Libros de Arte Cubano (5 libros)

Retrospective exhibition of Garcia Peña (b. Cuba 1949) detailing the 3 phases of his artistic development during the last 4 decades: 1st phase where the artist shows his skill evoking epic style paintings of Cuban battle fighters and their horses; his 2nd phase where he increased the body language of his figures (includes the lithographic series "Amores"); and the 3rd phase where his figurative paintings include a mystical and magical message.

Exposition collective regroupant : Aguilera, Alejandro, 1964- ; Angulo, Tanya, 1968- ; Ballester, Juan, 1966- ; Bedia, José, 1959- ; Campos-Pons, María Magdalena, 1959- ; Cárdenas, Carlos Rodríguez, 1962- ; Delgado, Ana Albertina, 1963- ; Garciandia, Flavio, 1954- ; García, Lázaro, 1968- ; Miranda, Ibrahim, 1969- ; Novoa, Glexis, 1964- ; Planes, Segundo, 1965- ; Pérez, Martha María, 1959- ; Quintana, Ciro, 1964- ; Rogriguez Brey, Ricardo, 1955- ; Saavedra, Lázaro, 1964- ; Toirac, José, 1966- ; Torres Llorca, Rubén, 1957- ; Villazón, Ileana, 1969-

In "States of Exchange," Cuban artist Gerardo Mosquera characterizes the sudden shift that visual artists in his country underwent in the 1980s: "These artists broke with the official ideology of culture imposed by the Cuban regime throughout the 1970s, rejecting its political and nationalist cliches. They did so spontaneously, without benefit of programs, mission statements or manifestos; they simply stopped taking any notice of government guidelines in order to work as they wished, without constraints." This volume is a first-hand account of the development of the Cuban avant-garde--which...

Edition dedicated to multifaceted artist Ravenet (b. Spain - d. Cuba) considered an important figure in what is considered the "Historic avant-garde of Cuban plastic arts" and who experimented with multiple art media: canvas and mural painter, sculptor, engraver, illustrator, photographer, designer and ceramist. The book reviews the artist's most intimate moments, his artwork and his political and cultural activism through the eyes of his daughter Mariana.

Estudio crítico y analítico sobre las más recientes propuestas artísticas cubanas en torno al tema de la homosexualidad y las variaciones del yo.