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...explains Holliey White, founder of Arts Amica, an organization dedicated to helping artists gain exposure outside of Cuba. Because of tight security restrictions, artwork is inspected numerous times on its way to the U.S. and must be re-stretched for exhibition—all disincentives for galleries to show Cuban work...
White started the organization in 1996 after a humanitarian aid trip to Cuba exposed her to the difficulties Cuban artists encounter in trying to find an American audience. She now represents over 30 artists. While each piece of artwork on display is drastically different from the next, there is contiguity within their vibrant colors and subtle political critiques. Juan Carlos Garcia Marrero, in his piece “Ship of Fools,” conveys the hardship and strength of the Cuban condition by way of bright tones and stark black outlines...
...flow of artistic expression out of the country, however, is likely to draw attention from the Cuban authorities. “I’ve been in the interrogation room,” says White, who balances the art organization with her job as the assistant clerk for the state Supreme Judicial Court...
Although the work is influenced by various Western movements, it is principally concerned with Cuban culture and the Cuban people. Another artist, Morejon, uses mixed media and oil on canvas to convey the effects of communism and Soviet influence on the Cuban population...
...pieces, “Petroleo,” grey-and-beige collaged images of anatomical drawings and sketches of a motorcycle are punctuated by vibrant red flags and red Russian text. The piece, White explains, celebrates the ingenuity of the Cuban people in the face of restrictive political circumstances. Made up of mismatched industrial parts, the motorcycle expresses the Cubans’ ability to manipulate a broken system and turn it into something...