Yaquelín Abdalá | |
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Born | Yaquelín Abdalá Rodríguez 1968 (age 55–56) Las Tunas, Cuba |
Other names | Yakelín Abdalá Rodríguez |
Occupation | Visual artist |
Known for | Painting, installation art |
Yaquelín Abdalá Rodríguez (born 1968 in Las Tunas, Cuba), [1] also known as Yakelín Abdalá Rodríguez, is a Cuban-born mixed media artist, working within painting and installation art. She has lived in the Netherlands since 1993. [2]
Abdala displayed her brightly colored "faux" paintings, at the 5th Havana Biennial (6 May to 30 June 1994). [3] The subject of the paintings was a combination of urban and rural Cuba, their mythologies, folk tales, and contrasts, featuring Abdala's personal anecdotes and dreams. [4] During the 7th Havana Biennial (November 2000 to January 2001) she created "We are not allone" an installation combining paintings of the female body, surrealist imagery, and photographs. [1]
Abdala has been featured in several prominent gallery shows, including the acclaimed exhibit "Kuba Ok", which had several pieces purchased and displayed by a patron in Germany. [5]
Yaquelín Abdalá | |
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Born | Yaquelín Abdalá Rodríguez 1968 (age 55–56) Las Tunas, Cuba |
Other names | Yakelín Abdalá Rodríguez |
Occupation | Visual artist |
Known for | Painting, installation art |
Yaquelín Abdalá Rodríguez (born 1968 in Las Tunas, Cuba), [1] also known as Yakelín Abdalá Rodríguez, is a Cuban-born mixed media artist, working within painting and installation art. She has lived in the Netherlands since 1993. [2]
Abdala displayed her brightly colored "faux" paintings, at the 5th Havana Biennial (6 May to 30 June 1994). [3] The subject of the paintings was a combination of urban and rural Cuba, their mythologies, folk tales, and contrasts, featuring Abdala's personal anecdotes and dreams. [4] During the 7th Havana Biennial (November 2000 to January 2001) she created "We are not allone" an installation combining paintings of the female body, surrealist imagery, and photographs. [1]
Abdala has been featured in several prominent gallery shows, including the acclaimed exhibit "Kuba Ok", which had several pieces purchased and displayed by a patron in Germany. [5]