelism. Each small pool of color is
formed by concentric circles in carefully selected tones which
eventually help form the larger image of the painting.
He is passionate about using bold, vibrant, rich colors in his
paintings.
My dream is to one day build an art school for underprivi
leged youth in my country as well as to promote culture and
strengthen and nurture friendship and collaboration thought Mareio Diaz paints a unique version of
what he calls ‘bubblelism.'
art everywhere I go," he said.
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