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Plastic artist Juan Moreira passed away

JuanMoreiraThe outstanding plastic artist Juan Moreira lost the colors of life and began his journey towards Cuban historical memory, when he died today in Havana at the age of 83.

News of his death arrived like a bolt of lightning that strikes without warning, reported the Ministry of Culture, while echoing the words of praise spread by the painter and critic Manuel López Oliva.

Death does not respect root makers either, it has just taken away one of the Cuban artists who knew how to fulfill -with poetry and generational roots- the human and expressive mission that life assigned him, affirmed López Oliva.

Likewise, the creator highlighted Moreira’s fidelity “to the Nation, his nobility of spirit, his values ​​as a draftsman and painter, the paternal and family substance exercised, and the weight of a diverse imaginary.”

In this sense, his prolific work stands out, which “went from his somewhat naturalistic notes of the visions elaborated on the Isle of Youth, to a poetic one that combined his work on billboards with a very professional one,” López Oliva highlighted.

Highlights of his career include his work as an illustrator of editions of the text Don Quixote de la Mancha, his participation in the murals of the Hotel Habana Libre and the building where the Prensa Latina agency was founded, the portraits of heroes and friends, as well as his erotic art. .

Professor of drawing at the San Alejandro Professional School of Plastic Arts, Moreira registered twenty personal exhibitions and dozens of collective exhibitions in his career, while his pieces remain in prestigious collections in Cuba and the world.

He conceived ornamental and symbolic compositions for fountains and urban spaces, “and also made his house – along with his wife, also a painter Alicia Leal – a friendly space for communication,” said López Oliva.

Deserving of the Distinction for National Culture, it is time to say goodbye, but not before thanking his legacy, the one that extolled Cuban culture from the visual arts and was imprinted on his disciples.

(With information from Prensa Latina)

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