Monograph of the Cuban artist Tomas Marais (1931-2004)

Cuban Artist Tomas Marais 1931–2004 This first comprehensive account of the life and work of Cuban exile artist Tomas Marais (1931–2004) seeks to create awareness of this representative of Cuban art of the second half of the 20th century, and a member of the surrealist movement in Paris of the 1960s. The study focuses on the changing styles, techniques and motifs in Cuba and in the different stations of his exile (Paris, Venezuela, and the United States). Trained by Cuban masters at Havana’s academy of art, Escuela de Artes Plasticas de San Alejandro, Marais’ work is an excellent example of art rooted in the culture of Cuba, but developed in exile. Marais‘ oeuvre stands as an example of a “Lost Generation” (1960–1980) of artists in need of acknowledgement in the art history of Cuba.