貝翠斯・維達爾
Beatriz Martin Vidal
關於
一九七三年出生，西班牙籍。畢業於薩拉曼卡大學油畫系(University of Salamanca)，爾後前往巴利亞多利德藝術學院(Art School of Valladolid)進修插畫。她的繪畫風格以古典油畫的寫實技法為主， 而內容則大多是跳離現實，天馬行空的主題，但這都是她真實的內心世界。對她來說，無論是繪畫或者是書籍插畫，她都希望將內心存在的幻想，或者是一則一則的故事在現實的生活中表達出來。
貝翠斯自述
無論是純藝術的創作，或者是書籍插畫，我都是在畫我自己真實的內心世界。我覺得人的內心世界，包括我們的夢境或發生的故事，都和我們身處的外在世界一樣重要。對我而言，人的內在世界和外在現實是重疊的，而作為一個創作者，我很喜歡讓這兩者共舞，並且在我的繪畫中將這些可見的事物都化為隱形世界，讓真實和非真實交錯在一起。我相信，我們的雙眼並不定能夠確實看清楚我們身處環境的形狀和顏色。
Born in 1973, in Spain. Vidal studied at the University of Salamanca where she specialized in oil painting. During that period, Vidal developed an affinity for illustration, which took her to the Art School of Valladolid, where she completed a program for illustration. Vidal’s style derives from realist techniques of classical oil painting. Her subject matters are often beyond the ordinary that border the fantastical. Notwithstanding, her paintings are faithful recordings of real moments flourishing in her soul. Vidal wishes, whether through paintings and picture book illustrations, to narrate the imaginations and stories that enrich the human heart.
Self-Statement
As Painter as well as illustrator my main focus is the inner reality. I feel that dreams, stories, the worlds inside people are as important for us as the outside world. Both worlds coexist, our inner world superpose to the outer reality. I love the dance between these two dimensions. The best thing of painting for me is being able to make visible the invisible. To give shape and color to this life we experience but is usually hidden to the eyes.