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Dec 08, 1902 Sagua La Grande, Villa Clara Province, Cuba Died on 11 Sep 1982 (aged 79)
Cuban artist
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About Wifredo Lam
- Wifredo Óscar de la Concepción Lam y Castilla (Chinese: ???; Jyutping: lam4 fei1lung4; December 8, 1902 – September 11, 1982), better known as Wifredo Lam, was a Cuban artist who sought to portray and revive the enduring Afro-Cuban spirit and culture.
- Inspired by and in contact with some of the most renowned artists of the 20th century, e.g, Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera.
- Lam melded his influences and created a unique style, which was ultimately characterized by the prominence of hybrid figures.
- This distinguished visual style of his also influences a lot of artists.
- Though he was predominantly a painter, he also worked with sculpture, ceramics and printmaking in his later life.
