From the very beginning, the Cuban artist Tony Rodríguez understood that pictorial imagination can create forms—bearers, revitalizers, and generators of space—and images that, although mysterious and unprecedented, are no less real or concrete. Thus, the material of his painting determines the effect it produces on the surface, becoming the source of those defined forms and…
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Harmony and Integration of a Dreamed World
By Ángel Alonso, Art Critic and Artist The work of Juan Antonio (Tony) Rodríguez Olivares is sustained by an inclusive, open, and non-sectarian artistic attitude. From his own statement, the artist reveals this integrative vision: “My paintings are inspired by the ancient philosophies of the world, poems, nature, and modern society. By combining ancient motifs…