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Amagansett Sculptor, Strong-Cuevas, Honored by Museums
Strong-Cuevas, acclaimed sculptor, has been honored upon the publication of her book, Premonitions in Retrospect, by Long Island museums
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STRONG-CUEVAS HONORED BY MUSEUMS
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Amagansett, NY --- The internationally and critically acclaimed sculptor Strong-Cuevas has recently been honored by numerous museums upon the publication of her book, Strong-Cuevas Sculpture: Premonitions in Retrospect. Among the museums that have hosted book parties honoring her have been The Long Island Museum (a Smithsonian affiliate), the Heckscher Museum of Art, and the Guild Hall Museum of East Hampton.
Born in Paris, Strong-Cuevas lives and works in New York, where she studied under John Hovannes at the Art Students League of New York and worked on projects with Toto Meylan. Her work has been exhibited in dozens of solo and group exhibitions, including the IIème Biennale de Sculpture in Monte Carlo, Monaco, and is represented in the permanent collections of numerous museums. Her sculptures have been in demand at New York’s most prominent auction houses, such as Christie's, Sotheby's, and Doyle, all of which have sold both large and small pieces of her work. In addition, dealers and collectors have purchased her sculptures at auction houses in Monte Carlo, Paris and Brussels.
In Premonitions in Retrospect, the distinguished art critic Donald Kuspit has written: "Strong-Cuevas's sculpture is rooted in primitive art, with its bold structures, expressive directness, communal symbolism, and conviction of cosmic absolutes. It is also rooted in Cubism, with its awareness of the dialectical ambiguity of appearances, perhaps most evident in Picasso's use of frontal and profile views of the face in a single image, at once integrating them yet allowing them their difference. Primordial expression and sophisticated perception are the alpha and omega of modern art."
The influence of ancient civilizations – the Egyptians, Aztecs and Mayans – is particularly evident in Strong-Cuevas's abstract faces and large-scale works. Her ten-foot bronze, Arch III, was chosen in 2014 by the New York City Parks Department to be exhibited in Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza across from the United Nations.
Strong-Cuevas Sculpture: Premonitions in Retrospect is available at www.Barnesandnoble.com and at www.amazon.com.
