When I was five, my family fled Castro’s regime and settled in southern Florida. My work draws on these experiences. I use found objects and materials and think of them as artifacts. I love contrasts; at the same time that I enjoy using bright colors and patterns that repeat, I love textures and subtle statements.
My art is driven by the desire to express my lifelong struggle to belong and to fit in. The immigrant process — the human process of assimilation, has led me to explore my planes of existence. I use levels of transparency and value to interpret the shared reality of displacement and disorientation that is quickly becoming a persistent universal phenomenon.
With my work I seek to create understanding and connection — to remain separate yet connected. How can we be our authentic selves and open ourselves more fully to others?
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Image Gallery
El Bicho (The Bug) Oil and charcoal on Canvas 20" x16" $700
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The Architect 14" x 11" Handmade papers and magazine imagery on wood panel (framed) $275
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The Climber Collage 14"x11" Magazine imagery on wood panel (framed) $275
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The Rooster 14" x11" Handmade paper, photocopy and magazine imagery on wood panel (framed) $275
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Shangrila 14" x11" Magazine imagery and matchbook cover on wood panel (framed) $275
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El Papalote (The Kite) Oil and charcoal on canvas 18x14 $500
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La Bandera (The Flag): 16" x 20" Oil and charcoal on canvas. SOLD
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La Concha (The Shell): 20" x 16" Oil and charcoal on canvas. $700
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La Ventana (The Window): 24" x 26" Oil and charcoal on Canvas. SOLD
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Las Redes (The Netting): 24" x 30" Oil on Canvas, NFS
Image title: Las Redes
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The Fisherman: 10"x10" color copies, magazine pages on Hahnemuhle paper $125
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The Traveler: 18" x 12", collage $225
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Immigrants NYC: 62" x 70" graphite on found paper bags, NFC
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Sin el no vale: 36" x 36" oil, color copies, Cuban stamps, $2,500
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Texture: 27x20-7/8" (framed), graphite on Terra skin paper $450
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Assimilation: 45" x 45" oil on canvas. SOLD
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Landscape: 27” x 20-7/8” (framed)
Graphite on terra skin paper. $450
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Geometries: 27” x 20-7/8” (framed) Graphite on terra skin paper. $450
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Las Olas: 14" x 18.5" Graphite on handmade abaca paper,
color copies, acrylic and metal object
on wooden die cutting board. $325
Image title: Las Olas
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Europa: 18" x 12-3/8" color copies on found wooden door. $275
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Papa: 18" x 12-3/4" color copies on found wooden door. $275
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In the garden: 10" x 10" magazine pages on watercolor paper. SOLD
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The swimmer: 14" x 11" (framed) magazine pages on wood panel. $275
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The dancer: 14" x 11" (framed) magazine pages and color copies on wood panel. $275
