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José Bedia — Como si no supiera que pasa
José Bedia

Como si no supiera que pasa

A sweeping composition painted in acrylic on fabric, this work by Cuban artist José Bedia draws on his deep engagement with Afro-Cuban religious traditions and indigenous cosmologies to explore the tension between knowledge and willful ignorance. Bold, gestural figures and symbolic imagery rendered in Bedia's characteristic linear style suggest a narrative charged with spiritual and cultural meaning. The raw quality of the fabric ground reinforces the work's connection to ritual and material culture, grounding its mythic themes in a tactile, earthly presence.

Medium
acrylic on fabric

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Latin America

May 23, 2016

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José Bedia, Como si no supiera que pasa

A sweeping composition painted in acrylic on fabric, this work by Cuban artist José Bedia draws on his deep engagement with Afro-Cuban religious traditions and indigenous cosmologies to explore the tension between knowledge and willful ignorance. Bold, gestural figures and symbolic imagery rendered in Bedia's characteristic linear style suggest a narrative charged with spiritual and cultural meaning. The raw quality of the fabric ground reinforces the work's connection to ritual and material culture, grounding its mythic themes in a tactile, earthly presence.

Medium
acrylic on fabric
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Postmodern Art, Male Artist, Narrative Art, Afro-Cuban Themes, Conceptual Art, Contemporary Artist, Earthy Tones, Figurative Art, Spiritual Imagery, Symbolic Art, Cuban Artist, Latin American Art, Earth Tones, Spiritual Themes, Neo-Expressionism, Acrylic On Fabric

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