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First Academic Conference Alejo Carpentier honored with pieces by Martha Jimenez

Camaguey- The work of the artist Martha Jimenez Perez was part of an exhibition inaugurated in the context of the First Academic Conference Alejo Carpentier, sponsored by the branch of the Higher Institute of Art (ISA), located near Plaza del Carmen.

The event included the presentation of documentaries, the impartition of conferences by prominent professionals from the province and the nation, as well as work in commissions, as was reported by ISA specialists, in the territory.

The work commissions that met at the event were: Treatment of gender and raciality in contemporary Cuban audiovisual; Musicological and Ballet research in Cuba; and The University, culture and community.

For her part, Martha Jimenez is one of the most representative creators of contemporary Cuban art; and she has worked extensively in sculpture, painting and engraving.

This painter and sculptress based in Camaguey, owns her studio-workshop next to the Plaza del Carmen, where you can find her famous sculptures: the Gossipers, the Water carrier, the Newspaper reader and the Lovers.



Author: Roger Rodriguez Martin
Source: Studio-Workshop Martha Jimenez
Published: Saturday, 20 Oct, 2018