Multimedia ARTIST
Jorge Luis Porrata (1975) was born and grew up in Camagüey, Cuba. He is poet and an artist. In 2001 he emigrated to the USA and lived for 7 years in the Southwest. He has illustrated six books for the Cuban/Cuban American publishing house Homago, based in Miami. He taught art courses in different universities for 10 years across three states. “What the Animals Had to Say” is his first book published and is part of a series of animal fables in development. He has published poetry in literary magazines in Mexico, Cuba, and the Southwest USA.
His artwork explores the interconnectedness between diverse themes, like text and image, cultural backgrounds, spiritual believes, and crosses disciplines, including writing, printmaking, drawing, animation, and performance art.
His artwork explores the interconnectedness between diverse themes, like text and image, cultural backgrounds, spiritual believes, and crosses disciplines, including writing, printmaking, drawing, animation, and performance art.
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