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the praises of the changes brought about
by atheistic ideology. The natural
evolution of diverse forms of cultural
expression was repressed; they were in
disfavor as a result of the fragmented
presence of topics relevant to the
subject. The new proposals for art that
erupted on the plastic arts scene around
1981 a new era in the country’s
historical artistic process. They were in
keeping with much less agreed upon
economic, political, social and cultural
realities. Other thematic interests
cropped up that attempted to subvert the
apologetic
and
superficial
tones
associated with identity, Cubanness, and
popular culture that had been dominant
in most the earlier plastic production.
These anthropological like, significant
aesthetic proposals were oriented
towards a will to gain knowledge and
consideration of culture’s diverse roots
in Cuba. This new, critical perspective
involved all the social topics at hand and
was shaped by the feeling at that
moment during which the source of all
the social project’s errors and failures
was acknowledged. This lead to the
emergence of a questioning ideology
characterized by a critical view of the
directions said project had followed. It
was a copy of the Soviet model that had

buried liberal-like, nationalist thought
based since its origins in its own view of
our nationality’s cultural identity.
Not only did the topic of everyday life
emerge in the content of this art, and
daily
conflicts
regarding
sexual
orientation, or issues specific to the art
world such as legitimation, reception,
and censorship, but it also played an
important role in history, the view of
heroism, and the treatment of patriotic
and religious symbols. The fundamental,
analytical base that had already been
established as essential to artistic
practices, inspired deep reflection about
the complex activities and topics during
the periods between the past and present,
political ideology, and religious thought.
Some artworks revealed the complexity
and irreversibility of processes to
mythologize historical personalities and
imaginary figures at a popular level.
These examples mark a specific moment
of