Santiago de Cuba, July 23 (Prensa Latina) Folk art is drawn from nature and everyday life, where all the power lies, Luis Rodríguez, leader of the Bayate Group, told Prensa Latina today. He represented Cuba at an international fair in the United States.
Known as “the student,” Rodríguez added that in addition to exhibitions, the fair featured an academic event with topics such as Biodiversity Protection linked to the arts, entitled “Illuminating the Miracle of Nature.”
Another topic looked at the art market as a space where it’s possible to preserve the authenticity, communication, and values conferred by the stories told by works of art, he explained.
The fair, held annually in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States, featured the participation of some 150 artists from 50 countries, including Spain, France, Ukraine, Japan, China, Mexico, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Panama, as well as Cuba and the host countries.
The Bayate Group, which brings together Cuban Naif artists, exhibited at Stand 2, with 120 works by 20 painters from the provinces of Cienfuegos, Holguín, Granma, Guantánamo, and Santiago de Cuba. This is Bayate’s eleventh participation in the Santa Fe International Folk Art Fair.
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