Lisa Fittipaldi - blind artist (9 works)

The cheerful and picturesque paintings of Lisa Fittipaldi are usually very popular with viewers. But the simple pleasure of looking at the paintings gives way to amazement and even shock when people learn that the author of these paintings is blind. Blind artist? Without seeing Lisa's work, it's hard to believe. But the work of this author once again proves that the talent and strength of the human spirit can not only do a lot - sometimes they do the impossible.

I stopped seeing Lisa Fittipaldi in 1993, and picked up a brush for the first time two years later - in 1995. As a certified public accountant and financial analyst, Lisa lost her job, her independence, and her sense of purpose along with her vision. Her prolonged depression lasted for more than a year, until one day her husband brought her a children's watercolor set. To everyone's surprise, Lisa picked up a brush and began to paint.

Without any artistic education, Lisa Fittipaldi faced many difficulties. She could not study the technique of painting by observing the actions of the teacher, she could not see the painting. But this did not stop the woman, and instead she came up with her own learning system: she listened to audio versions of books about art and visited famous museums with her husband, for which she had never found time in her previous life. In order to navigate the composition of the future painting, Lisa stretched nets of ropes onto the canvas, but over time she learned to do without them.

Critics and other artists have repeatedly told Lisa that she can paint abstractions or flowers as much as she wants, but she will never become a real artist, since she is unable to depict people and scenes from street life. It was a challenge, and Fittipaldi answered it with dignity. She painted her first street scene in 1998 and has been doing it continuously ever since. At the same time, it remains a mystery to everyone how Lisa manages to paint without seeing paints or canvas; the artist claims that this is incomprehensible even to herself.

Lisa Fittipaldi's work is regularly exhibited in galleries around the world. She is also the author of the book “A Brush with Darkness,” in which the artist describes how she learned to paint while blind.