National Plastic Arts winner Nelson Domínguez's admiration for Fidel Castro began when the head of the Rebel Army appeared at his house in the Sierra Maestra mountain chain to try to contact a small plane from a communication plant. The painter was a very young boy back then. Soon, he began to see him through the eyes of an artist and today it has become a reality in the Cinco Palmas gallery of the Fidel Castro Ruz Center.
His personal exhibition Los sueños de Alejandro (Alejandro's Dreams) is open to the public visiting this center since August 27. It consists of around 40 paintings made since the early 2000s until present day, with the image of the Commander as the main motive. This is a selection among the almost one hundred works the artist has made on his figure.
When speaking about the protagonist of this exhibition, Domínguez does it with respect and affection. He describes him on a personal level as a man with a great sense of humor. He confesses that since his youth he wanted to paint him, but he was dissatisfied with the first attempts, because he was unable to reflect his greatness on the canvas.
He told Granma newspapers that he chose this name for this exhibition because, in his opinion, "Cuba lives Alejandro's dreams." Alejandro was Fidel’s middle name. He plans to take this exhibition to other sister countries, especially in Latin America, where "the continent's nightmares are becoming Fidel's dreams."
The exhibition is the first of its kind to arrive at the center's temporary hall since its inauguration. It was proposed by its deputy director, Elier Ramirez, as part of the activities for the 96th anniversary of the leader's birth. The author of the portraits commented that he feels great satisfaction for the wonderful work done by this place to preserve and spread the legacy of the founder of the Revolution.
So far the exhibition is enjoying great acceptance among visitors, and will be open to the public in the next few months, without having the date of its closing is yet to be determined.
