Cubism in Hawai’i? Wasn’t Cubism mostly associated with Paris, Picasso, Braque, and the French-German gallerist Kahnweiler? Yet this Cuban artist found a natural affinity for painting in the Neo-Cubist style, particularly after being raised in Cuba… As opposed to Picasso, Derwin Leiva has no need to visit anthropology museums. His personal history gives him all he needs to bring together the natural appeal and poetic immediacy of Latin America, African and Oceanic, as well as European art and culture.
International Artworks and Poems
Bilingual art gift book with 32 artworks and 25 haiku poems
Leaf through the book!
Relax and Rejoice with Art and Poetry
Fiery sunsets, glowing lava rocks, and white sand beaches – that’s Hawai’i. Flowers bloom in radiant colors against the ocean’s blue. On his way to Cuba, Alexander von Humboldt analyzed the hues of the sky over exotic islands using a color scale, and found major differences compared to German skies. Inspired by this vibrant richness, in this solo book, the Cuban born artist Derwin Leiva presents a polychrome selection of paintings. Leiva pursued a bachelor’s degree in art with a focus on sculpture at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa.
Since 2004, he has made Honolulu his home – the place where he lives and works. After growing up in the cultural environment of Caribbean cities, the artist now creates large oil paintings emanating a nostalgic melancholy. While the colorful temptations of Hawaiian folklore are also reflected in them, his Cubist-influenced paintings are dominated by voices of homesickness, wanderlust, and indeterminate longing.
You can order and buy the printed book from bookseller Peecho in Amsterdam!
- 62 pages with 32 artworks and 25 haiku poems
- Publisher: Peecho
- Language: German, English
- Size: 21 x 21 cm
- Hardcover
