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Black History Month: Eduin Fraga Daily Stories - The Art of Resistance and Resilience
Tuesday, February 01, 2022
at 6 p.m.
Join Cuban-born contemporary artist Eduin Fraga as he shares his powerful work inspired by the complex realities of life in Cuba and the United States--from human rights to civil rights, chronicling both constraints to freedom and the joys of shared community. His unique and vibrant art incorporates images from both Cuban and American newspapers, capturing and preserving fragments of the two societies in which he lives.
About the Artist: Eduin Fraga was born in Havana, Cuba in 1974. He began painting over twenty years ago, blending newspaper collage and paint on canvas in order to capture dynamic fragments of society within the piece. Fraga considers his technique of painting and newspaper collage to be a unique mechanism through which to add complexity and richness to the work while simultaneously transforming it into a form of historical register of social experience. Fraga formally studied painting and drawing at the Experimental Center of Visual Arts in Havana and graduated in 2012. He has been invited to present his work in galleries and universities within the US and in Cuba. Some of his works are part of the Northwestern Mutual Insurance’s Giving Gallery, a 2018 exhibit that focuses on philanthropic partnerships in Milwaukee, WI. Fraga currently divides his time between Cuba and the United States.
Sponsored by Visual Media Arts Department and the Mary L. Fifield Art Gallery
With remarks by Professors Emmanuela Maurice, English Department, Carlos Maynard, Behavioral Science Department and Julio Flores, Visual Media Arts Department