Mariano: Variations on a Theme / Variaciones Sobre Un Tema - Softcover

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This bilingual catalog accompanies a retrospective exhibition of Cuban modernist painter Mariano Rodríguez (1912&;90). The artist, known simply as &;Mariano,&; explored variations on central themes that reappeared and evolved throughout his lifetime, most famously his iconic &;gallo&; (rooster) paintings. The McMullen Museum&;s exhibition and catalog offer an expanded look into Mariano&;s six-decade career from interdisciplinary perspectives. Essays consider Mariano&;s formative association with Manuel Rodríguez Lozano and the Mexican School in the thirties and the symbiotic relationship that developed between Mariano and Cuban intellectuals to create a rich cultural history in the forties. The catalog discusses Mariano&;s shift from figuration to abstraction in the fifties and his return to figuration with startling grotesque imagery in the sixties. There is also a focus on Mariano&;s final period, which explores the individual and the collective, both compositionally and politically, in the seventies and eighties. Together, these essays illuminate both Mariano&;s rootedness in traditional forms of Cuban symbolism and his forging of a unique style that came to characterize his work beyond &;lo cubano.&;

 

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