Alejandro Valdes - Constructed Horizon VI - XL

Striking contemporary abstract work that stands out for its visual impact and timeless elegance. The geometric composition, built from defined planes and sophisticated color contrasts, adds depth and character without losing harmony. Warm tones are balanced by cool accents, creating a versatile piece that blends easily into modern, corporate, or high-end residential interiors. Ideal as a centerpiece, it combines aesthetic value with decorative appeal, making it an excellent choice for both new collectors and as an investment in contemporary art.

Name: Alejandro Valdés Hernández
Nationality: Cuban
Year of birth: 1974
Place of birth: Havana, Cuba
Specialty: Contemporary painting, mixed media, and printmaking.

Training

1989–1993 — Elementary Level of Visual Arts, Havana

1993–1997 — National Academy of Fine Arts San Alejandro, Havana

Influences: Caribbean expressionism, lyrical abstraction, urban memory

Lines of work

The work of Alejandro Valdés Hernández centers on urban memory, migration, and the relationship between architecture and emotion. His style combines material layers, gestural drawing, and warm palettes.

Techniques:

Oil and acrylics on canvas

Mixed-media technique with sand and natural pigments

Experimental engraving

Ephemeral murals

Solo exhibitions

2001 — Submerged Cities, Independent Gallery, Havana

2006 — Cartographies of Memory, Alternative Cultural Center, Mexico City

2010 — Interior Tropic, self-managed space, Bogotá

2015 — Architectures of Memory, Contemporary Art Gallery, Miami

2021 — Fragmented Island, private gallery, Madrid

Group exhibitions

1998 — Exhibition of young Cuban painters, Havana

2003 — Alternative Caribbean Biennial, Santo Domingo

2008 — Encounter of emerging Latin American art, Buenos Aires

2014 — Art and Territory, Lima

2019 — Contemporary Caribbean Painting, San Juan

2023 — Latin American artists in diaspora, Barcelona

Artwork in collections

Private collections in Cuba, Mexico, Colombia, and Spain

Murals and artworks in Havana's independent cultural spaces.

Works from artist residencies in Latin America

Works in private collections in Miami, Panama, and Buenos Aires.

Artist residencies

2004 — Contemporary Art Residency, Oaxaca

2012 — Experimental graphics workshop, Medellín

2018 — Artistic exchange program, Montevideo

Posts and mentions

Independent exhibition catalogs in Latin America

Critical essays in limited-circulation cultural magazines.

Participation in alternative curatorial projects

I paint cities that do not exist, or that exist only in memory. My work is an emotional cartography of those who abandon it yet continue to inhabit it.

Acrylic artwork on unstretched canvas, wrapped in bubble wrap and placed inside a rigid cardboard tube, also secured by the shipping company (CORREOS ESPAÑA).