Abstract and Different

Abstract and Different

By Virginia Alberdi Benítez; Translation by Luz María Rodríguez Cabral - With the presence of the paintings by Gilberto Frómeta in the ArteMorfosis gallery, in Zürich, this November, the art lovers of Switzerland and other countries that visit this singular space for the promotion of the contemporary Cuban art have the opportunity of having access, not only to the creations by one of the most active and consistent painters inside and outside Cuba, but also to the impact of Abstraction, one of the aesthetic tendencies from the artistic avant-garde of the XX Century…Read more …
CUBA – USA: autopista en las artes visuales

CUBA – USA: autopista en las artes visuales

Por Virginia Alberdi Benítez La presencia de las artes plásticas cubanas en Estados Unidos en el último medio siglo puede compararse con el tránsito por una autopista, a veces interrumpida por grandes obstáculos, pero nunca cerrada al paso de los vehículos. Indudablemente la nueva etapa de las relaciones entre ambos países, abierta el 17 de diciembre de 2014 con el anuncio del restablecimiento de vínculos diplomáticos y afianzada con la reapertura de embajadas en Washington el 20 de julio de 2015 y La Habana el 14 de agosto de este mismo año, debe…Read more …
Ernesto García Peña

Ernesto García Peña

A Vibrant Style of Dazzling Painting Motifs - ANTONIO FERNÁNDEZ SEOANE - Art Specialist - Covering a creative period of approximately seven years of his powerful painting production, Ernesto García Peña now presents, in Zurich, a well-conceived selection of his artistic talent from his recent work to the present, in which voluptuous body forms are connected in a vibrant, unquestionably erotic style bursting with love. His style extends to zones of esthetic interest never before explored, such as the animal element of the horses in Poderosos (Powerful) and in the bullfighting magnificently portrayed in…Read more …
ArteMorfosis Website Launch

ArteMorfosis Website Launch

The plan was different: First we'd launched a count-down site to inform about the upcoming gallery opening and the vernissage of Flora Fong's Exhibition 'Art: Elixir of Life' -> Check -> This milestone was achieved Second we'd launch the gallery website and inform about the artist and have all relevant infos online -> for many small reasons the launch ended up with a big delay Third we'd open the gallery and celebrate our first vernissage -> Check -> on April 16th we officially opened our doors to the public and enjoyed our new…Read more …