The Rodriguez Collection introduces Reynerio Tamayo to Washington D.C.

By Odette Artiles It’s all about baseball for contemporary Cuban artist Reynerio Tamayo. Sponsored by The Rodriguez Collection, in collaboration with the Caribbean Educational Baseball Foundation, The Kendall Art Center presented for art and baseball fans alike, the exposition “Cuban Slugger” at Arena Stage in Washington D.C. on July 11, 2018. A showcase, mimicking the emigration of its maker, “Cuban Slugger” garnered critical and communal … Continue reading The Rodriguez Collection introduces Reynerio Tamayo to Washington D.C.

Paper, Paint & Tattoos: Milena’s Unique Language

By Odette Artiles Milena Martínez Pedrosa is a complex artist who communicates power, irony and connection through the use of realistic bodies and head-scratching iconography. In Milena’s work nothing is straightforward, yet it is easy to read, better yet, understand. Complex and albeit mysterious, Milena both denounces and feeds off the censorship and limited freedom present in her native country of Cuba; providing paradoxical tension … Continue reading Paper, Paint & Tattoos: Milena’s Unique Language