Cuban Art

in #travel7 years ago (edited)

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Last June/July, I went to Cuba for a 15 day tour and to travel with my long lost Australian friend. These pictures are ones I took which are focused on art of various forms which we encountered.

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Baracoa

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native rebel leader

Camaguey

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our guide led effort in his home town to get this iron bar relief image of rooster installed

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lovers -- in square with many more sculptures like this

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sculpture by famed Cuban artist Martha Jiménez

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another piece by Martha Jiménez

Granma

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interesting sculpture

Santiago de Cuba

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Cubans love their roosters

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I loved this mural (but I wished I had a rail to take image properly)

Trinidad

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little girl shows off her leaky boot

Habana

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naked bald girl with high heels and fork rides one legged rooster (I don't know)

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fired clay tiles

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outdoor colorful mural

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copper foil sax player

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gorgeous, weathered graffiti girl -- my favorite piece

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baybe -- graffiti

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floating sculpture

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now this is real graffiti

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man explains to woman that he doesn't know what he did wrong ;-)

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communist view of (crony) capitalism

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everyone knows Mr. Lincoln apparently

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gorgeous outdoor wall art at a restaurant we didn't spend enough time at

Conclusion

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