Cintas Foundation Presents Finalists Exhibition for 2008 Emilio Sánchez Visual Arts Award
Summary
New York, NY, May 05, 2008 --( The finalists (in alphabetical order) are: Ray Azcuy, Barbara M. Fuentes, Isaac Maiselman, Ernesto Oroza, Marta María Pérez Bravo, Juana Valdes and Ricardo Zulueta.The only one of its kind in the nation, the program has honored some of the world’s most talented Cuban artists, many at the start of their careers, who have gone on to play an influential role in the development of their disciplines.Using video as his medium of choice, Maiselman examines the power and conflicts of God and religion.Ernesto Oroza attended the Higher Institute of Design in Havana, Cuba.Oroza recently received the Guggenheim Fellowship (2007) to produce a film and an artist’s book.Marta María Pérez Bravo is a graduate of the Instituto Superior de Arte (ISA) in Havana, Cuba.The only one of its kind in the nation, the program has honored some of the world’s most talented Cuban artists, many at the start of their careers, who have gone on to play an influential role in the development of their disciplines.