Maestros del Arte Cubano: Rodríguez y Portocarrero / Masters of Cuban Art: Rodriguez and Portocarrero. [ESP+ENG]

Hello community, family and lovers of paintings in HiveDiy greetings. Today, I come to share with you my visit to the great National Museum of Fine Arts, in Havana, where I enjoyed beautiful significant paintings by great personalities of my country, mainly by Mariano Rodriguez and Rene Portocarrero in the consolidation room of modern art. Interesting, right? Join me on this wonderful tour 😉!

In this first part I will talk about the artist Mariano Rodriguez, Cuban painter, ceramist and illustrator who was born in 1912 in Havana, was founder and president of the selection of plastic arts of the National Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC), was dedicated exclusively to painting in 1960 and presented his works in countries such as Mexico, Venezuela, Brazil, Ecuador, United States and regions of Europe. In the last stages of his life he left to the cultural heritage of our city an important collection of oil paintings, paintings and drawings, many of which are exhibited in the museum. Search 🔍

All the photos you will see below are taken by my iPhone in the artist's personal gallery.

Paisaje del Río Almendares, 1956 Oil on canvas: 127.5 x 183 cm

Of all the samples the one that impresses me the most is this landscape, as I am a big fan of the combination of colors and contrast. It is oriented towards more hidden or evocative dimensions within the artist's ideas towards the Almendares.

Note: I always take one or two photos of the exhibition room, so that you can see how the paintings and the decoration of the place look, all very colorful, well lit and well cared for by the staff. The guards who take care of it are always attentive to any movement, if they enter with food, they are called to attention and it is forbidden to touch the works.

This second division in the hall is assigned to René Portocarrero, Cuban illustrator and painter born on February 24, 1912 in Havana, in his beginnings he stood out for his first personal exhibition at the Lyceum of Havana in 1934, throughout his artistic life he executed numerous murals in different techniques, in well-known places of the city, the Habana Libre Hotel, the parish church of Bauta among others, he presented his works in countries such as Mexico, Brazil, United States and Spain among many others. He is considered one of the most outstanding figures of Cuban plastic arts and his works are permanently exhibited in the museum. Search 🔍