Alejandro Valdes - Intersección Azul-XL

Geometric abstraction work that explores the balance between space, form, and depth. Through planes defined in shades of blue, navy, turquoise, and neutral tones, the composition creates an architectural sensibility that evokes impossible structures or fragmented perspectives.

Diagonal lines and blocks of color generate visual tension and dynamism, guiding the eye toward a central convergence point that suggests expansion and movement. The interaction between dark and light areas provides volume and a subtle 3D illusion, granting the piece a sophisticated, contemporary presence.

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

Education

1989–1993 — Elementary Level of Plastic Arts, Havana

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

Influences: Caribbean expressionism, lyric abstraction, urban memory

Working lines

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

Techniques:

Oil and acrylics on canvas
Mixed media with sand and natural pigments
Experimental printmaking
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 — Show of Cuban young painters, Havana

2003 — Caribbean Alternative 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

Works in collections

Private collections in Cuba, Mexico, Colombia, and Spain
Murals and works in independent cultural spaces in Havana
Works in Latin American artist residences
Works in private collections in Miami, Panama, and Buenos Aires

Artist residencies

2004 — Contemporary Art Residency, Oaxaca
2012 — Experimental Printmaking Studio, Medellín
2018 — Artistic Exchange Program, Montevideo

Publications and mentions

Catalogs of independent exhibitions in Latin America
Critical essays in culturally oriented, limited-audience magazines
Participation in alternative curatorial projects

“I paint cities that do not exist, or that only exist in memory. My work is an emotional cartography of those who leave without stopping to inhabit it.”

Work in acrylic on unstretched canvas, packed in bubble wrap and placed inside a rigid cardboard tube, in addition to being secured by the shipping company (CORREOS ESPAÑA).