I began this blog with images of artwork residing in Cuba. I thought it might be interesting to explore Cuban art exhibits found within the US. Art is influenced by many factors. Cuban art tends takes on many shades. How is artwork displayed in the US, where we can execute our right to freedom of speech, different from the artwork displayed in Cuba? I will be posting examples of Cuban flavored artwork found a little closer to home.
Cuban- American artist, Flavio Garciandia works from the late 1970s and '80s employed photorealism, with bright "kitsch" iconography in dimensional paintings and installations questioning Cuban middle-class ideals and the problems that contemporary society has posed for art. Below is a sample of work found in his current exhibit.
Los Angeles, California.- The Coutourier Gallery is pleased to present " Flavio Garciandia : No Man Is A Brush", on view at the gallery from January 14th through February 25th 2012. Probably Cuba's most influential contemporary painter, will have his second solo exhibition at Couturier Gallery. Garciandia (b. 1950) is best known for his abstract paintings. The thirteen abstract paintings included in the show represent a new body of acrylic work painted on aluminum and canvas, a recent departure from his oil works on canvas. The opening reception was Saturday, January 14th.
Information retrieved from Art Knowledge News on January 15th, 2012. This is a yahoo group which shares art exhibits around the world. "Art News" <signups@artknowledgenews.com>
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