I chose bronze as my medium (cast from scrap in a foundry I built myself). My goal with this series was to assemble objects and images from different natural sources that were around me to create new images and new messages. Through small-scale sculptures characterized by the manipulation of objects from my environment, I succeeded both in expressing myself artistically and alleviating the harsh economic crisis in which I was living. Because bronze was a material few artists used in the Oriente region, it was attractive to foreign collectors and I sold a great deal of work. The resulting figures were symbolic within the Cuban cultural context.


	I chose bronze as my medium (cast from scrap in a foundry I built myself). My goal with this series was to assemble objects and images from different natural sources that were around me to create new images and new messages. Through small-scale sculptures characterized by the manipulation of objects from my environment, I succeeded both in expressing myself artistically and alleviating the harsh economic crisis in which I was living. Because bronze was a material few artists used in the Oriente region, it was attractive to foreign collectors and I sold a great deal of work. The resulting figures were symbolic within the Cuban cultural context.	next image home

		Cabeza con Quimbombo (Head with Ocra) cast bronze 2000