Reading in depth about Cuban poster art for that last post, I came across several references to Wilfredo Lam, the Cuban surrealist painter and his negritude take on the artistic schools of the day…
I love the amazing Surrealist / Cubist (influenced by his lifelong friendship and collaborations with Picasso) vibe that uses imagery and symbols from Santeria and his Afro-Cuban heritage. In 1943, he began his most well known work, The Jungle, which was ultimately purchased by the Museum of Modern Art N.Y. and was hung near Picasso’s Guernica.
