Alejandro Valdes - Umbral -XL

Abstract composition with marked visual architecture, where color planes dialogue in harmonious tension. A wide blue field establishes an atmosphere of initial serenity, interrupted by vertical blocks in green, black and white that build a solid and contemporary structural rhythm. In the lower band, an intense red adds energy and depth, functioning as a vibrant base that supports the entire composition.

Ideal for collectors who value contemporary abstraction with a strong spatial presence. A piece that transforms any environment into a space of contemplation, where geometry and color build a visual narrative of balance, contrast and modernity.

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 Plastic Arts, Havana

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

Influences: Caribbean expressionism, lyrical abstraction, urban memory

Lines of work

Alejandro Valdés Hernández’s work 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 acrylic on canvas
Mixed media 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 — Inner Tropic, self-managed space, Bogotá
2015 — Architectures of Memory, contemporary art space, Miami
2021 — Fragmented Island, private gallery, Madrid

Group exhibitions

1998 — Exhibition of Cuban young painters, Havana
2003 — Caribbean Alternative Biennial, Santo Domingo
2008 — Meeting 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 residencies
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

Publications and mentions

Catalogs of independent exhibitions in Latin America
Critical essays in culturally circulating 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 leave without ceasing 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)