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Joana Dias The true C
Joana Alves Dias was born in the 22nd of March in 1989 in the city of Lisbon, Portugal, where
she was raised.
It was early in her life when she found her true calling. No matter the shape it takes, she appreciates
and embraces all kinds of art. It all started in her childhood with the dream of being
a fashion designer, sketching fantasy dresses and with the strong belief that one day they will
be shown on a runway in a famous city. As time passed the clothing went to second plan, and
she began to take more interest in the models, human features, interaction, placing them in
different environments.
Being an autodidact took her to experiment with all kinds of materials; she started off with
graphic pencil, followed by pastels, charcoal, oil painting and many more.
After experimenting with other kind of crafts, Joana finally discovered digital painting and
photo manipulation.
As soon as she overcome the learning curve, she knew that was exactly what she wanted to
do, as it granted her the freedom to create at her heart’s desire, and at that point the sheet of
paper just wasn’t enough. She is driven by her emotions, her state of mind, a symbolic fusion
of music, literature and cinema.
She is highly influenced by traditional art from all decades, since the renascence, such as J.W.
Waterhouse to contemporary, such as Mark Ryden.
Although Joana is still young, she keeps trying to surpass herself an the quest to morph her
dreams into art.
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