This is another story of pain and nostalgia, where both forces push the artist into the shelter of creation. Lonely, away from the love of wife and children, Osmany Ricardo: painter, photographer, linguist, and cuban exile who took the raft into the deep blue sea to conquer either freedom or death, grabs at what he can and have access to, and creates the symbols that will stitch together the pieces of a story that better be told thru images.

First, photographs of the days gone by. Then, with nothing at hand but cigarrettes butts, a pen, and paper, Osmany gives us "Cronos" a series of paper drawings to convey the wherabouts of a soul that urges to tell a story. 'After much effort, along came acrylic and canvas, and there was light.

Photography



Osmany Ricardo (Cuba)
The last train- El último tren
Fotografía



Osmany Ricardo (Cuba)
To the ones who never made it- A los que no llegaron
Fotografía


Osmany Ricardo (Cuba)
Dogs on the roof- Perros en el tejado
Fotografía




Osmany Ricardo (Cuba)
Equilibrium
Fotografía





Osmany Ricardo (Cuba)
Trinidad, Cuba
Fotografía



Osmany Ricardo (Cuba)
Life goes on- La vida sigue...
Fotografía

Let there be canvas and paints






Osmany Ricardo (Cuba)
Title-La Fuga (The Flee)
Acrylic on canvas
22x28 inches-



Osmany Ricardo (Cuba)
The Great Beyond-El más Allá
Acrylic on canvas
24x36 inches




Osmany Ricardo (Cuba)
No time-Sin Tiempo
Acrylic on canvas
24x36 inches



Osmany Ricardo (Cuba)
The Wait- La Espera
Acrylic on canvas
24x36 inches


Osmany Ricardo (Cuba)
Il Maestro
Acrylic on canvas
36x48 inches



The journey begins