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Desde Las Orillas Del Sena Desde Las Orillas Del Sena Tomo XVI Serie “Cartas a Ofelia” Desde las orillas del Sena Desde las orillas del Sena Tomo XVI Serie “Cartas a Ofelia” Félix José Hernández 1 Desde las orillas del Sena A: Magucha y Adriano 2 Desde las orillas del Sena Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra "La Libertad, Sancho, es uno de los más preciosos dones que a los hombres dieron los cielos; con ella no pueden igualarse los tesoros que encierra la tierra ni el mar encubre; por la libertad así como por la honra se puede y debe aventurar la vida, y, por el contrario, el cautiverio es el mayor mal que puede venir a los hombres".Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. 3 Desde las orillas del Sena Mis Memorias de Exilio París, 10 de septiembre de 2017. Queridos amigos: El origen de Cartas a Ofelia está en las narraciones surgidas inicialmente a partir de las cartas que escribía cada semana a mi madre, Ofelia Valdés Ríos, contándole mis experiencias del exilio parisino. En ellas cuento lo que veo y siento: filmes, obras de teatro, museos, exposiciones, los libros que leo, las relaciones con los galos, la sociedad francesa, la política, Cuba vista desde aquí, los viajes por 66 países a lo largo de estos 36 años, mis éxitos y mis fracasos, mis nostalgias y mi amor por la Libertad, las relaciones con personalidades del exilio, mi trabajo en el Instituto 4 Desde las orillas del Sena y en la Universidad como profesor de Civilización Latinoamericana, las relaciones con colegas, alumnos y estudiantes, etc., en resumen, es la experiencia vivida por una familia cubana en todos estos años.Además aparecen los testimonios de numerosas personas que han logrado conquistar la Libertad. En realidad son mis Memorias de Exilio. Encontrarán los análisis políticos, con la fecha en que salieron fundamentalmente en revistas y periódicos de Francia y Bélgica. Al propio tiempo, he contado numerosas anécdotas sobre mi infancia en mi querido pueblo natal de Camajuaní (1949-1959), así como de mi adolescencia y juventud habaneras (1959-1981). Un gran abrazo a todos desde La Ciudad Luz, Félix José Hernández. 5 Desde las orillas del Sena Octavio Paz “Mis palabras irritarán a muchos; no importa, el pensamiento independiente es casi siempre impopular”. Octavio Paz 6 Desde las orillas del Sena Prólogo Magucha en su Fiesta de Quince. Detrás de ella Félix José Hernández. 7 Desde las orillas del Sena Miami, 18 de septiembre de 2017. Nunca estuve muy interesada en viajar, pero sí en conocer, así que tus libros son perfectos para mí. Es como si desde mi cómodo sillón, pudiera ir de tu mano a todos esos maravillosos lugares. Nuestra relación personal fue en la época dorada de la adolescencia donde teníamos una "fiesta de 15" casi todos los sábados y un "pica cake" casi todos los domingos. Era increíble, ensayábamos por las noches entre semana, solo un rato el ensayo, y el resto de la noche bailábamos "ruedas de casino". ¡Qué maravilla! Tú eras un muchacho alto, esbelto y que bailabas muy bien. Y lo más raro de todo, contabas con el "visto bueno" de mis padres que al hablar de ti decían: es uno de los pocos muchachos decentes. Y no es que los otros no lo fueran, pero ellos eran muy exigentes y casi nadie cumplía los parámetros. Por eso fue mi asombro cuando con motivo de "mis 15" ( ver foto) mis padres decidieron dar una fiesta en nuestra casa de la playa. Yo no estaba muy contenta porque me hubiera gustado una en salón con 14 parejas, pero ellos decidieron lo que yo llamé una "fiesta guajira" con carne de puerco, congrí y mucha comida. Y como el transporte en aquella época (y hoy en día) en Cuba era tan malo, alquilaron una guagua para que fueran todos los amigos. Los responsables de la guagua eran los padres de Mayra. De su casa saldría la guagua y cuando Chiqui (mujer maravillosa, mamá de Mayra) empezó a hacer la lista de los que irían, habló con tu mama "la gorda" como cariñosamente la llamábamos, y ella le dijo que tú no ibas a la fiesta porque estabas castigado (no se que travesura de adolescencia habrías hecho). Para mi gran asombro mis rígidos padres decidieron ir a 8 Desde las orillas del Sena pedir que te perdonaran, y oí decir a mi madre: Pastor, es que él es el alma de la fiesta, sin él no habrá fiesta. Y para allá fueron un 24 de Abril de 1965 a pedir tu indulto. Íbamos en el, para aquel entonces muy viejo, Chrysler de 1954, cuando comenzó un fuerte aguacero con la mayor granizada (cosa poco frecuente en Cuba) que haya visto en mi vida. Mi madre, señora de medias finas, altos tacones y pelo siempre recogido en un elegante "moño francés", se bajó, bajo el aguacero y los granizos para conversar con los tuyos. Mientras mi papá (hombre muy serio, de carácter muy fuerte), Rosa (la señora que se ocupaba de mí y de hacer las cosas de la casa), y yo, esperábamos en el carro. Pienso que a tus padres les dio lástima la señora toda mojada en el aguacero, y cuando ella regresó al carro dijo: pensé que no lo iban a dejar, pero Ofelia miró a su esposo y él dijo: Bueno, está bien, que vaya. Así que de vuelta al "cacharrón" como le decíamos al carro, mi padre trató de ponerlo en marcha y no arrancó. La inundación por el aguacero era tanta que el agua estaba dentro del carro, y este, según mi papá, estaba "ahogado". Allí tuvimos que esperar largo tiempo a que el agua bajara, viniera alguien y dar un "cablazo" para que la batería arrancara y llegar a la casa de la playa a poner los pastelitos en el horno porque se habían mojado con muchas otras cosas que iban en el maletero del carro pero no fue en vano porque ¡Félix José vendría a la fiesta! Agradezco a Dios porque en aquellos duros años en que Cuba se empezaba a caer a pedazos y que la música de "Los Beatles" era prohibida, nuestros padres pusieron una campana de cristal sobre nosotros para que no nos afectara lo que pasaba y convirtieron nuestra adolescencia en algo muy hermoso. 9 Desde las orillas del Sena Con los años la campana de cristal se evaporó y todos pasamos nuestras duras épocas hasta que pudimos emigrar a tierras de libertad. Hoy casi todo el grupo rehízo su vida fuera de Cuba y gracias al amor y la paciencia de Mayra, muchos de nosotros seguimos siendo amigos. Nola Aguilar - Magucha Nola Aguilar : Arquitecto graduada de la CUJAE en 1978, Diseñadora Industrial graduada en el ISDI en 1984. Casada con Adriano Denis desde 1971 (uno de los mejores hombres de este mundo), con tres hijos y cuatro nietos, que son su mayor tesoro y alegría. Actualmente vive en Miami. Agradezco a Adriano (mi esposo) por su amor y su paciencia en los casi 50 años que llevamos juntos. 10 Desde las orillas del Sena Sculptures de Chagall à Nice Nice le 14 avril 2017. Une exposition organisée par la Réunion des musées nationaux - Grand Palais et les musées nationaux du XXe siècle des Alpes- Maritimes au musée national Marc Chagal, Nice. Un projet initié par Curators Inc. Art & Architecture pour la Tokyo Station Gallery, le Nagoya City Art Museum, et l’Aomori Museum. Tout au long de sa vie, le génie inventif de Marc Chagall (1887- 1985) l’a poussé à se confronter à des techniques artistiques très variées : dessin, peinture, gravure, céramique, mosaïque, vitrail, 11 Desde las orillas del Sena tapisserie... Ce large éventail compte également une pratique de l’artiste encore peu connue du grand public : la sculpture. À l’exception de L’Épaisseur des rêvesprésentée à Roubaix en 2012 à La Piscine-Musée d’art et d’industrie André Diligent, rares ont été les expositions consacrées à ce thème. Le musée national Marc Chagall, dont la collection recèle cinq exceptionnelles pierres taillées, a choisi de révéler cet aspect encore méconnu de l’œuvre de l’artiste au cours de l’été 2017. C’est en 1950, alors qu’il s’installe à Vence, sur la Côte d’Azur, que Marc Chagall découvre la pratique de la sculpture. L’artiste s’initie d’abord au volume par le modelage, en créant des céramiques au sein de divers ateliers de la région, dont l’atelier Madoura de Vallauris. Émerveillé par la richesse des divers matériaux de la terre et des roches de la région, dans lesquelles se reflètent tous les coloris de la lumière méditerranéenne, Chagall s’attaque au travail de la taille de la pierre, utilisant volontiers la pierre de Rognes, matériau provençal aux éclats coquillés roses ou jaunes (Moïse, 1952-1954), mais également le marbre (Deux têtes, une main, 1964). Pour certaines pièces, l’artiste fait appel à la prestigieuse fonderie Susse afin de les éditer en bronze, déclinant un travail de peintre sur les patines et un regard de graveur sur les reliefs et volumes de l’œuvre en métal (La Bête fantastique, 1952). L’exploration de nouveaux matériaux par la sculpture et la céramique dure une vingtaine d’années et nourrit, enrichit et renouvelle son approche de la peinture, à travers une matière revisitée. Au total, Marc Chagall a créé près d’une centaine de pièces sur les thèmes qui lui sont chers : célébration de l’amour, représentations animalières et scènes bibliques. L’exposition permettra de découvrir une soixantaine d’entre elles et comprendra également des cuivres et des bois gravés (cuivres 12 Desde las orillas del Sena gravés à l’eau-forte et à la pointe sèche de La Bible, 1931-1956) ; bois gravés de Poèmes, 1968) ainsi que des collages inédits qui témoignent de la recherche constante que constitue, pour l’artiste, la question du volume.
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