Untitled (Red & White)Ibrahim Miranda bases many of his works on found maps tracing the profile of the island of Cuba. Miranda pulls from the island's literature, music, religion, history and flora and fauna and explores themes of geographical and existential isolation, the urban condition, Afro Cuban heritage, and personal collective biographies. The poetry and songs of Cuba provide literary and philosophical ideas, deepening the meaning and impact of his prints and

like a soft touch of mind

The engine hums a lullaby

the intelligence of the spirit

resorting to the constant flow of the sea from which the Island is born and its resistance against all winds and threats of all kinds

Matthew of which Christ admonishes

but he's going one way and it's gone the other way at the same time

This print has photographic realism and demonstrates the depth of an artist's drawing talent as a Tamarind Master Printer

To make things worse

figurative or without figure

and containers) along with architectural and human shapes (the head symbol that comes in from the left side)

oil crayon

My work is down to earth and dirty: it deals with sex