Posts tagged ‘Cuban Art’
March 30, 2016
Colossal: Suspended Tree Sculptures Connect an Artist to His Cuban Roots
Jorge Mayet’s tree sculptures produced from paper, wire, fabric, and acrylic showcase the ways in which a tree’s roots often mimic the branches that spread above ground. In these suspended works the underground systems are far more expansive than what…
March 28, 2016
Trendland: Hanging Tree Sculptures by Jorge Mayet
Cuban expatriate artist living and working in Mallorca, Spain, Jorge Mayet recreates with beautiful precision trees and root structures using papier-maché, paints, wires, and metals. Devoided of political connotation Mayet’s work is a reminiscence of his native Cuba as well…
March 9, 2015
Visual News: Tiny Worlds Float on Gallery Walls. Sculptures by Cuban Artist Jorge Mayet
Cuban artist Jorge Mayet is creating his own miniature worlds. Attached to white walls, many of his sculptures seem to float in the sky, their bottom sides revealing raw soil and roots as if they have ripped free from all…