HAVANA, Feb 29 (Reuters) - Cuban painter Milton Bernal works with a smoking stogie perched in the corner of his mouth, a hint at the distinctly Cuban twist he adds to his unusual art. The bearded ...

Inspired by the works of Hayao Miyazaki and Jim Henson, they fashioned a tobacco leaf-covered creature that ... crickets, dogs, birds, goats, rabbits… I thought it was essential to narrate ...

The resulting art takes on the earthy amber hues of a dry tobacco leaf and highlights the raised texture of its veins, a look that Bernal says makes his work unique. "(Tobacco) is a symbol of our ...