Wifredo Lam was a Cuban artist born and raised in Sgua La Grande, he spent most of his life working on his art skills
Wifredo Lam was known for his synthesis of Modernist aesthetics and Afro-Cuban imagery. He sought to portray and revive the enduring Afro-Cuban spirit and culture. Inspired by and in contact with some of the most renowned artists of the 20th century, including Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, Lam melded his influences and created aunique style, which was ultimately characterized by the prominence of hybrid figures. This distinctive visual style of his also influences many artists. Though he was predominantly a painter, he also worked with sculpture, ceramics and print making in his later life.
Wifredo Lam was a Cuban-born painter, draughtsman, and sculptor, born to a Chinese father and Afro-Cuban mother. Between 1918 and 1923, Lam studied painting at the Escuela de Bellas Artes, but preferred painting outdoors to the traditional academic setting. In 1923, Lam moved to Spain, where he remained until the late 1930s.
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