Samuel Lind was born on May 22, 1953 and was raised in the Mediania Alta sector of Loíza, Puerto Rico. His aptitude for art was identified at an early age by one of his teachers and she provided him with materials in order to motivate him to develop his talent. He had two mentors who greatly influenced him and they were Castor Ayala and Tite Curet Alonso. Castor was the patriarch of the Folkloric ballet “The Ayala Brothers” and he was also a master craftsman and painter. He was the first person to insist that Samuel should study fine arts as a profession when no one else around him considered that to be a profession. Later on the famous composer Tite Curet Alonsosaw his potential and helped make his first exhibits off the island happen.
He studied in the Fine Arts University in San Juan during the seventies and was fortunate enough to be the pupil of several great artists of our country such as Augusto Marín, Lorenz Omar and José Alicea. At the beginning of his career his works were very identified with our Puerto Rican cultural traditions, especially his beloved town of Loíza which and he captured spontaneous scenes with serigraph printing. Lind has always felt enriched by the beauty of our natural surroundings. The expression in his works transport the observer to those times when there were more green areas and more tranquility. His universal message calls us to pause and reflect about the changes that are happening in our world.
Lind has always used different media and techniques to capture cultural scenes and tropical beauty. Having been raised in a coastal town where the majority’s livelihood was based on fishing, coconut, traditional food sales and agriculture with the passing of time he has continued to colorfully portray natural scenes and simple lifestyles. His vision awakens a more profound connection with nature. With time, Lind has turned in to an active ecological defender and an educator for conservation.
