Aconcha Havana Cuba

Born in Havana in 1946, Aconcha is a multidisciplinary, self-taught Cuban artist.
She grew up in a family of craftsmen-creators, of whom she was the only child.

In 1965 Aconcha decided to leave her family and Cuba to set up home in France (Paris), to follow her own path. This marked the start of a long creative process in which she brought together fashion design, music, visual arts and poetry. This multi-artistic approach enabled her to transcend her cultural and spiritual heritage.

Since the 90s, she lives in a sheepfold nestled deep in the mountains of the Verdon massif in the south of France. A retreat interspersed with numerous visits to Havana, with which she never cut ties. Painting, drawing and sculpture became her techniques of choice and the Orishas, inherited from her spiritual education and ancestors, her main subject.

A self-taught artist - painting, sculpture, poetry, fashion design and singer-songwriter - this multi-faceted artist juggles all the methods she uses to tell us about her vision of the world.
Influenced by the magical world of the Orishas, divinities of the Yoruba panther. These energies dwell at the heart of nature, with whom she establishes a magical dialogue. Her figurative art is highly personal, nourished by the power of the mind alone. It is the pleasure of creating that gives meaning to her approach. Her path is traced in complete freedom, out of school, out of fashion, in the pictorial space she has chosen for herself.

Coming Exhibitions:
Paris, France, 20 - 22 September 2024 - ART3F
Bruxelles, Belgium, 29 November - 01 December - ART3F

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