His name is WIFREDO LAM! You would not be the only one not yet knowing this artist. However, remember this name because there will be retrospective shows in the Tate Modern Gallery in London and in the Centre Pompidou in Paris coming soon. Far in advance and right now, many of his paintings and drawings are exhibited in the McMullen Museum in Boston College.
Wilfredo Lam with multiracial background lived in Cuba, Spain, Italy and in Paris, France. It is engaging to recognize in his paintings the influence of artists known to us.
Once we think of Matisse, once we think of Picasso and we can find even Pollock's drip technique.
There are imprints of many styles and in conclusion we meet an artist open-minded to all the cultures he lived in and an acceptance of a life filled with social engagement, love, war, tragedy and happiness. His paintings - perhaps a metamorphose into poetry in visual form?
