El Adoquín Times shares that “painting and poetry converge in ‘Ocho vientos’ [Eight Winds], a new exhibition by Puerto Rican artist Jean-Michel Fiedler. This exhibition features 16 paintings accompanied by poems that explore memory, desire, and human emotions. The show opens on October 27 and will remain on view until November 28, 2026, at the San Patricio Art Center (SPACE), located at Galería San Patricio, in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. “Sixteen oil paintings and sixteen poems address desire, memory, vulnerability, and the search for balance.” For an insightful review, visit All About Art.
Description: The San Patricio Art Center (SPACE) announces the opening of “Ocho vientos,” a solo exhibition by Puerto Rican artist Jean-Michel Fiedler. The exhibition features 16 oil-on-canvas paintings alongside poems written by the artist. The opening will take place on Tuesday, October 27, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. The exhibition will be open to the public until Saturday, November 28, 2026—Tuesdays through Saturdays, from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.—at the San Patricio Gallery in Guaynabo.
The exhibition stems from a long-standing concept that remains relevant today: life is shaped by forces that shift us from one state to another. Gaining or losing, experiencing pleasure or pain, receiving praise or criticism, being recognized or ignored—these are the “eight worldly winds,” a concept from the Buddhist tradition that Émeric Achard uses to discuss Fiedler’s work.
In this exhibition, the figures, animals, objects, and landscapes transcend the purely philosophical. The paintings blend the everyday with the imaginary, memory with desire, and vulnerability with humor and mystery. They reveal glimpses of an inner world.
Jean Michel Fiedler (San Juan, PR, 1967) Painter and draftsman. In 1986 he studied at the Pratt Institute in New York, in 1987 at the University of Puerto Rico, and finally at the Art University in Pennsylvania. He has been a professor at the Liga de Arte de San Juan [San Juan League of Art], at Sacred Heart University, and at the School of Visual Arts in San Juan. He has worked as an illustrator for San Juan City Publications and The San Juan Star. He has created murals, mosaics, decorative scenery paintings, illustrations, and designs for well-known brand products. The following are a few of the awards he has received: Honor, in the Print Magazine 29th Annual International Cover Design Competition in New York; the William H. Ely Award for Excellence in Illustration in Pennsylvania; and The Harriet P. Hughes Award for Best Pen and Ink Illustration in Philadelphia. His work has been shown in Puerto Rico and the United States.
Translated by Ivette Romero. Read the original text (in Spanish) and see other artwork at https://eladoquintimes.com/2026/10/21/pintura-y-poesia-se-encuentran-en-ocho-vientos-la-nueva-exposicion-de-jean-michel-fiedler/
Bio from https://coleccionreyesveray.com/jean-michel-fiedler/
Read an excellent review article at https://www.facebook.com/artaboutall/posts/galeria-space-san-patricio-presenta-los-ocho-vientos-de-jean-michel-fiedlerpintu/1572907804877221/
For more information, see All About Art and https://eladoquintimes.com/2026/10/21/pintura-y-poesia-se-encuentran-en-ocho-vientos-la-nueva-exposicion-de-jean-michel-fiedler/
[Shown here: Fiedler’s work: 1) Pétalo de pulpa; 2) Nube-mandarinas.]