Carlos Estévez
Study for A través del universo, 1992
Width: 25cm
Height: 10cm
Medium: Drawing - ink on paper
A través del universo / Across the Universe, 1992
Width: 400cm
Height: 200cm
Medium: Sculpture - wood, sheet, paper, glass, oil
EXHIBITIONS:
1992 A través del universo, Centro de Desarrollo de las Artes Visuales, La Habana, Cuba. Created for graduation from the Instituto Superior de Arte (ISA).2007 (May 29-Sep 9) Cuba Avant-Garde: Contemporary Cuban Art from the Farber Collection, Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
2007 (Oct 7-Dec 31) Cuba Avant-Garde: Contemporary Cuban Art from the Farber Collection, John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, FL
2009 (Oct 3-Jan 4) Cuba Avant-Garde: Contemporary Cuban Art from the Farber Collection, Jordan Schnitzer Museum, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
2010 (Oct 15-Jan 10) Cuba Avant-Garde: Contemporary Cuban Art from the Farber Collection, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
2010 (Feb-Apr 4) Cuba Avant-Garde: Contemporary Cuban Art from the Farber Collection, Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
2010 (Jun 27-Sep 19) Cuba Avant-Garde: Contemporary Cuban Art from the Farber Collection, Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY
REFERENCES:
Abelardo Mena Chicuri, Cuba Avant-Garde: Contemporary Cuban Art from the Farber Collection (University of Florida Press, 2007).
El Mundo en que vivimos / The World We Live In, 1995
Medium: Painting
EXHIBITIONS:
1996 Mundo soñado, Casa de América, Palacio de Linares, Madrid, España.1997 Salón Nacional de Grabado 97, Centro Provincial de Artes Plásticas y Diseño, La Habana, Cuba.
2007 (May 29-Sep 9) Cuba Avant-Garde: Contemporary Cuban Art from the Farber Collection, Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
2007 (Oct 7-Dec 31) Cuba Avant-Garde: Contemporary Cuban Art from the Farber Collection, John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, FL
2009 (Oct 3-Jan 4) Cuba Avant-Garde: Contemporary Cuban Art from the Farber Collection, Jordan Schnitzer Museum, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
2010 (Oct 15-Jan 10) Cuba Avant-Garde: Contemporary Cuban Art from the Farber Collection, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
2010 (Feb-Apr 4) Cuba Avant-Garde: Contemporary Cuban Art from the Farber Collection, Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
2010 (Jun 27-Sep 19) Cuba Avant-Garde: Contemporary Cuban Art from the Farber Collection, Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY
REFERENCES:
Carlos Estevez—Dreamcomber, exhibition catalogue (Boston, MA : Huntington Gallery / Massachusetts College of Art, 2002), p. 10 illust. in b x w; p. 14 in color. Abelardo Mena Chicuri, Cuba Avant-Garde: Contemporary Cuban Art from the Farber Collection (University of Florida Press, 2007).
El Mundo en que vivimos / The World We Live In (double sided), 2000
Width: 180cm
Height: 500cm ( double sided)
Medium: Painting - Oil on Cloth
EXHIBITIONS:
2000 Bienal de Estandartes, IV Salon, Centro Cultural de Tijuana, México.2002 Dreamcomber, solo exhibition, Bakalar Gallery, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA.
2005 Existir en el tiempo, solo exhibition, The Olga M. & Carlos Saladrigas Gallery, Ignatian Center for the Arts of Belen Jesuit, Miami, FL.
REFERENCES:
Carlos Estevez—Dreamcomber, exhibition catalogue (Boston, MA : Huntington Gallery / Massachusetts College of Art, 2002), p. 10 illust. in b x w; p. 14 in color.
Ciudad secreta / Secret City, 2003
Width: 160cm
Height: 200cm
Medium: Painting - Oil on canvas
EXHIBITIONS:
2003 Ciudad Secreta, solo exhibition, Casa de Mexico gallery, VIII Art Bienal of Havana.2007 (May 29-Sep 9) Cuba Avant-Garde: Contemporary Cuban Art from the Farber Collection, Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
2007 (Oct 7-Dec 31) Cuba Avant-Garde: Contemporary Cuban Art from the Farber Collection, John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, FL
2009 (Oct 3-Jan 4) Cuba Avant-Garde: Contemporary Cuban Art from the Farber Collection, Jordan Schnitzer Museum, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
2010 (Oct 15-Jan 10) Cuba Avant-Garde: Contemporary Cuban Art from the Farber Collection, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
2010 (Feb-Apr 4) Cuba Avant-Garde: Contemporary Cuban Art from the Farber Collection, Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
2010 (Jun 27-Sep 19) Cuba Avant-Garde: Contemporary Cuban Art from the Farber Collection, Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY
REFERENCES:
Abelardo Mena Chicuri, Cuba Avant-Garde: Contemporary Cuban Art from the Farber Collection (University of Florida Press, 2007). Gallery Guide (March 2011), cover. Art Districts Florida 2:4 (Feb-Mar 2011), p. 10, illus.
The Collector, 2006
Medium: Painting
REFERENCES:
Carlos Estévez, Observatorium (Miami, FL: Alonso Art, 2006), p. 20, illus.
El Letargo de los peripatéticos / The Lethargy of the Peripatetic, 2006
Width: 77 inches
Height: 51 inches
Medium: Painting - Oil and pencil on Canvas
REFERENCES:
Irina Leyva-Pérez, “Carlos’ Treatises,” Wynwood Magazine (Oct-Nov 2006), p. 42, illus.
El Juego de la Eternidad Ilusoria / The Game of Illusory Eternity, 2008
Width: 64 inches
Height: 40 inches
Medium: Sculpture - assemblage
El Dictador / The Dictator, 2008
Medium: Painting
About Carlos Estévez
b. 1969, resides in the United States
Initially considered a disciple of the artist Elso Padilla because of his use of natural materials and a preference for iconic representations of humanity, Estévez has developed a coherent personal mythology . . .
