This past weekend i visited Cuban artist Maria Victoria de Bernard at her home and studio in Gallatin New York, which has a population of about 1,300 scattered over 36 square miles (almost twice as big in area as
Manhattan). She shares the house with my brother Julio, who is a programmer, and a master of the internet universe.
This is a link to Maria’s work on Flickr
20 minutes from Gallatin is the quaint city of Hudson, which like Havana (Maria’s city of origin) contains the elegant, and weathered buildings of an ancien regime; They now endure, because of the influx of artists, and art dealers, who have turned Hudson into a mecca for the arts.
Maria Victoria de Bernard, uses folk art aesthetics to create her depictions of life in Cuba, which revel in the quotidian. Her paintings contain details that reveal the mysticism of the ordinary.
More photostream of the art of Maria Victoria de Bernard
Tommy Shaw | 20-Jan-10 at 7:09 am | Permalink
Maria is very cool! with such a youthful spirit!
cataurocubano | 20-Jan-10 at 4:00 pm | Permalink
Wow …where you can buy her art?
dt | 21-Jan-10 at 2:15 am | Permalink
that’s so awesome. i recognize that one painting from your place. nice
Julio Hernandez-Miyares | 21-Jan-10 at 7:54 am | Permalink
Wow, the artist seems so young in that photo! Anyway, excellent post and just want to say that in less then 30 days, a new website havanaonhudson.com will launch showcasing Columbia County Artists (initially just Maria Victoria) with opportunities to purchase some of those works of art. Think of it as a a virtual gallery (nothing new here ) but with an intent to put the artist front and center of the experience as in their own words instead of in the webmaster’s words
Joanna Hartell | 21-Jan-10 at 11:12 pm | Permalink
Hi Maria! Great to see more of your work. I love the painting you did of rumberos that I have. Keep it up. Can’t wait to see the website.
mbumba | 23-Jan-10 at 7:03 pm | Permalink
i love her work, and look forward to visiting the havanonhudson.com website when it comes online.
Matilda | 28-Jan-10 at 11:11 am | Permalink
i love her stuff!
this should be ur next gallery exhibit! lol