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Inspiration comes from my heart and my homeland. It is the core of my emotions. My paintings are filled with vibrant colors ,movement’s and texture. |
Inspiration comes from my heart and my homeland.It is the core of my
emotions. My paintings are filled with vibrant colors, movement’s and
texture. The sugar canes reflect a nourished hunger. The drums reflects
the passion I have for music. The beat of the tumbadoras (Conga drums)
flow through my soul and it runs through my veins. As a percussionist
I play the drums, Bongos and triple Congas, in occasions sitting down
with local friend musicians for a friendly jam section. The colors and
the music of my homeland are always vivid in my mind and my work.I
close my eyes and I can still smell the burned sugarcane being milled.
All those thoughts are stamped in my senses and in my mind. I use vivid
greens that reflect the tobacco fields that I ran through as a boy.I
use strong yellows they are the stained fingers of my mother’s hands,
working endlessly in the cigar plant. They are the strongest part of
my paintings, these yellows and greens: pure love, the love of a
mother. The thick, rolling texture of my paintings, they are the many
waves of a savage sea bashing thousands of Cuban families and children
to the depths of the Florida Straights. They are the scars of many
broken families lost at sea for the sake of freedom.Passion in every piece. I use no pre-sketch before I star any of my painting. I
allow my heart to flow into the canvas. From within a blank space of the canvas an incredible energy calls me. That energy begins to fill
the empty space, and images of my emotions are born into a canvas
bonding them. I let memory dictate the moment, I let feelings command
the space, and I lay it bear to the viewer to experience a Cuba I
witness when I close my eyes.Out of a world of multiple
concepts, I attempt to isolate a singular thought that defines image,
without distraction. The harmony colors pose to me, and the sweetness I
recall of the sugar cane are parallel to the foundation of my mind and
spirit. The Lord has given me this wonderful gift, one I feel is a true
blessing.
Thank you for visiting my site!
Humberto benitez
