CRAM2010

Susurros de una ciudad
Paintings by Mauricio Reyes Aranda

February 12 - 24
Opening Reception: Friday, Feb 12th at 8 pm

Mauricio Reyes Aranda lives in Santiago de Cuba. He is a 1992 graduate of the José Joaquín Tejada Academy of Fine Art where he majored in painting and studied photography, set design, graphic design, and mural painting. In 2003 he received his teaching credentials from Pedagogical University Frank Pais Garcia. Mauricio has been exhibiting in Cuba since 1988 and internationally since 1994. His work is in public and private collections in Cuba, Canada, Columbia, United St ates, Argentina, Dominican Republic, Spain, Germany, Italy, France, Jamaica, Switzerland, Japan, England, and Finland. He recently participated in Afro'Cuba Works on Paper that travelled to the Lowe Art Museum - University of Miami, Indianapolis Museum of Art, and the International Center for the Arts in San Franciso.

The imagery of Mauricio´s paintings and prints are rooted in the tradition of Cuban Surrealism and the icons of Santeria. His images reflect the syncretism between African and Roman Catholic religions, as well as traditional European Surrealism. He often incorporates objects and image appropriation in his work. The pear, walls, women, feathers, snakes, boats and oars, and Eleguá (the messenger god) frequent his compositions and reflect Reyes´ preoccupation with universal desires and limitations.

Mauricio Reyes Aranda and Vivian Lozano are Artists-in-Residence at CRAM for the month of February and they will give Artist Talks about their work and its relationship with Cuban Syncretism.

Related CRAM - Cuba Exchange events:

Exhibition of Contemporary Cuban Surrealism
February 13 - April 4
prints by Vivian Lozano Caballero and paintings by Jorge Luis Chávez

The Cuban Supper - A Long Table Dinner
February 13th
Limited reservations


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Downtown St. Catharines
905.687.8704

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Jan 8 - Feb 8

Celebrating four years of unbridled avant guarde success and prosperity in The Garden City...

Participating artists:  Tobey C. Anderson, Carolyn Wren, Jose Medina, Alan Flint, Melanie MacDonald, Matt Harley, Sandy Fairbairn, John B. Boyle, John Moffat, Richard Purcell, Pam Maw, Sheldon Rooney, Dennis Tourbin, Dave Gordon, Vivian Lozano, Steve Remus, Marinko Jareb, Israel Tamayo Zamora, Angel Lobaina Borgues, Mauricio Reyes, Jorge Chavez Gamez, Scott Waters, The Judy Bowyer, Kevin Richardson, Ernest Harris Jr., Barzaga, Justinio Reyes, Joaquin Bolivar.