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Jose Marti Fabelo Essay

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“Jose Marti” by Roberto Fabelo
Nation's history and culture have definitely a great effect in the art conception in every country. The same way it has a bigger meaning and influence in people that share their traditions. I found really interesting how this empathy multiplies when people happen to be far from their homeland. This is why I chose “Jose Marti” by Roberto Fabelo for this report. “Fabelo”, as he is best known, is a painter, sculptor and illustrator, he was born in Cuba in 1951.
The first thing to notice in this piece is the use of fewer and sober colors, which combined with the cheerless expression of the main character, Jose Marti, gives the overall impression of sadness. It takes you to think: why is he sad ? After all, he is considered a hero by an entire country hundreds of years after his death, and his poetry has inspired several generations. …show more content…

His forehead is packed with figures that might as well stand by the fact that he was a thinker, a visionary, a man that was able to unite the Cubans under a cause, a man that created a complete structure for what became a republic in arms to fight for the all Cubans. I think that the multiple representations of Cuban symbols and the painting itself is letting us know how the artist is expressing a part of his own personality, as this can be paired to the words of G.W.F.Hegel, a way to honor some sentiment of ourselves is honoring that same sentiment in others, finding some common ground with this character and stating stating it should definitely have been an enjoyable experience for the artist. The fact that this piece goes a little to the side of the artist usual artwork, might as well denote a need to go for a different idea to communicate, or a strong desire to put down a feeling in a specific

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