
{"id":298310,"date":"2024-03-18T11:08:07","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T15:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/?p=298310"},"modified":"2024-03-18T11:08:07","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T15:08:07","slug":"rita-longa-shape-space-and-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/culture\/visual-arts\/rita-longa-shape-space-and-light\/","title":{"rendered":"Rita Longa. Shape, space and light"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The work and personality of the Cuban sculptor <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/tag\/rita-longa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Rita Longa<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, both of essential elegance, are reflected in the book <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rita Longa. Shape, space, light<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (2023), recently presented in the theater of the National Museum of Fine Arts before a large audience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The text, by Collage Ediciones and ArteCubano Ediciones, legitimizes the legacy of such a relevant artist, whom I met in the final stretch of her life, when we worked together at the National Council of Plastic Arts. Then I was able to appreciate her person and character, as well as her concern for her work and her institutional responsibilities, which were not few and which she never neglected, but rather carried them out in parallel, against all odds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An extensive and complete tour of Rita\u2019s life and creative work is presented in this volume, in art book format, with numerous illustrations, hardcover, and texts in Spanish and English throughout its more than three hundred pages.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_298000\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-298000\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ritalonga1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-298000\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ritalonga1-1024x962.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"962\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ritalonga1-1024x962.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ritalonga1-300x282.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ritalonga1-768x722.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ritalonga1-750x705.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ritalonga1.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-298000\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Courtesy of the book\u2019s editors.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the editorial coordination of Margarita Ruiz, Lourdes \u00c1lvarez and Iris Gorostola, and the edition of Silvana Garriga and Iris Gorostola, the text included in its presentation the words of art critics and researchers Llilian Llanes and Mar\u00eda de los \u00c1ngeles Pereira, as well as Silvana Garriga, who gave a preview of its content and the editorial process itself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two of Rita\u2019s ideas open the pages of the book. I quote one of them: \u201cThrough time words pass. But the great masterpieces of sculpture remain in their immortality, which, together, magnificent in their simplicity, relate all the passions and conflicts of the human race. Works made for love of that powerful art that is the architecture of volume, music of shape, poetry of light.\u201d Below, a text authored by Enma \u00c1lvarez Tab\u00edo, granddaughter of the artist and renowned architect, narrates with refined prose different aspects of Rita\u2019s family intimacy, which is very appreciated, since it gives the human touch to a book mostly recreated with the works of the sculptor.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_297999\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-297999\" style=\"width: 823px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ritalonga2.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-297999\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ritalonga2-823x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"823\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ritalonga2-823x1024.jpeg 823w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ritalonga2-241x300.jpeg 241w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ritalonga2-768x956.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ritalonga2-750x933.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ritalonga2.jpeg 868w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 823px) 100vw, 823px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-297999\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Courtesy of the book\u2019s editors.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thus we found out, in a brief summary, that Rita was an only child and had the best family upbringing, in addition to which we were able to learn about her phobias of cats, her early inclination towards art, her shyness (she was solitary and introverted in her childhood) and the great sensitivity that was revealed since her youth. According to this testimony (enriched by Enma\u2019s reading of Rita\u2019s memoirs), the future sculptor acquired exquisite manners that she retained until the end of her days, although the periods of hardship and rationing after 1959, for example, threatened against them in table practice. \u201cShe ate ceremoniously, whatever the menu was\u2026,\u201d writes the granddaughter, who with descriptive skill offers a very precise profile of Rita Longa, of her incontestable ancestry and lineage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Her schools made their contribution, even though she suffered various setbacks in her health that affected her locomotion and movements in general, but she imposed her will to face these adversities. Upon enrolling in the San Alejandro Academy of Fine Arts, a new stage in Rita\u2019s life began. Her direct relationship with art was decisive from then on.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_297998\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-297998\" style=\"width: 823px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ritalonga3.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-297998\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ritalonga3-823x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"823\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ritalonga3-823x1024.jpeg 823w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ritalonga3-241x300.jpeg 241w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ritalonga3-768x956.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ritalonga3-750x933.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ritalonga3.jpeg 868w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 823px) 100vw, 823px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-297998\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Courtesy of the book\u2019s editors.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAhead of her time,\u201d is how Llilian Llanes describes her in one of the three cardinal texts that appear throughout the book. In her extensive essay she analyzes the prejudices and obstacles of different types that women of those times had to overcome in order to feel fulfilled as sculptors. In this sense, she cites the other three women who preceded Rita in the practice of this art expression: Guillermina Lazo, Miami Bacard\u00ed and Isabel Chappot\u00edn. To this we should add that sculpture, within the so-called fine arts, was then considered the one that received the least attention in the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With abundant biographical information, Llilian analyzes from the perspective of art criticism the shift from the initial academic realism of Rita\u2019s work towards a very personal aesthetic, close to the Art Deco style. Likewise, she reviews the opinions of recognized critics about Rita\u2019s work, in which can be seen, very coincidentally, the recognition of the innate grace and elegance of her work, as well as her total dedication to art. Some also praise the stylization of the shapes and the propensity towards a certain decorativeness, but this conceived \u201cas a quality inherent to all her sculptural work,\u201d that is, as a natural feature, not an affectation, according to the specialist Jos\u00e9 Veigas, cited by Llilian.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_297995\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-297995\" style=\"width: 823px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ritalonga6.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-297995\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ritalonga6-823x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"823\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ritalonga6-823x1024.jpeg 823w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ritalonga6-241x300.jpeg 241w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ritalonga6-768x956.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ritalonga6-750x933.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ritalonga6.jpeg 868w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 823px) 100vw, 823px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-297995\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Courtesy of the book\u2019s editors.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The author does not fail to recognize the work of Rita Longa at the head of the Commission for Monumental and Environmental Development (CODEMA), from 1980 until her death. That was the entity of the Ministry of Culture and the National Council of Plastic Arts in charge of promoting and developing this artistic expression. This is an exhaustive text, very well informed and reasoned. Under her direction, CODEMA was a lively and dynamic institution that contributed very actively to the development of sculpture throughout the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In turn, Mar\u00eda de los \u00c1ngeles Pereira and Alejandro Gonz\u00e1lez Acosta, in two short articles, examine Rita\u2019s work from their respective knowledge as art critics, especially the former, undoubtedly the greatest scholar of Cuban sculpture. Both authors agree in highlighting Rita\u2019s indisputable mastery and peculiar poetics.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_297994\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-297994\" style=\"width: 823px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ritalonga7.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-297994\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ritalonga7-823x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"823\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ritalonga7-823x1024.jpeg 823w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ritalonga7-241x300.jpeg 241w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ritalonga7-768x956.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ritalonga7-750x933.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ritalonga7.jpeg 868w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 823px) 100vw, 823px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-297994\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Courtesy of the book\u2019s editors.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In other texts in the book, in more summarized testimonies, a group of artists and colleagues who knew her evoke moments and traits of her person and work. Margarita Ruiz, Severino Rodr\u00edguez, Larry Morales, Iran Mill\u00e1n, Jos\u00e9 Antonio Choy, Tom\u00e1s Lara, Caridad Ramos, Alberto Lescay and Jos\u00e9 Villa agree in their admiration and respect for the artist and her work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Towards the end, the book has a very well-documented Chronology of the artist and a Bibliography, both very useful instruments for the reader to learn more about the artist and be guided towards other readings.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_297997\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-297997\" style=\"width: 822px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ritalonga4.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-297997\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ritalonga4-822x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"822\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ritalonga4-822x1024.jpeg 822w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ritalonga4-241x300.jpeg 241w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ritalonga4-768x957.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ritalonga4-750x934.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ritalonga4.jpeg 867w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 822px) 100vw, 822px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-297997\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Courtesy of the book\u2019s editors.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_297996\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-297996\" style=\"width: 822px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ritalonga5.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-297996\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ritalonga5-822x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"822\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ritalonga5-822x1024.jpeg 822w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ritalonga5-241x300.jpeg 241w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ritalonga5-768x957.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ritalonga5-750x934.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ritalonga5.jpeg 867w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 822px) 100vw, 822px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-297996\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Courtesy of the book\u2019s editors.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The design of the volume, by Grethel Ruiz-Calder\u00f3n Gonz\u00e1lez, achieves a harmonious and balanced articulation of images and texts. The graphics based on photographs of different moments in Rita\u2019s life and her works turn out to be nothing less than a narrating image. It is really a very pleasant and functional design and gives the volume the necessary personality to dialogue with the sculptor\u2019s work. The Selvi Editores label provides the excellent workmanship of the book, a well-deserved tribute that contributes to Rita Longa\u2019s lasting legacy.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A book, published by Collage and ArteCubano Ediciones, presents an extensive and complete tour of the life and creative work of the sculptor. 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