Las Tunas, Cuba.- The mural, located on Francisco Varona Avenue, corresponds to the facade of El Mambí agricultural market and it is the culmination of a contest among numerous artists from the territory who responded to the call of the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC) and the Plastic Arts Council in the province.
Nover Olano Escobar, author of the mural, told the Cuban News Agency that the sculptural complex reflects the main historical events of the province in its different stages, from the aborigines to the present, as the first slave rebellion of the Island, occurred in the municipality of Jobabo, the Taking of Las Tunas by the famous patriot Vicente García, and the battle of Palo Seco, headed by Máximo Gómez.
The artist, who is president of the Advisory Council for the Development of Monumental Sculpture (known as Codema) in the territory, expressed that they have been modeling the mural for almost a year. Besides, the technique of sculpting in mud and cast iron is used in cement, which requires a lot of thoroughness in the work, especially since there are many figures that have great similarity.
The Las Antillas Fountain sculpture, an abstract form made by Rita Longa, was inaugurated in February 1977, which marked the beginning of a sculptural movement in Las Tunas and the genesis of the biennials of the three-dimensional art that takes place in this city.
The Balcony of Eastern Cuba has about 180 urban-scale sculptures and more than 300 small-scale sculptures by renowned authors such as Rita Longa, José Antonio Díaz Peláez, Sergio Martínez, Manuel Chiong, Pedro Vega, Ángel Íñigo and José Fuentes, in addition to a representation of new artists.
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