In this video, you will learn about the artist Amelia Pelaez's return to Cuba. To help you navigate her work, we recommend you answer the following questions as you watch the video:
How did her aesthetic transform back in Cuba?
How did the new perspective towards artistic renovation and pursuing a national aesthetic affect her work?
How was this new Cubanidad envisioned?
How did she incorporate Cuban colonial aesthetics into her work?
Returning to her "maiden" character discussed in the previous video, how much do you think this imposed identity has affected contemporary readings of her work?
How did she incorporate her surroundings into her work?
What was the relationship between architecture, landscape and models in her paintings?
What was her relationship with colour?
How did she create a new meaning of modernism in her paintings?