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Insular surfing (Surfing Insula)

Insular surfing (Surfing Insula) by Eduardo Miguel Abela Torrás, Acrylic on canvas, 2016 – available at Discoveries in Art.

Inspired by the great Japanese artist Hokusai and his famous print The Great Wave, this piece is a satirical reflection of the Cuban phenomenon.

The painting is a metaphor of Cuba's economic troubles. Surfing is a sport that you need a lot of balance for. "Surfing Insula" portrays a Cuban who is surfing (Cuba is his surfboard). You have to keep your balance to survive the island's precarious economic conditions. Insula is the Latin word for island.