Fusterlandia, an art neighborhood

in #worldmappin5 days ago

Fusterlandia es un barrio en La Habana, Cuba, lleno de arte. Es un conjunto de galerías de cerámica creadas por el pintor José Rodríguez Fuster.

Fuster, desde finales de los años 80 y comenzando por su casa, emprendió un proyecto que hoy atrae a cientos de turistas.
No solo utilizó su casa como lienzo, sino que habló con sus vecinos para sumar hasta 80 viviendas a dicho proyecto, que tenía como objetivo “vivir dentro del arte”.

Su obra, que incluye esculturas, pavimentos que simulan figuras, murales sobre la Revolución, mosaicos de cultura cubana y citas de Alejo Carpentier y Ernest Hemingway, está inspirada en Gaudí y Picasso.

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Fusterlandia is a neighborhood in Havana, Cuba, full of art. It is a set of ceramic galleries created by the painter José Rodríguez Fuster.
Fuster, since the late 80s and starting with his house, undertook a project that today attracts hundreds of tourists.

Not only did he use his house as a canvas, but he spoke with his neighbors to add up to 80 homes to the project, which had the objective of “living within art.”

His work, which includes sculptures, pavements that simulate figures, murals about the Revolution, mosaics of Cuban culture and quotes from Alejo Carpentier and Ernest Hemingway, is inspired by Gaudí and Picasso