Ayón, Belkis, 1967-1999

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Belkis Ayón was a Cuban printmaker who specialized in the technique of collography. Ayón created large, highly detailed allegorical collagraphs based on Abakuá, a secret, all-male Afro-Cuban society. Her work is often in black and white, consisting of ghost-white figures with oblong heads and empty, almond-shaped eyes, set against dark, patterned backgrounds.
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Republic of Cuba 00 CU
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Birth 1967-01-23

Death 1999-09-11

Spanish; Castilian

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