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Wifredo Lam

1902 - 1982

Wifredo Lam
Moderno
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Wifredo Lam

Born 1902 Died 1982

Primi Anni e Formazione Nato: Caguas, Cuba (1902) Morto: 1982 Wifredo Óscar de la Concepción Lam y Castilla, noto come Wifredo Lam, nacque a Sagua La Grande, Cuba. La sua eredità era multiculturale: suo padre, Yam Lam, era un immigrato cinese e sua madre, Ana Serafina Castilla, discendeva da conquistadores spagnoli e africani schiavizzati. Studiò legge all'Avana (1916) ma si dedicò anche allo studio delle piante tropicali presso l'orto botanico. Dal 1918 al 1923, studiò pittura presso la Escuela de Bellas Artes dell'Avana. Nel 1923, si trasferì a Madrid per proseguire i suoi st…

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An Interactive Constellation

The Subject Atlas

A chart of Wifredo Lam's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.

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Spokes — Subject

Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.

Rings — Career Period

Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.

Threads — Shared Context

Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.