About

As a contemporary artist, I’ve made it my purpose to use my own experiences and extensive research to create a body of work that investigates archetypal ideas rooted on Jung’s concept of the collective unconscious. I use symbology and cultural imagery that can be universal and relatable in an attempt to bolster a relationship between our current self and our ancestral self with the hope that somewhere in the middle we can find answers to some of the complexities of the human mind. The work that I make stems from the experiences I’ve had as an immigrant. My memories and identity serve as fuel for the art, but the art itself is universal, since its intention is to unify and to bring attention to the self and our spiritual, while keeping in touch with contemporary sensibilities. Therefore, it is important that the work is not merely about myself, but about the human condition. My art seeks to marry heart and intellect.

As an immigrant that lived the first 16 years of his life in the island of Cuba, and someone who has been living in America for another 11 years, I possess a strong mix of cultures that guide my pencil with every piece that I make. By using the fundamental structure already mentioned, as well as my own cultural identity, I explore diverse themes and often work in series, using various styles and disciplines depending on the visual investigation I’m undertaking.