Belkis Ayón (1967 - 1999)
1967-01-23Havana, Cuba1999-09-11Havana, CubaCuba
Belkis Ayón
Belkis Ayón was a Cuban printmaker who specialized in the technique of collography. Ayón created large, highly-detailed allegorical collographs based on Abakuá, a secret, all-male Afro-Cuban society. Her work is often in black and white, consisting of ghost-white figures with oblong heads and empty, almond-shaped eyes, set against dark, patterned backgrounds.
Date and place of birt: | 23 january 1967, Havana, Cuba |
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Date and place of death: | 11 september 1999, Havana, Cuba |
Nationality: | Cuba |
Period of activity: | XX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Engraver, Graphic artist, Painter |
Genre: | Allegory, Figurative art, Mythological painting |
Art style: | Contemporary art |