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Granma mosaic
Castro and the revolutionaries on the Granma. This one is my favorite propaganda. They look like they're going on vacation with th…
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On the way out
A couple of Cuba propaganda tile mosaics.
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On the street
We took some pictures of some of the cooler tile mosaics on the street as we were shopping and walking to the bus.
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The shops
This is the street outside of Fusterlandia proper. You can see the facades are tiled all the way down the street.
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Fusterlandia selfie!
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Details
Nothing was just tiles with just one color or plain. Just about everything deserved a close look because it had a design.
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So much work!
I can't imagine tiling so much stuff! I tried to mosaic tile a bird bath one time and it was too much work for me!
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So much tile!
You can see how big it is from the thrid floor and there's still more behind us and low along the street beyond that can't be seen…
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Third floor
Flower lady!
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Mermaid!
You can also see the eyes in the building behind her.
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Second floor
The view from the second floor overlooking the neighborhood.
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Contributions
If you didn't want to buy anything but still wanted to contribute to the neighborjood, You could give to the fisherman here.
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So big!
Just in Fuster's area there were 3 floors and every bit was tiled with mosaics!
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Pool!
Thee was even a pool!
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So much!
There was so much to look at. We definitely didn't have enough time there.
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Influences
They said his major influence, if you couldn't tell, is Gaudi. He has also been likened to Picasso.
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Neighborhood miracle
In English it says, "It runs the neighborhood in to a miracle."
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El Triunfo
The arch says "The Triumph."
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Fusterlandia!
Cuban artist Cuban artist José Fuster moved in to a house in Jaimanitas. He decorated his studio in colorful mosaic tiles. When he…
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Neat sidewalk mosaic
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Pretty ceiling