An Introduction to the Cuban Modern Art Movement
Art originating from Cuba is a diverse ethnic blending of European, North American and African aesthetic design telegraphing the various demographic of Cuba. Artisans from Cuba embraced the European modernist movement and the 1920-1950 era witnessed a growth in Cuban modernist movements; these trends were identified by a mixing of modern artistic styles. Some of the more celebrated 20th century Cuban artists were likely to hail from the earlier 20th century.
Arguably the most renowned piece of art to hail from the island of Cuba was THAT shot of Che Guevara (photo by Alberto Korda) which was to become arguably one of the most identifiable photos of the 20th century.
The local Cuban art movement accumulated some pace following the opening of San Alejandro academy in 1818, which was built to gratify the European predilection of the Cuban bourgeoisie. Towards the end of the 19th century, landscapes dominated the Cuban art movement and classicism was still the preferred genre.
However, the Vanguardia Cuban modern artists of the 1920s had disapproved the academic conventions of Cuba’s national art academy. During their formative years, many artists had resided in France, where they learned and took in the founding rules of cubism, surrealism and modernist primitivism. They returned to Cuba committed to new artistic methods and were keen to fuse this new artistic leaning with a Cuban influence. The vanguardia artists achieved global acknowledgement only as recently as 2003 when the Museum of Modern Art presented the the Modern Cuban Painting show.
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