English Translations of Cubans Writing From the Island
Tall like a pine and genuine in his desire to express himself through art that is ephemeral and challenging, describes the young Cuban graffiti artist, Danilo Maldonado Machado — alias El Sexto (The Sixth) — who does not smile at the spring greenery nor the excess of tropical light, despite a love for the colorful … Continue reading “El Sexto, Between Paints and Searches / Miguel Iturria Savon”
By Ernesto Santana In his five years as a graffiti artist Danilo Maldonado, El Sexto (The Sixth), has gone through violent and arbitrary arrests, the seizure of his personal property, threats and other abuses, but has continued to stamp his works throughout Havana. State Security has kidnapped him and even taken him to visit Alexis … Continue reading “The “Secret Process” Against Graffiti Artist El Sexto / El Sexto – Danilo Maldonado Machado”
The development of graffiti as rebellious art expression in Cuba has been rough and rather late when compared with the rest of the world. However, in the last two years has seen an explosion of popularity thanks to the work of El Sexto — the Sixth — the pen name of the Danilo Maldonado Machado, … Continue reading “Graffiti: El Sexto / Cuban Blogger Magazine”
New graffiti is present on Havana’s walls. In large cursive letters thier author writes the word “Sexto” — Sixth — at times finishing off the the writing with a star, other times adding to the text the image of a face. It reminds me of the pioneer of Cuban graffiti, Chori, who left barely a … Continue reading “El Sexto / Reinaldo Escobar”
HAVANA. – Raul Castro speaks in the Communist Party conclave. “Comrades, we can see a better Cuba coming on the horizon.” A guajiro (peasant) is listening to him on TV, and as he doesn’t understand the meaning of the word “horizon” he looks it up in the dictionary: visual boundary of the earth’s surface that … Continue reading “Cuba: Young Blood for Change / El Sexto – Danilo Maldonado”
Saturday [18 May 2013] El Sexto is raided at his home this afternoon at 1:15 pm, according to Alexandra his wife and owner of the apartment, who learned of it through an email from her dad who lives downstairs and saw men and women in uniform and in plainclothes, accompanied by 2 neighbors from the … Continue reading ““Catch and Release”: El Sexto (Danilo Maldonado) Arrested on Saturday, Released on Sunday, His Work Confiscated / Lia Villares, Danilo Maldonado”
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By Ignacio Estrada Cepero, Independent Journalist Havana, Cuba: The Cuban graffiti artist Daniel Maldonado known as “El Sexto” (The Sixth*) has recently plastered his signature in different places along the central 23rd Avenue. 23rd Street in the capital municipality of Plaza, is the site chosen by the Cuban artist recognized for graffiti, to leave his … Continue reading “El Sexto’s Signature: New on 23rd / Ignacio Estrada Cepero #Cuba”
The graffiti artist Danilo Maldonado Machado EL SEXTO (Phone +53-53798491) is tatooed with the a living tribute on his skin of the image of Oswaldo Payá Sardiñias (1952-2012), leader and founder of the Christian Liberation Movement and author of the Varela Project to reform the Cuban socialist system. The music is from the CD Concepts … Continue reading “El Sexto in Honor of Oswaldo Paya / Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo”
