Alejandro Valdes - Convergencia- XL

Abstract work with a markedly geometric structure over a field of intense red, where the color acts as emotional and spatial support. The composition is organized from defined shapes,

The surface presents a rich material-gestural texture, with overlapped layers and eroded zones that reveal the painting process. The interaction between solid forms and diffuse backgrounds suggests an exploration between order and spontaneity, evoking both constructivist references and a contemporary sensibility.

The piece stands out for its chromatic power, its clear composition, and its ability to articulate a visual language that is synthetic yet expressive, making it especially attractive for collections of modern and contemporary abstract 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 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 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 Hall, Miami
2021 — Fragmented Island, private gallery, Madrid

Group exhibitions

1998 — Show 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 — Caribbean Contemporary 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 Print Workshop, Medellín
2018 — Artistic Exchange Program, Montevideo

Publications and mentions

Catalogs of independent exhibitions in Latin America
Critical essays in culture magazines with limited circulation
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 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)