INTERIOR(e)S by Rafael Bernard Alfonso
He was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, on August 11, 1953. At age 10, his father enrolled him in a sculpture class at the Maryland Institute of Art, where all his classmates were adults. Alfonso defines himself as an artist who uses every available medium to narrate and express ideas and realities of existence.
Metamorphosis by Jossie Lynn Martínez
Jossie Lynn Martínez (Havana, Cuba) immigrated to the United States in 1962. From a young age, she displayed artistic inclinations that led her to explore music, theater, and dance. She studied performing arts in the United States and abroad, participating in television commercials, soap operas, and theater productions. Her career was enriched by years spent […]
More About Me
In August, the Artefactus Cultural Center presents the exhibition “More About Me” by visual artist José Luis Moreno (Havana, 1963) in its gallery. In this exhibition, titled “More About Me,” the artist states, “I presented a retrospective that connects with my first solo exhibition, held in Cuba in 2003, dedicated to relationships and the female […]
The City of Columns
On Thursday, June 20, “The City of Columns” opens, by visual artist Felipe Alarcón Echenique (Havana, 1966), who currently resides in Madrid. This exhibition, inspired by Alejo Carpentier’s emblematic metaphor, is a pictorial reinterpretation of Havana from a perspective that combines Neo-Cubism and Antillean Baroque. The city’s columns multiply, fragment, and transform into signs of […]
Puzzles – A nostalgia without the drama.
The Queer Showcase season opens on Friday, June 6, 2025, at 8:30 p.m., with the exhibition “Rompecabezas: Una nostalgia sin dramas” (Puzzle: A Nostalgia Without Drama), by visual artist Sergio Chávez (Havana, 1965), who has lived in the United States since 1999. Trained at the San Alejandro Academy of Fine Arts and the National School […]
Multiple Dimensions by César García
“Multiple Dimensions” by visual artist César García. César García (Havana, Cuba, 1961) had his first encounter with art through his uncle, a Cuban artist trained at the prestigious San Alejandro Academy. From childhood, the hours spent in that studio shaped his sensitivity and awakened a deep calling. In 1969, he emigrated with his family to […]
Color – by Gustavo Pérez Fernández
Preaching with Light What distinguishes this species from the rest of the animals is its capacity for artistic creation. Art is the guiding light of the path and the bow that man bends to transcribe his history, his vital environment, his inner demons, and the flight of time. The material from which works of art […]
The Kingdom of Confusion by Aisar Abdalá Jalil
Born in Camagüey in 1953, Aisar Abdalá Jalil Martínez has built an artistic career that spans more than five decades of plastic exploration, combining academic influences with a contemporary sensibility. His training began at the Professional School of Arts in Camagüey, and then continued at the National School of Art in Havana. Later, he perfected […]
Gallery – Essence and Form by Rubén Rodríguez
Through clean, defined lines, the artist captures the essence and emotion of women in an original composition and abstraction of the female figure. The vision and execution of these pieces are far removed from traditional representations, making this artistic proposal unique and original.
Diversity – Small Format For Every Taste
Diversity – Small Format For Every Taste The small format not only allows artists to reach a wider audience. The painterly maturity allows these artists to create large compositions in a very small space, exploring new techniques, new colours, new expressions.