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René Peña
René de Jesus Peña Gonzalez (born in 1957 in Havana) is a Cuban photographer. His photographs have been in exhibitions in Cuba (Havana), Spain, and the United States (Seattle, Pennsylvania, New York City). History René Peña graduated from the University of Havana with a specialization in English. He took his first pictures with his family camera at the age of eight years but has never had any formal training. His work focuses on the duality between human inability to escape institutionalization and human desire for individualism. Peña's photography is characterized by stark contrasts, between black and white, subject and background, subject and object. Peña's need for contrast is also reflected in his place of residence. He inhabits the Cerro neighbourhood of Havana which is home to a mostly poor African-Caribbean population, despite having been an enclave of Havana's richest families in the 19th century. Although sometimes compared to Robert Mapplethorpe, Peña c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Havana
Havana (; ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.Cuba ''The World Factbook''. Central Intelligence Agency. It is the most populous city, the largest by area, and the List of metropolitan areas in the West Indies, second largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean region. The population in 2012 was 2,106,146 inhabitants, and its area is for the capital city side and 8,475.57 km2 for the metropolitan zone. Its official population was 1,814,207 inhabitants in 2023. Havana was founded by the Spanish Empire, Spanish in the 16th century. It served as a springboard for the Spanish colonization of the Americas, Spanish conquest of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
