Episode 096: lé dieguê

Kevin Kirkwood shared a conversation with lé dieguê, a Venezuelan-born artist now living and working in Savannah, Georgia. His work is layered with rhythm, symbolism, and bold chromatic intensity, drawing from migration, cultural memory, and personal resilience. Through color and pattern, he builds visual worlds that speak to identity, displacement, and transformation. In this conversation, they discuss lé dieguê’s journey from Venezuela to the United States, and how the current political administration is affecting not only his own life, but the people he loves and the broader immigrant community around him. They also explore how those pressures and uncertainties are shaping his creative output; how art becomes both refuge and response in moments of adversity. This is a thoughtful, honest conversation about art, identity, and making work in complicated times.   Learn more: lediegue.com @ledieguearte latinoartsinc.org @latinoartsinc @hugopahd   Follow the host: kevin-kirkwood.com @kevinwillpaint or at @strandpodcast   Listen to The Strand via all major platforms. Including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeart, and Amazon.