Exquisite Arts Magazine Vol 9- Fall Issue 2018 | Page 8

Due to political reasons, my family
and I were forced to escape Cuba
in 1995 and we moved to Miami.
Starting a life in a new country
was a very difficult task due to the
absence of family and friends.
Few years later I had the
opportunity to meet the Cuban
guitar player Arturo Fuerte. His
music was, and still is, a constant
backdrop to my work. Even today
much of my work is inspired by his
rhythm and my love for his music.
My work has been also influenced
by Picasso, Braque and Wifredo
Lam. Their style shattered
traditional form of artistic
representation and it reminds me
of my broken memories of my life
in Cuba.
In 2004 I moved to Honolulu,
Hawaii where I started taking
drawing and painting classes at
the Honolulu Museum of Art
Linekona School. Then I attended
University of Hawaii Manoa to
attain my Bachelor’s Degree in
Fine Art with a sculpture
concentration. Here I was
exposed to a variety of
media: painting, photography,
print making, glass, metal
fabrication, and bronze casting.
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