José Fuster: Ceramics, Monotypes, Watercolors, Oils
About the artist:
José Rodríguez Fuster (Fuster) was
born in Villa Clara in 1946. He paints, engraves and sketches and is also one of Cuba's
most original ceramists. He began his artistic career in 1961 at the age of 14, when he
went to the Sierra Maestra to teach in the Literacy Campaign. He
studied at the Art Instructors School from 1963 to 1965. He then started working as a
ceramist at the Cubanacán Ceramics Workshop in Havana in 1966. He has participated in
contests, exhibits, and art symposia in Cuba and around the world.
He has a studio in Jaimanitas, just
outside of Havana, that he shares with his grown son, Alex, a doctor. In honor of his 50th
birthday in August, 1996, the National Fine Arts Museum opened a major exhibit of his
ceramics, tiles, drawings and paintings in the Castillo de la Fuerza museum in Havana.
About the exhibit:
The exhibit consists of 50 works
selected from the 80 listed below, which were shown first at the Metropolitan Arts Center
in New York City in November-December 1997. All of the works on paper and canvas come
framed or stretched.
Rental of the exhibit for one month
costs $4,000, which includes round-trip shipping from New York City and insurance while en
route. Insurance for the time of the exhibit must be borne by the renting institution.
For further information, including
biographical and critical material on the artist, contact the Cuban Art Space,
212-242-0559.
Works
on Paper and Canvas
Untitled. N.D. Monotype.
Untitled. N.D. Monotype. #93
Untitled. 1984. Monotype. #94
Untitled. 1984. Monotype. #95
Untitled. 1984. Monotype. #92
"Cayo Conuco 2" N.D. Lithography. #441
Untitled. 1988. Watercolor. #12
Untitled. N.D. Watercolor/ink. #392
"Libra" N.D. Watercolor/ink. #387
Untitled. N.D. Ink/paper. #449
"La verdadera estatua" N.D. Watercolor/ink. #753
Untitled. 1990. Watercolor/ink. #59
Untitled. N.D. Watercolor/ink. #350
Untitled. N.D. Watercolor/ink. #382
Untitled. 1992. Watercolor/ink. #461
Untitled. 1994. Watercolor. Collection of Sandra Levinson
"Balsero" 1994. Watercolor/ink. #827 [unf.]
"La doctora Gladys" 1994. Watercolor/crayon.
"Boda campesina" 1995. Acrylic on canvas. #1268
"La jungla" 1995. Acrylic on canvas. #1269
"Las doce sillas" 1995. Oil on canvas.
Untitled. 1996. Oil and crayon on canvas. #1098
Untitled. 1996. Oil and crayon on canvas. #1099
Untitled. 1996. Oil and crayon on linen. #1100
"Homenaje a D. Velazquez" 1996. Mixed media/paper. #1076
Untitled. 1996. Mixed media/paper. #1217
Untitled. N.D. Oil on canvas. #1250
Untitled. 1996. Acrylic on canvas. #1264.
Untitled. 1996. Acrylic on canvas. #1265
"Sol naciente" 1996. Acrylic on canvas. #1266
Untitled. 1996. Acrylic on canvas. #1267
"Los músicos" 1996. Watercolor/pencil.
Untitled. 1996. Acrylic on canvas. #1096
Untitled. 1996. Paper cutouts.
Untitled. 1996. Paper cutouts.
Untitled. 1996. Paper cutouts. SL
Untitled. 1996. Paper cutouts.
Untitled. 1996. Watercolor.
Untitled. 1997. Oil on canvas. #1251.
"Son de la loma" 1997. Acrylic on canvas.
"Verde fula" 1997. Acrylic on canvas.
Untitled. 1997. Acrylic on canvas.
Untitled. 1997. Acrylic on canvas.
Untitled. 1997. Oil on canvas. #1252. Collection of Sandra Levinson
"Che" 1997. Acrylic on canvas.
"Pizza" 1997. Acrylic on canvas.
Untitled. 1997. Acrylic on canvas.
Untitled. 1997. Oil on canvas.
Untitled. N.D. Oil on canvas. JP
Untitled. 1997. Acrylic on canvas.
Untitled. 1997. Acrylic on canvas.
Untitled. 1997. Acrylic/pencil on canvas.
Untitled. 1997. Oil on canvas.
Untitled. N.D. Oil on canvas. CCS
Untitled. 1997. Acrylic on canvas.
"Vuelta a Cuba" 1997. Acrylic on canvas.
"El domino" 1997. Acrylic on canvas.
Untitled. 1997. Oil on canvas.
Untitled. N.D. Oil on canvas. #1056
"Los cubanos" 1997. Acrylic on canvas.
Untitled. 1997. Acrylic on canvas.
Untitled. 1997. Acrylic on canvas.
Untitled. 1997. Oil on canvas.
Untitled. N.D. Oil on canvas. #1057
"Mujer a caballo" 1997. Acrylic on canvas.
Untitled. 1997. Acrylic/pencil on canvas.
Untitled. 1997. Acrylic on canvas.
Untitled. 1997. Acrylic on canvas.
Untitled. 1997. Acrylic on canvas.
Untitled. 1997. Acrylic on canvas.
Ceramics
"Guajiro con caballo" 1991. Ceramic box. SL
"Socios" N.D. Truck with figures.
Untitled. N.D. Woman with child. Collection of Center for Cuban Studies
Untitled. N.D. House with gold roof. SL
Untitled. N.D. Ceramic box. Collection of Sandra Levinson
Untitled. 1994. Ceramic of balseros. Collection of Center for Cuban Studies
Untitled. N.D. Ceramic tiles in frame (with gold paint).
Untitled. N.D. Ceramic house (gold paint). SL |
