Her name is CARMEN HERRERA, an artist and an architect. She was born in May 31, 1915 to a Cuban-American family in Havana but has lived in New York City since the mid-1950s and has recently had a later-in-life work recognition in international circles. She is currently 100 years of age.
Herrera's work has an almost spiritual precision and is highly reminiscent of Barnett Newman and Leon Polk Smith. She was a contemporary of many abstract expressionist artists - most notably, Wifredo Lam and Yves Klein but since she painted in relative obscurity, remained unknown until her later years. Her works, viewed in light of the time period they were painted in, are important milestones in the evolution of the geometric minimalism movement. After six decades of private painting, Herrera sold her first artwork in 2004 when she was 89 years old.
Herrera has said of her work, “I do it because I have to do it; it’s a compulsion that also gives me pleasure.”
Basically, Carmen Herrera had to wait for 94 years to become a famous artist. She never relented in her strive for success; even when her efforts weren't yielding fruits in the direction of her expectations, she kept pressing on.
I don't know what you are pursuing as a goal for success but Carmen's success story should tell you that it's only God's time that is the best. Keep aspiring higher and setting more goals. Let your only challenge be yourself; to be better than your previous achievement. So go out there and be the best you can. It's never too late to begin.
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