Old Havana, My Great Muse

Cuban artist Roberto Loreto credits Old Havana as his greatest source of inspiration due to its collage of back-to-back artistic elements on the buildings and its different architectural styles.

To this fabulous eclectic city, he continues, we must add the great quantity of original architecture and the way the daily life of the population coexists in these surroundings, giving us a place of enchanting mysticism, a source of inspiration for any artist.

In his exclusive interview with Cubaplus, Loreto, 40, graduate in architecture and industrial design, said his imagery technique was first used centuries ago in religious temples in the painting of three dimensional elements.

"My work is a painting that becomes a three-dimensional mural. I express myself both as a sculptor and painter, always using bits of surrealism, where the social topic reigns and the aesthetic recreation of fantastic mythological figures and beings depict the urban environment of present day Havana."

"I use mixed techniques with new materials, like the combination of resins and ceramic adding wood and metallic elements, turning the works into small and medium-sized art installations."