Presentation of “SKETCHES”, a unique book by Surrealist Painter Jorge Camacho

Presentation of “SKETCHES”, a unique book by Cuban Surrealist Painter Jorge Camacho

December 15th, 2012, 7:30 pm, at Aluna Art Foundation

Aluna Art Foundation will present “Sketches”, a unique book conceived to understand the artistic process of Jorge Camacho, the unforgettable Cuban Surrealist painter who reunites the mythical bequest of Ancient America with the modern legacy of the Avant-Garde, in an oeuvre that expands the magic space of the Surrealistic creation. This Object-Book edition was coordinated by Carmen Elias with texts by the legendary Surrealist poets André Breton and Joyce Mansour, the artist and critic Mario Carreño, and also with texts by writer Carmen Elias, the art critic Carlos M. Luis, the artist and independent curator Surpik Angelini, and his wife Torgia, for whom Camacho creates paintings such as Le Désert.

Carlos M. Luis, Turpik Angelini and Torgia Camacho, will be presenting this amazing book with 170 reproductions of pencil sketches and 80 color reproductions, printed in 150-gram stucco matte paper with a hardcover in a total edition of 500 volumes.

The film “Camacho” by Ricardo Vega, produced by Zoé Valdés and with music by Ulises Hernández, will be projected.

“Camacho creates paintings that address Latin American traditions and cultures. He uses bony figures and totem pole-like structures to represent the elements of mystery and symbolism involved in Latin American rituals. On his trip to Paris in 1959, Andre Breton invited him to participate in surrealist gatherings and activities. In 1967 he returned to Cuba to work at el Salon de Mayo. During his stay in Cuba he met Reinaldo Arenas and launched a solo exhibition. Driven by a spirit always thirsty for knowledge, he began studying alchemy upon his return to Europe. This experience would later be reflected in his work, along with his study of birds, music and literature”. (Source:Picasomia.com).