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"Diet", oil/ wood, 2007 |
One of the fundamental nuclei of this creativity has to do with the energy crisis that Cubans have lived through for a long time, symbolized in a home-made object called “chismosa”, a popular term given on the island to a type of makeshift kerosene lamp that has served to light the homes of many Cubans. “La chismosa” occupies an important place in Lazo's works, in a way that mixes humor with sadness and pain.
These are works that exhibit a great mastery of pictorial technique while portraying one of the most important characteristics of Cubans: the ability to survive crises thanks to the power of imagination and the strength of a smile. /
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"Impediment", oil/ canvas, 2010 |
Uno de los núcleos fundamentales de esa creatividad tiene que ver con la crisis de energía eléctrica que han vivido los cubanos por mucho tiempo, simbolizada en un objeto de construcción casera llamado “chismosa”, término popular otorgado en la Isla a un tipo de lámpara de queroseno improvisada que ha servido para alumbrar las casas de muchos cubanos. “La chismosa” ocupa un lugar importante en las obras de Lazo, desde una perspectiva que mezcla el humor con la tristeza y el dolor.
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"Middleman", mixed media/ canvas, 2009 |
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"Light of Frustration", oil and objects/ canvas, 2009 |
New York, June 12, 2020
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