We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Ale Poiré. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Ale below.
Ale, so great to have you with us and we want to jump right into a really important question. In recent years, it’s become so clear that we’re living through a time where so many folks are lacking self-confidence and self-esteem. So, we’d love to hear about your journey and how you developed your self-confidence and self-esteem.
I spent my whole life having low self-esteem and feeling pretty bad about myself. I’m shy and introverted. I grew up in a “high class” environment without being one myself. I’m the only female in my family and the youngest. When I turned 18, I went on a sabatical and I remember feeling like life was really magic, but I wasn’t able to live it to the fullest because of my insecurities. I always felt like something inside of me wasn’t letting me BE, like I was holding back. It was then that I started a self discovery journey trying all kinds of things. This gave me a lot of insights and rituals that I still conserve. Spirituality, nature, connection and therapy became important tools for me to start emerging to the ground, but I really feel like when I started painting was when I finally saw light. I started almost 10 years ago, but for the firsts 4 years, it was very sporadically. It was until 2018 that I started going to festivals and art public projects. It was in public art that I really started learning painting. And it’s this characteristic -that’s public- that I think has changed me a lot by giving me the chance to live also outside myself and not just only inwards. I started traveling a lot also which has certainly given me more confidence to navigate new places and more than the physical way. When people started connecting also with that I was painting, I think that it has also given me a sense of purpose and intention when it comes to what I believe in and what I’m sharing. Painting has been very noble and abundant to me. It unlock something inside me that allows me to live a life of purpose, adventure, connection, cultures, nice people and amazing places, fun and joy, and now I’m think that I’m all of that, those experiencies are a reflection of myself and I’m really grateful for that. I’m still on the journey to really appreciate me and my work and try to give it what it deserves, to accept no less than.
Thanks, so before we move on maybe you can share a bit more about yourself?
What I do more is muralism. I also paint canvas, but I spent war more time traveling and painting on the streets. In the last few years I’ve been collaborating more and more with women and now I have a female collective of urban artists. With them we’ve been making murals, events, workshops and more recently a streetart festival, to inspire, make us, as women, visible, and take more and more the public space.
Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?
Curiosity Being brave
Faith
I think the go hand by hand, and ithey make a combo. Without curiosity there’s nothing to brave for.. and without faith I wouldn’t have to be brave either.
I think that waking up the curiosity is a good place to start.
Tell us what your ideal client would be like?
I think that clients that respect you and your work, that have consideration of your time, effort, basic needs and everything you need to work and the best clients. Good communication is also a very nice characteristic. Clients that keep their word also very important.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.alepoire.com
- Instagram: www.instagram.com/ale_poire
Image Credits
Rafa Vargas Belén Vázquez Andrea Diaz
