THE COLOURS OF CUBA (The Art and Ceramics of Jose Fuster)
Nov 5th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Events
The Colours of Cuba exhibition takes place at La Galleria during November and features a selection of oil paintings and ceramics from Cuban artist Jose Fuster. A spontaneous artist who is known for his naive style, his works depict a festive world full of joy and colour.
Bringing to life the streets of Cuba, the Colours of Cuba exhibition is the perfect antidote to grey autumnal skies, and the brilliant, happy and youthful pictures will give you a well timed introduction to his world of Latin American vibrancy.
Fuster’s work has been shown in solo exhibitions throughout Europe and the Americas, and some of his collection are on permanent display in the public galleries in Havana and New York. Bringing his exhibition to London this autumn gives art lovers in the city the chance to see Fuster’s work up close in this exciting show.
The highlight of the Colours of Cuba exhibition is the latest in Fuster’s series El Apagon (The Blackout) which reflects the situation in Cuba in the 1990s after the collapse of the USSR, which caused a dire economic situation with electricity, food, fuel and medical shortages. Other paintings in the Colours of Cuba exhibition reveal the everyday hustle and bustle of life in Cuba, using his trade mark vibrant colours and bold strokes to express every hue of island life. Reflecting the soul of his people, his pallet creates all sorts of images from including peasant landscapes, two headed animals, strange totem poles, and impossible towns and cities.
Last year Fuster held a sell out exhibition in Oxford, where astute buyers such as chef Loyd Grossman, composer George Fenton, and Professor Cate Elwes from the University of the Arts, London bought many of the paintings on show. The Colours of Cuba exhibition in London is sure to make an even bigger impact on the art fans in the city, with as his dynamic paintings bring to life the troubled soul of Cuba in his seemingly innocuous scenes.
Jose Fuster’s the Colours of Cuba exhibition is on show at La Galleria Pall Mall, 30 Royal Opera Arcade, London SW1Y 4UY (corner of Haymarket and Pall Mall). From Monday 10th to Friday 21st November 2008.
Prices range from £500 to £15,000.
10 November 2008 – 21 November 2008
Every day from 10:30 to 19:30
The Gallery Pall Mall (corner of Haymarket and Pall Mall)
30 Royal Opera Arcade
Nearest Tube: Piccadilly Circus
Cost: Free
Age Restrictions: n/a
