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Elio Vilva Trujillo

About the Artist

Elio Vilva in Trinidad, Cuba, 2003. ( Photograph © Anthony Hart Fisher)
Elio Vilva in Trinidad, Cuba, 2003. ( Photograph © Anthony Hart Fisher)

Elio Vilva Trujillo was born in Trinidad, Cuba in 1957. He is a self-taught artist and fundamentally very influenced by the Santeria religion, a fusion of Yoruba and Roman Catholic doctrines. His paintings in the main are an exploration of his psychological and religious references to include symbolic imagery, mythological metaphors, Masonic and ritualistic ceremonies to create intricate and complex narratives in bright, flat often primary colours.

Region:
Oggun, Orisha Mayor
SKU: EV-0802

Acrylic and ink on paper
(19 3/4 x 9 1/2), 2008.
Framed.

$675

Chango, Orisha Mayor
SKU: EV-2201

Trinidad, Cuba.
Ink and watercolor on paper
(18" x 14"), 2000.
Matted and Framed.

Text around perimeter: "CHANGÓ. Orisha Mayor. Dios del fuego, del rayo, de la guerra, de los ilú batá, del baile, la música y la belleza viril, patrón de los guerreros y los tempestades. Su padrino es Osain quien le dio el secreto de las hierbas. Su número es el 4 y sus días son el viernes y todos los 4. Sus colores son el rojo y el blanco...,"

$575

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