Victor Manuel Ojeda
The idea of the journey to an undetermined place goes beyond the limits of reality and is established as a motif that dwells in the collective subconscious.
In this section you can have immediate access to the articles of CdeCuba Art Magazine, organized on the basis of the most recent publications. They are brief texts that are not restricted to a specific formula: you will be able to realize the diversity of approaches and the freedom our authors have to develop their writing profile. Above all, they seek to communicate quickly with the reader, who is offered a presentation of the aesthetic-conceptual proposal of each artist.
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The main objective gravitates on the need to offer a wide and varied panorama that enriches the debates around Contemporary Cuban Art, with different reflections and approaches to the poetics of each artist; made with equally diverse tools: we can find orientations with historical, philosophical, aesthetic, sociological, anthropological analysis, applied to understand the discursive lines of each creator.
The idea of the journey to an undetermined place goes beyond the limits of reality and is established as a motif that dwells in the collective subconscious. The only certainty for Yunier Tamayo in the artistic process is linked to his existence, and leads him to the evolution of a multiform and highly crafted work. In Williams Lezcano’s work, painting becomes a constant journey. He uses tar as material and pigment to create his works, obtaining dissimilar textures. Alejandro Co’s work carries the ductility and fluidity that accompanies his generation. He transitions from one object to another effortlessly, with solutions borrowed from the past. The strangeness he perceives in his daily life, that which he considers unusual and which continues to impact him day after day, finds in his work an ideal scenario for its recreation. Evelyn Aguilar insists on reminding us that her works are based on the intrinsic experience shared with others: her family, her friends, their absence and objects. The black and white portrait takes new forms in the hands of Jordan Rojas, who is a self-taught artist and has given great importance to longevity in his work. Rolando Galindo in his work establishes a relationship with historiography, generating documentary collections, by questioning the concept of authorship. Yuri O’Hallorans creations are a fusion of feelings and empathies. Pride, passion and intelligence stand as equal parts of an apparent proximity. Olivia Torres seems to be in constant symbiosis with the place she inhabits, she has taken on the task of breathing life into ISA with her series entitled “Microcosmos”. Angel Alonso’s work finds its axiomatic foundation in the search for the human; that is, in the action-reaction of the individual’s behavior. Harold Ramirez pays homage to the deceased, drawing from the same scenario, he introduces himself in the biography of beings who ceased to exist physically. Eldy Ortiz forces us to look at the uncomfortable image, both in his photographs and performances, as well as in his paintings and drawings. He has found a prolific space for expression. Bernardo Valdes proposes a reflective painting, figurative-relatora of common human everyday life, exposed to the sovereignty of the sky as a metaphor for God. Angel Leon Valiente’s work has always maintained an interest in emotions and personal conflicts, and his concern for time has always been present. Marlon Infante is a perfectionist of technique, he pretends to be a meticulous artist. He takes care of the detail, each oil brushstroke finds the right place on the canvas. The painting of Alberto Hernandez Reyes is a retreat and a gesture of reaffirmation in the world. Devoted to the landscape genre, he seems to delineate a spiritual journey into the inner self. Drawing is the quintessence of painting, sculpture and architecture. It is the root of all art, and whoever masters it enjoys an incalculable power… Alberto Lorente starts from chaos without being obsessed with perfect interpretation, free of ideologies: he clones beings in themselves that are incomplete. Miriannys Montes de Oca has reinterpreted in her work the duality that stirs within us, where we move from a self-recognition to an external split. Felipe Alarcón lets images of historical figures, intellectuals and Afro-descendant artists peek through transparencies and glazes in his paintings.Victor Manuel Ojeda
Yunier Tamayo
Williams Lezcano
Alejandro Co
Carlos Zorrilla
Evelyn Aguilar
Jordan Rojas
Rolando Galindo
Yuri O’Hallorans
Olivia Torres
Angel Alonso
Harold Ramirez
Eldy Ortiz
Bernardo Valdes
Angel Leon Valiente
Marlon Infante
Alberto Hernandez
Antonio Espinosa
Alberto Lorente
Miriannys Montes de Oca
Felipe Alarcon