Belkin ayon biography examples
Biography examples for students...
Belkin ayon biography examples
Belkis Ayón
Cuban visual artist (1967–1999)
Belkis Ayón | |
---|---|
Born | (1967-01-23)23 January 1967 Havana, Cuba |
Died | 11 September 1999(1999-09-11) (aged 32) Havana, Cuba |
Known for | Collography |
Movement | Cuban art |
Awards | Cuban Prize for National Cultural Distinction (1996) the Biennial of San Juan Prize for Latin American and Caribbean Engraving (1997) International Prize at the International Graphics Biennale in Maastricht, the Netherlands (1993) |
Website | http://www.ayonbelkis.cult.cu/ |
Belkis Ayón (23 January 1967 – 11 September 1999) was a Cubanprintmaker who specialized in the technique of collography.
Ayón created large, highly detailed allegorical collagraphs based on Abakuá, a secret, all-male Afro-Cuban society. Her work is often in black and white, consisting of ghost-white figures with oblong heads and empty, almond-shaped eyes, set against dark, patterned backgrounds.[1]
Early life
She was born in Havana, Cuba, in 19