Ruperto Jay Matamoros is considered since 1945, one of the main representers of the Cuban popular painting. He is the only survivor of Free Study of Painting and Sculpture (1973), starting here his fertile artistic trajectory, that´s why he has more than sixty years of faithful and loving dedication to Painting, above all, landscapes where is present his unquestionable love to Cuban country. He has also worked other themes as urban and coastal landscapes, historic themes, portrays.

After the Triumph of the Revolution, his works were appraised with deserved recognition in national and international expositions. Jay Matamoros became an emblematic figure of the Cuban popular painting with an undoubtful international projection supported by a specialized critical appraisal.

His works are settled in Russia, Canada, England, Bulgaria, Italy, France, United States, Swiss, Polonia, Venezuela and other countries, also at National Fine Arts Museum in Havana, Ignacio Agramonte Museum in Camagüey, Revolution Palace, UNEAC, Culture Ministry, National Bank of Cuba, ICRT, embassies and other institutions.
This nomination pretends to support the importance the Cuban painting has reached in our country and the international legitimation of this expression in which practitioners are not, since long time ago, "Creators at the Edge".

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