Ibrahim Miranda
Isla laboratorio o 7 maravillas
(Island Laboratory or 7 Wonders)
2012
13 color screenprint / woodcut
42-3/4 x 56-5/8 inches
Edition: 50
No Longer Available
Ibrahim Miranda
Lagrimas Negras (Black Tears)
2000
Four color screenprint/woodcut
42 x 51 inches
Edition: 20; X
No Longer Available
Lágrimas Negras por Miguel Matamoros
Aunque tú me has dejado en el abandono,
aunque tú has muerto todas mis ilusiones
en vez de maldecirte con justo encono
en mis sueños te colmo,
en mis sueños te colmo
de bendiciones.
Sufro la inmensa pena de tu extravío
siento el dolor profundo de tu partida
y lloro sin que sepas que el llanto mío
tiene lágrimas negras,
tiene lágrimas negras,
como mi vida.
Tu me quieres dejar,
yo no quiero sufrir,
contigo me voy mi santa
aunque me cueste morir.
Black Tears by Miguel Matamoros
Although you have abandoned me
although you have killed all my illusions
instead of justly cursing you
in my dreams I shower you
in my dreams I shower you
with blessings.
I suffer the immense pain of your loss
and I feel deep pain at your leaving
and I cry even though you will never see
I am crying black tears,
tears as black as my life.
You want to leave me,
I don’t want to suffer.
Ibrahim Miranda
Untitled
2000
3 color reduction woodcut
30 x 39 inches
Edition: 15
No Longer Available
Ibrahim Miranda
Ibrahim Miranda (b. 1969) is a Cuban artist who has gained international attention for his prints and paintings. A native of Pinar del Rio, he attended the Instituto Superior de Arte in Havana; shortly after graduation he began to exhibit in Cuba, Mexico, Argentina, Spain and the United States.
Miranda is a master of woodblock, and was very influential in the resurgence and revitalization of Cuban printmaking in the 1990s. He bases many of his works on found maps tracing the distinctive "crocodile" profile of the island of Cuba, and plumbs its literature, music, religion, history and flora and fauna in an exploration of enduring themes of geographical and existential isolation, the urban condition, Afro-Cuban heritage, and personal/collective biographies. The poetry and songs of Cuba provide literary and philosophical ideas, deepening the meaning and impact of his prints and paintings.
Lágrimas Negras
In Lágrimas Negras, his first print made in the United States, Miranda used an antique map of Florida and Cuba, superimposing upon it the figure of a man's head, who is crying black tears (lágrimas negras). The print combines silkscreen and handcut woodblock.
Isla laboratorio o 7 maravillas
Isla laboratorio o 7 maravillas / Island Laboratory or 7 Wonders is a 13-color woodblock/silkscreen print in an edition of 50.
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