On View Magazine 07-09.2015 | Page 65

O GREEN MACHINE: The Art of Carlos Luna ONE OF THE FOREMOST CONTEMPORARY Cuban artists, Carlos Luna is part of a generation of artists who embrace their strong Cuban heritage and traditions but have reinvented themselves along the way. Luna conveys his compelling visual narratives through detailed and richly painted canvases and mixed-media works on paper. His new show, Green Machine: The Art of Carlos Luna­— currently on view at the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum FIU in Miami­­­ through September 13, 2015—includes , the world premiere of a number of ceramic works and fine art tapestries as well as several new artworks showcas- Dreamer, 2015, Jacquard tapestry, ing Luna’s cross-pollination of influences from living and Publisher: Magnolia Editions, working in Cuba, Mexico, and Miami. OnV i e w 93 x 72”. Ma g a z i n e . c om • J u ly /S e p t e m b e r 2015 65