To travel thousands of kilometers. From the Caribbean to Europe, and be praised in Barcelona, in Sant Pere de Rihcs, a Caribbean corner. It is really surprising, to go into the Ronison, see the tropical setting (in the middle of winter), heat the blood flow, much more if the music does not leave your feet undisturbed and the glasses force you to enjoy this environment of the Antilles.
On this occasion Horizontal project is honored to hang on the walls of the Ronison an art directly from the studios of Cuban artists, and bring here part of an exhibition that will tour for three months some of the galleries of Barcelona.
It is important to note that these pieces are not simple paintings to decorate. Everything has been produced manually by its artists, from the racks, the fabrics and at the end the work; an image captured and interpreted by the pupil of each creator, to impose on the work this Caribbean fire of color and light, and integrate it into this land that has so much to do with Cuba.
An old bolero mentions in his lyrics "... They say that distance is oblivion ...], but I do not particularly share the phrase, because Cuba is rooted in these lands from the beginning, and despite the distance, we have lived for centuries under a common sky, and in each of our houses we have a corner that reminds us of those who are there to Spain and those from here to Cuba.
A.A. Biote. Orlando Bofíill Hernández Eduardo Valladares Pablo H.What is Horizontal Project?
Horizontal Project, is a vehicle for the promotion of the work of Cuban plastic artists in stages evolutionary stages, which aims to love any aesthetic, critical or other, only show the work of each of its members, without any other type of aspiration that is not to carry out the promotion, focusing its activity mainly on the dossier of annual edition Horizontal Project, personal or collective exhibitions, promoting competitions, workshops, scholarships, etc, whether these are national or international, as well as collateral activities these.
How does it arise?
Horizontal Project arises as a response to the difficulties existing today in our country, which in relation to the promotion and dissemination of the work, affect the novice and newer plastic artists.
When does it arise?
In the middle of July of 1995 Pablo H. (its creator) summons to a group of friendly colleagues and creates the denominated "Horizontal Project" with a total of 10 members when initiating the same. At present we have 40 members in Cuba and 1470 plastic artists from 28 countries, through the ACEA, with which we have assumed the commitment to encourage their artists to make exhibitions in our country, whether they are Cuban residents abroad or not and prior agreement, given the particular conditions of the gallery or institution that gives us this possibility.
