El Sol Bajo el Brazo / The Sun Under the Arm by Yordany Garmendía Mederos

El Sol Bajo el Brazo / The Sun Under the Arm
Yordany Garmendía Mederos
Silver pencil and oil pastel on heavy weight paper
43"h x 30"w x 1.10"d 
2019

Expone a la mujer como símbolo de grandeza y misticismo.Capas de capas de interactuar con lo terrenal a la vez que llega al Sol bajo sus brazos.

It presents the woman as a symbol of greatness and mysticism. Layers upon layers of interaction with the earthly, even as she reaches the sun beneath her arms.

Get to Know the Artist:
Yordanis Garmendía Mederos is a Cuban artist whose diverse practice spans drawing, painting, wood carving, and printmaking. As a Chair and professor of the printmaking department at la Academia de Artes Plasticas  he has led and taught numerous workshops across Cuba and has directed community drawing and painting programs. His works are held in many private collections and have been awarded to notable cultural figures in Cuba.. A member of the Creator’s Registry, Mederos now works as an independent artist, continuing to produce an extensive and compelling body of work.