Adrián Fernández
Untitled No. 8

Untitled No. 8

© 2009 Adrián Fernández

Untitled No. 8
Untitled No. 8
CultureCuban
Titles
  • Untitled No. 8
  • from the series Del Ser o el Parecer
  • from the series To Be or To Pretend
Date2009
Place depictedCuba
MediumChromogenic print
DimensionsImage: 20 3/16 × 29 5/16 in. (51.2 × 74.4 cm)
Sheet: 23 15/16 × 31 9/16 in. (60.8 × 80.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Photo Forum 2011, Jean L. Karotkin, and Bevin Bering
Object number2011.960
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 208
On view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Description

In Adrián
Fernández’s
series of
still lifes in Cuban interiors, table decorations with plastic fruits or fake flowers
blend into their colorful surroundings, confusing what is real and what is
manufactured. Such objects often form the proud centerpieces of dining areas in
middle-class homes in Havana, helping to create an impression of beauty and
abundance.
Fernández’s highly illusionistic
photographs
imply how
this cultivated image of refinement is often a projection more than a reality.





En la serie de naturalezas muertas de
Adrián Fernández sobre interiores cubanos, las decoraciones de la mesa con
frutos de plástico o flores artificiales se funden con el colorido del
alrededor, hasta dejar confuso lo que es real y lo manufacturado. A menudo,
tales objetos pasan a ser los centros de áreas de comedor, en las casas de la
clase media habanera, ayudando a que se genere una simple impresión de belleza
y abundancia. El cuño altamente ilusionista de las fotos de Fernández trae a la
luz cómo la imagen de cultivado refinamiento es más una mera proyección que una
realidad.




ProvenanceThe artist, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico; purchased by MFAH, 2011.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed on verso lower right in black ink: 12/15 de le serie "Del Ser o el Parecer" #8 / (signature/initialed) 09
Signed and dated on verso lower right in black ink: Adrién Fernández Milenés '09

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