Visual Arts

Visual Arts

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.

Raúl Corrales Thinking through one’s eyes...

By: Rafael Acosta de Arriba

In 1959 a group of talented photographers emerged documenting and recreating the birth and early years of the Cuban Revolution.

And as if that wasn’t enough...

By: Miriam P. Casanellas, Photos: Courtesy of the artist

Rafael Pérez Alonso is a Cuban contemporary visual artist who has been steadily producing art for over thirty years.

A Glance at Cuba

Text and photos: Ripsime Biyazyan

North American student Ripsime Biyazyan visited Cuba recently on an academic trip and her camera lens captured diverse details of the country and its people.

By Ramón Iglesias. The image of smoke

By: Roberto F. Campos

With a delicate appreciation of the world of tobacco, this photographer captures the colours and nuances of space, objects, and living creatures.

Hasta Pronto

Afriend of Alfredo Sarabia wrote the following in the program for the 1st National Biennial of Photography - Alfredo Sarabia in Memoriam, 2003.

Photo-feature By Rupert Veron-Smith

Text by: John Kim

Maykel Herrera, The Magic of his Dreamlike Gaze

By Prensa Latina / Photos: José Tito Meriño

Children, weapons, monoculars, household objects, animals and ancient images are some of the elements that distinguish Maykel Herrera’s work. This artist uses satire, irony and play to depict humanity’s most pressing problems.