Manuel Mendive (1944) - photo 1

Manuel Mendive

Manuel Mendive Hoyos is one of the leading Afro-Cuban artists to emerge from the revolutionary period, and is considered by many to be the most important Cuban artist living today.

Mendive's work incorporates several art mediums and genres. His art consists of drawing, painting, body painting, wood carving, sculpture, and performance that integrates loosely choreographed dance with rhythmic music.

Mendive's art is strongly influenced by the Santería religion. In fact, Santería permeates every form of his art from body painting to events performed in public spaces.

Wikipedia

Date and place of birt:15 december 1944, Havana, Cuba
Nationality:Cuba
Period of activity: XX, XXI century
Specialization:Artist, Graphic artist, Painter, Sculptor
Genre:Figurative art, Performance art
Art style:Naïve art, Contemporary art
Technique:Installation

Creators Cuba

Amelia Peláez del Casal (1896 - 1968)
Amelia Peláez del Casal
1896 - 1968
Eloy Palacios (1847 - 1919)
Eloy Palacios
1847 - 1919
Agustín Cárdenas Alfonso (1927 - 2001)
Agustín Cárdenas Alfonso
1927 - 2001
Servando Cabrera Moreno (1923 - 1981)
Servando Cabrera Moreno
1923 - 1981
Luis Martínez-Pedro (1910 - 1989)
Luis Martínez-Pedro
1910 - 1989
Víctor Manuel García Valdés (1897 - 1969)
Víctor Manuel García Valdés
1897 - 1969
James Wilson Morrice (1865 - 1924)
James Wilson Morrice
1865 - 1924
Lesbia Claudina Vent Dumois (1932)
Lesbia Claudina Vent Dumois
1932
Philipp Herrlich (1818 - 1868)
Philipp Herrlich
1818 - 1868
Wifredo Lam (1902 - 1982)
Wifredo Lam
1902 - 1982
Gina Pellón (1926 - 2014)
Gina Pellón
1926 - 2014
Paul del Rio (1943 - 2015)
Paul del Rio
1943 - 2015
Juan T. Vazquez Martin (1941 - 2017)
Juan T. Vazquez Martin
1941 - 2017
José Villalta Saavedra (1862 - 1912)
José Villalta Saavedra
1862 - 1912
Rafael Soriano (1920 - 2015)
Rafael Soriano
1920 - 2015
Roberto Fabelo (1950)
Roberto Fabelo
1950

Creators Contemporary art

Jan Yoors (1922 - 1977)
Jan Yoors
1922 - 1977
Dmitri Cherniak (1988)
Dmitri Cherniak
1988
Léon Gischia (1903 - 1991)
Léon Gischia
1903 - 1991
Kenneth Noland (1924 - 2010)
Kenneth Noland
1924 - 2010
Zanele Muholi (1972)
Zanele Muholi
1972
Peter Hermann (1962)
Peter Hermann
1962
Maria Abramovna Zubreeva (1900 - 1991)
Maria Abramovna Zubreeva
1900 - 1991
Jovan Mihailović (1934 - 2022)
Jovan Mihailović
1934 - 2022
Joseph Enseling (1886 - 1957)
Joseph Enseling
1886 - 1957
Norman Alfred William Lindsay (1879 - 1969)
Norman Alfred William Lindsay
1879 - 1969
Harvey Guzzini (1929 - 2020)
Harvey Guzzini
1929 - 2020
Luis Arenal Bastar (1908 - 1985)
Luis Arenal Bastar
1908 - 1985
Wolfgang Peuker (1945 - 2001)
Wolfgang Peuker
1945 - 2001
Franziskus Wendels (1960)
Franziskus Wendels
1960
Jason Martin (1970)
Jason Martin
1970
Asta Davydovna Brzhezitskaia (1912 - 2004)
Asta Davydovna Brzhezitskaia
1912 - 2004