4 Gatos Rudos
Emerging Cuban Artists
Joaquin Bolivar
Enrique
Juan Salazar Salas
Jorge Agustin Del Toro
June 22 - July 17, 2012
Opening Friday, June 22nd, 7 pm to 10 pm
Rude cats, visceral abstractions, broody self-portraits and serial figures in eccentric space, four emerging Cuban artists take to the walls of Cram International in an exhibition of prints curated into the CRAM-Cuba cultural exchange by Tobey C. Anderson. With the exception of Joaquin Bolivar, three of these four artist can now boast at having their first show off their island home.
Emerging artist himself Bolivar plays the role of mentor and tutor through the infamous studios of Taller Cultural "Luis Diaz Oduardo" in Santiago de Cuba, encouraging a whole new generation of Cuban print artists. Works in the exhibit demonstrate a sense of curiosity, longing, and ethereal psychological domains where imaginative visual narratives confront the visceral realities of applying unique innovations in various print techniques. The individual printed works strongly reflect a harsh cultural reality where necessity dictates recycled and repurposed materials as the only solution for the artist’s studio productions. As a result the artists prove that little to work with can result in determined modes of expression promoting a spirit of sustainability worthy of global significance.
Joaquin Bolivar
Enrique
Juan Salazar Salas
Jorge Agustin Del Toro
June 22 - July 17, 2012
Opening Friday, June 22nd, 7 pm to 10 pm
Rude cats, visceral abstractions, broody self-portraits and serial figures in eccentric space, four emerging Cuban artists take to the walls of Cram International in an exhibition of prints curated into the CRAM-Cuba cultural exchange by Tobey C. Anderson. With the exception of Joaquin Bolivar, three of these four artist can now boast at having their first show off their island home.
Emerging artist himself Bolivar plays the role of mentor and tutor through the infamous studios of Taller Cultural "Luis Diaz Oduardo" in Santiago de Cuba, encouraging a whole new generation of Cuban print artists. Works in the exhibit demonstrate a sense of curiosity, longing, and ethereal psychological domains where imaginative visual narratives confront the visceral realities of applying unique innovations in various print techniques. The individual printed works strongly reflect a harsh cultural reality where necessity dictates recycled and repurposed materials as the only solution for the artist’s studio productions. As a result the artists prove that little to work with can result in determined modes of expression promoting a spirit of sustainability worthy of global significance.
