Ibrahim Miranda (b. 1969, Cuban) bases his prints and paintings on literary, philosophical, and geographical contexts of his native country, Cuba. His images frequently reference qualities of water, geographical isolation, and the human figure. In Lágrimas Negras (2000), Miranda juxtaposes an antique map of Cuba and Florida with a human-like face that appears to be gushing black tears. The combination of screenprinting and hand cut woodblock process, reflects the artist’s superimposed, additive approach that he says is “similar to the processes unfolding in nature on the island and in those of us who live here.”
–Affinities and Outliers: Highlights from the University at Albany Fine Art Collections