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 the spiritual side of all. Therefore, it is important that the work is not merely about myself, but about the human condition.

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.

For me, Printmaking is the optimal way of creating art. I love the power of multiplicity and allowing my work to be seen, owned and shared by multiple individuals at the same time and in different places. The myriad of different processes and techniques that printmaking allows makes it possible for my message to take multiple forms and look very different each time I decide to change my style while still retaining the multiple power. That flexibility allows me to expand my research and the graphic style of my message, and gives me near-infinite communication possibilities.

I predominantly use relief printmaking, taking strong inspiration from Mexican Printmakers’ graphic aesthetic and German expressionism. I also use intaglio, monotype, lithography, and screenprint as preferred mediums, as well as occasionally dabbling in digital illustration, drawing, painting, and sculpture.