Nestor Martí. Portraits, thoughts and the soul of a city
By Roxana Consuegra, Photos: courtesy of Néstor Martí
Conveying emotions, breaking through mental inertia and stimulating reflective exercise are maxims of Néstor Martí’s artistic career. Capturing the essence of Havana, her eclecticism; her history wrapped in facades, motifs, walls and cobblestones, the energy of her people, her unique smell and sounds, is another leitmotif for the architect.
Alexander Abreu: singer from Pueblo Grifo
By Roxana Consuegra, Photos: courtesy of Alexander Abreu
Not many know that the real beginnings of Alexander Abreu within the universal language, music, were as a singer. While he began studying as a trumpeter at 10 years old, he had already begun singing in his native city of Cienfuegos, in the choral group “Los chicuelos del mar”. At only 11 years old he joined this group directed by teacher Rosa Campo, who he remembers as an incredible woman.
National Botanical Garden University of Havana.Live the Experience with Science!
Photos: Gabriel Guerra Bianchini, Carlos Martín, Karen Aguilar Mugica
25 kilometers south of the city centre of the Cuban capital, time stands still in the natural beauty of the National Botanical Garden (NBG), part of the University of Havana (UH).
Alexis Plasencia. The body is a temple... the temple is the art
By Cary Quintana / Photos: Jokerstudio
Alexis Plasencia García is an academically trained artist who in the human figure has found a basis on which to develop his career. His initial work, realistic, has evolved toward the current theme where the body continues as protagonist, but not in the mimicry of a role or supporting canvas, but rather within the covering dermis itself, becoming a stage for the creation.
