A SELECTION OF CUBAN CONTEMPORARY ART
CUBA
CUBA
50
Tomás Esson
Chiribamba
Estimate
$3,000 - 5,000
Sold For
$6,875
Lot Details
1992
oil on canvas
90 1/4 x 88 7/8 in. (229.2 x 225.7 cm.)
Signed, titled and dated "Tomás Esson, 1992 'CHIRIBAMBA'" on the reverse.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
Esson, who equates sexuality with violence, power, politics and many of the other forces behind the powers which propel human existence, is intensely interested in provoking a confrontational dialogue between the viewer and the work of art. He has no interest in or patience with the passive spectator. His aim is to shock us into recognition of the multitude of meanings that are produced in our subconscious by contemplating his art.
Edward J. Sullivan, Tomás Esson: Chá-Chá-Chá, 1993
Edward J. Sullivan, Tomás Esson: Chá-Chá-Chá, 1993
Provenance
Exhibited
Literature