Ricardo Brey
(c)image: Alina Sardiña - Courtesy of the artist and Courtesy Alexander Gray Associates, New York © Ricardo Brey/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Árbol Cortado (Felled tree), 2013-2014
Photography
, c.a. 150 x 260 cm
Photo on canvas, bucket and pearls
'''Some of the works could only have been made here [in Cuba],' he says. His starting point were five images of tree trunks that had caugt fire -which can be interpreted as a metaphor for Cuba. 'It is a psychological portrait of Cuba,' he explains. Brey has supplemented the photo's with objects. By doing this he creates a continuation of the stems and roots of the tree in the picture in chains, pearls and buttons. For a different work, he uses a string of pearls that form a loop. Or rusted beams resting on pillows. It makes for a successful combination between two and three dimensional elements."
In: Steverlynck, S,. Heureux Comme Ulysse. In: H ART, 15/05/2014, p. 29