Wow, Comrade Kell, that is, like, so Mondrian!
(Mondrian dresses by
Yves Saint Laurent shown with a Mondrian painting in 1966.)
I mean, like, this guy, Mondrian, was like, Super Spiritual and everything. He used to paint actual living things until he got distracted by the light they obscured. It was then that he turned his vision into a more abstract view. IOW, he leapt from realism to pure squares! An awesome leap!
You can read more about him
here.
Forward to another leap into pure Cubism (an art form)
This is where it truly gets exciting.
While attending Expo '67 in Montreal, I was a guest (along with my significant other) of a “Medical Doctor”, who we met in Mexico City on the Met Tour, who never failed to mention this to the poor resentful servers, that he shipped medical supplies to Franco, Castro, etc. He is probably the most disgusting “ugly American” I have ever witnessed. Even I, a made Prog, couldn't stand him.
However, despite this embarrassing display, they treated us well. The seafood was exceptional. They served a rum drink called “The Hundred Years Drink” because, after drinking just one, you felt like you had been drinking for a hundred years.
Here's what the Cuban Pavilion looked like.
The design for the Cuban Pavilion was selected from 25 entries submitted in an architectural contest, and represents the youthful spirit of the Cuban Revolution, openness, gaiety and rapid development.
Located on Ile Notre-Dame close to the Theme pavilion Man the Producer, it consists of a series of geometrical figures projected in all directions and in various shapes.
Long square tubes pointing outward house screens upon which visitors can watch films showing how Cubans live.
The pavilion is of steel with aluminum walls coated with white vinyl. It uses multicolored glass and plastic domes. When Expo 67 is over, the pavilion will be dismantled and shipped to Cuba to be rebuilt for exhibition purposes.
In the exhibits on three levels the continuity of this story of Man and his World is observed, showing Cuba as it was before the success of its Revolution on January 1, 1959, and as it is today.
There are exhibits devoted to the economy, industry, education, medical care and social welfare.
As to the good things of life for which Cuba is famous, a restaurant and bar serve fresh Cuban seafood specially brought to Montreal and Cuban drinks such as Daiquiri and Cuba Libre prepared with Cuban rum.
Look familiar? Ha! It's the prototype for The People's Cube™!
