Visual Arts

Visual Arts

Leo d' Lázaro, Archaeologist of the Present

By Cecilia Crespo / Photos by Courtesy D´Lazaro

His creations capture and invite all viewers to reflection. One of those contemporary alchemists who transform paintings, installations, photos and sculptures into visible poetry, Leo D' Lazaro seems to leave a piece of his skin in each of them.

Perugorría's Three Passions

By Mercedes Ramos / Photos: Jose (Tito) Meriño and Artist's Archives

Known nationally and internationally for his famous Diego in the Cuban film Fresa y Chocolate (Strawberry and Chocolate), Jorge Perugorría, Pichy to his friends, is also an accomplished painter; this hobby and alternate profession together with his family are the passions of his life. You are known as an actor, and now as a painter; speak to me of this duality.

Photo Feature, By Ismael Francisco

He was born in Bayamo in the eastern region of Cuba in 1968. Two years later, his father started as a photo reporter for Granma, Cuba's national newspaper. lsmael grew up surrounded by cameras that soon became the toys that he played with.

By Ferval

Text by Ilona Hernández

All of us see the same way but not all of us can see the same thing. This results in some people taking photographs while others can only see the printed, image. Fernando Francisco Valdés Álvarez can see what we can't.

Photo-feature By Rupert Veron-Smith

Text by John Kim

We first met Rupert last year on the patio of the Taberna de la Muralla, the brew pub in Plaza Vieja in Old Havana. I was there with a professional photographer from Barcelona and a friend from England. At the next table, we saw a very large Englishman sporting some very large cameras and began a conversation with him.

Hasta Pronto

Niurka Barroso was born and educated in Cuba. She began her career in 1995 as a photographer for Agence-France Presse until 2005, when she moved to Toronto, She is a member of Cuba Artists and Writers Association (UNEAC), Niurka has produced a series of award winning images dealing with humanitarian issues

Microworld

By Ciro Bianchi Ross Photos: CubaPLUS

Ancient Adornment Revitalized

By Hache G, / Photos: CubaPLUS

It has taken quite a long time for tattooing to rupture taboos and move from marginal groups (sailors, soldiers and convicts) to youth and eventual acceptance by the adult generation as just another personal choice for decoration.

Camejo and the Human Jungle

BY YOE SUAREZ

The result was three bronze pieces, a three-dimensional reproduction of elements I have worked in paintings: an abandoned bicycle on the Malecón, a 1950’s gas station, a stop sign planted on a sidewalk. “It was an unforgettable experience,” he says, as if he had swum far from the shore.

Raúl Corrales Hemingway and Cuba

BY JOAQUÍN HERNANDEZ MORA (TAKEN FROM THE INTRODUCTION OF THE BOOK HEMINGWAY)

This is an award that belongs to Cuba, because my work originated and was created in Cuba, with my people from Cojimar, a village of which I am a resident. This adopted country, where I have my books and my house, is present throughout all the translations.

Photo Feature, Ivian Ruiz Hernández

The collection exhibited by Ivian Ruiz Hernández, a young photographer who has added her name to the growing number of women photographers. With a strong professional education supported by constant courses and innovative workshops, her results, shown in some thirty individual and collective exhibitions, have earned plaudits.

Havana on Her Canvas

By Heidy González Cabrera Photos: Courtesy Ileana Mulet

It is easy to recognize a painting by Ileana Mulet. She brings a sense of mischief to the vibrant Chagall-like tipsy urban landscapes, dropping hints inviting you to search for messages hidden in surprising shapes; she calls it the game of her creation.