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Oil painting by José Manuel Mayo Peña, Umbral de Inmersión, 36 × 53 cm, 2026, original edition, hand-signed, Spain, Contemporary, post-2020.
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In this work, José Manuel Mayo proposes an intimate, contemporary approach to the expanded self-portrait, where the figure is not only observed but establishes a direct relationship with the viewer. The composition, built from a frontal and slightly distorted point of view, recalls the visual language of autofotography, but is elevated here through a rigorous pictorial treatment and a sophisticated understanding of light underwater.
The face, partially hidden behind the diving mask, functions as the psychological nucleus of the piece. The gaze, filtered through the glass and the undulations of the surface, acquires an introspective quality that contrasts with the gestural openness of the arms, extended toward the spectator as an invitation or capture of the moment.
The true protagonist lies in the light interaction: the aquatic refractions unfold on the skin in fragmented patterns that vibrate between the descriptive and the abstract. Mayo achieves here a complex balance between technical control and visual spontaneity, where each stroke suggests the constant movement of the water without losing structural solidity.
The upper surface, with its distorted reflections, introduces a second reality that dialogues with the submerged figure, establishing an ambiguous boundary between two worlds: air and water, consciousness and immediate sensory experience. This “threshold” becomes the conceptual axis of the work.
“Threshold of Immersion” is a notably contemporary piece that connects with current visual culture without sacrificing pictorial depth. Its combination of refined technique, enveloping composition, and emotional charge positions it as a work highly attractive to collectors interested in current figuration with an emphasis on perception, identity, and experience.
The work is carefully shipped protected in a transport tube to guarantee its optimal preservation.
JOSE MANUEL MAYO PEÑA
- Born in Las Tunas, Las Tunas Province, Cuba, (1976)
- Graduated in 1997 in the drawing and painting specialty at the School of Plastic Arts in Las Tunas.
- Member of the Hermanos Saíz Association (A.H.S.)
- Member of the Union of Writers and Artists (UNEAC)
- Has served as specialist and curator in Fayad Jamis and Guernica galleries in Las Tunas
- Joined artistic teaching in 2001 as drawing professor.
- Currently an independent artist and professor at the Academy of Plastic Arts in Las Tunas.
- Member of the Martian Chair.
Exhibitions, Collective Shows, and Events
· 2024
· 2023 Here We Are. Collective Exhibition. Fayad Jamis Gallery. Fbc. Las Tunas. December.
2023 Small Format Sculpture Hall. José Antonio Díaz Peláez. Las Tunas. CPAP. CODEMA., Las Tunas. Gallery, Center for the Development of Plastic Arts. Las Tunas. November.
2023 UNEAC Hall. UNEAC Gallery. Las Tunas. October.
2023 Collective Expo. When I Came into This World. Gallery. The Jungle of Nicolás Guillen Foundation. Las Tunas. September.
2023 The Plastic in April Hall. Provincial Council of Plastic Arts Las Tunas. April
2022 First Abstract Art Hall Díaz Peláez. Belkis Ayón Gallery. Vedado. Havana. September.
2022 Collective Exhibition. Shoot at the Target. 61st Anniversary. UNEAC Headquarters Gallery. August.
2022 Mayo Abstracto. Virtual Collective Exhibition. V Abstract Painting Workshop. La Cruzada. UNEAC. Las Tunas. May.
2022 Collective Exhibition. Visual Arts Development Center. Las Tunas. Result of the 5th Abstract Art Workshop. Project La Cruzada. May.
2022 Mayo Abstracto Workshop. V Mayo Abstract Workshop La Cruzada. UNEAC Gallery. Las Tunas. May.
2022 Solo you and the moon. Collective Exhibition. Nicolás Guillen Foundation Gallery. The Jungle. Las Tunas. April.
2022 The Freedom of Space. Virtual Collective Exhibition of Abstract Art. Belkis Ayón Gallery. Vedado, Havana. February–March.
2022 Return to Light. Tribute to the Master. Collective Exhibition. UNEAC Gallery. Las Tunas. January
2021 UNEAC Hall. UNEAC Gallery. Las Tunas. November.
2021 Collective Expo All the Hands. National Culture Day. Provincial Council of Plastic Arts. Las Tunas. October–November.
2021 Collective exhibition of Cuban Painters in homage to Pedro de Oraá. Mayo Abstracto. UNEAC Gallery. Las Tunas. May.
2020 UNEAC Hall 2020. For Cuban Culture Day. Provincial Center Gallery of Plastic Arts. Las Tunas. October.
2020 Collective Expo Woman- Light. Decimarte. Gallery From a Deep Perspective. Las Tunas. March.
2020 Erotic Art Hall. UNEAC Gallery Las Tunas. February.
2020 Exhibition Light in the Soul. 167th Anniversary of José Martí’s Birth. UNEAC Gallery. Las Tunas. January.
2019 UNEAC Hall Las Tunas. Homage to Cuban Culture Day. UNEAC Gallery. Las Tunas. October.
2019 National Meeting of Abstract Art. Imán IV. Collage Habana Gallery. August. Havana.
2019 Abstract Confluence. Collective Exhibition. IV Abstract Art Workshop. Project La Cruzada. Central Gallery of Plastic Arts Las Tunas. May–June.
2019 Digital Art Hall. Dedicated to the 9th UNEAC Congress. UNEAC Gallery. Las Tunas. April.
2018 Collective Exhibition Osmosis II. AHS. Young Creators Project. Guernica Gallery. Las Tunas. November–December.
2018 National Exhibition of Abstract Art. Imán 3. Fausto Cristo Room. UNEAC. Holguín. November.
2018 UNEAC Hall. Glimmers of Identity. Las Tunas. UNEAC Gallery. October.
2018 Collective Exhibition. Osmosis. Young Creators Project. Guernica Gallery. AHS. August–September. Las Tunas.
2018 Abstract Art. National Hall. Collective Exhibition. “Gestural Suggestions”. La Confronta Gallery. UNEAC Provincial Committee. Santiago de Cuba. May.
2018 Abstract Art (May Abstract) Project La Cruzada. Fayad Jamís Gallery. Collective Expo. Las Tunas.
2018 The Plastic in April Hall. Provincial Council of Plastic Arts. Las Tunas. April.
2018 Digital Art Hall. Dedicated to the 30th edition of the Provincial Hall The Plastic in April. UNEAC Gallery. April. Las Tunas.
2018 Collective Exhibition. Abstracts at Home. Project: “La Cruzada.” March–April. Las Tunas.
2018 Abstract Art Hall. Expressive Abstractions. Project La Cruzada. UNEAC Gallery. March. Las Tunas.
2018 About the Purple. Erotic Art Hall. UNEAC Provincial Committee Gallery. February–March. Las Tunas.
2017 Winter Hall, Fayad Jamís Gallery. Las Tunas.
2017 Iman II, Project La Cruzada, Lario Gallery, Camaguey.
2017 Homage, UNEAC Gallery, Las Tunas.
2017 Contemporary Cuban Artists, Rocca Aldobrandesca-Piacastagnaio. Italy
2017 Iman, Project La Cruzada, National Theatre Gallery of Cuba. Havana.
2016 Collective Exhibition Abstract Painters Fayad Jamís Gallery. Las Tunas.
2016 Abstract Regenerations. Art Center. Las Tunas.
2016 Cuba Pearl of the Caribbean. Rocca Medieval Passignano. Italy.
2016 Tuna Brava Collective Exhibition Guernica Gallery Las Tunas.
2016 30th Anniversary Hall. Guernica Gallery Las Tunas.
2016 Immersion III Woodcut. Fayad Jamís Gallery. Las Tunas.
2015 Cuba How Beautiful Cuba Is. Città di La Pieve Umbria Italy
2014 Collective Exhibition 100 Abstract Painters. Alba Cultural House. Havana
2014 Collective Exhibition A Color for Clemen Greember Project LA CRUZADA. UNEAC, Las Tunas.
2014 Collective Exhibition for the 45th anniversary of artistic education in Las Tunas. Provincial Center of Plastic Arts. Las Tunas
2013 Collective Painting Exhibition “LA CRUZADA.” Provincial Center of Plastic Arts. Las Tunas.
2012 The Plastic in April Hall. Provincial Center of Plastic Arts. Las Tunas.
2011 Strictly Collective. Exhibition for UNEAC's 50th Anniversary. Provincial Center of Plastic Arts. Las Tunas.
2011 Cuban Homage. Provincial Museum. Las Tunas.
2011 Expo “4x4” Jungle Gallery, Huellas Cultural Center, Las Tunas.
2011 Retrospective Graduates of the Las Tunas Art School, Tunas Theater
2010 II Eastern Hall, Emilio Bacardí Museum, Santiago de Cuba.
2009 Summer Hall UNEAC, Las Tunas.
2008 II Erotic Art Hall (with a gentle grace of nudity). UNEAC, Las Tunas.
2008 I Eastern Hall, Emilio Bacardí Museum, Santiago de Cuba.
2008 Collective Photography Exhibition (SOBRE-EXPOSICIÓN). UNEAC, Las Tunas.
2008 I Photography Event, UNEAC, Pto. Padre, Las Tunas.
2007 Ceramics Event, Cover Design. Las Tunas.
2007 Arte Cuba Exhibition, Valencia, Spain.
2007 Cuban Art Exhibition, Italy.
2007 Drammen and Cuba Expos, Drammen Theater Norway.
2007 I Erotic Art Hall UNEAC, Las Tunas.
2007 Collective Exhibition of Abstract Art “LA CRUZADA” under the cultural Huellas.
2006 UNEAC Hall Las Tunas.
2006 German exhibition of Tunero artists.
2006 Collective Exhibition for UNEAC admission “UNEAC Las Tunas.”
2006 Collective Exhibition “My City” for the city’s 210th anniversary.
2006 Exhibition “Artists of the Fondo de Bienes Culturales” Fayad Jamís Gallery.
2006 UNEAC members collective exhibition honoring Culture Week in Las Tunas.
2006 UNEAC Hall Las Tunas.
2006 Collective Abstract Art Exhibition, Havana.
2006 Fourth Abstract Art Event “La Cruzada” Holguín Art Center
2006 Prize Hall of 2005
2006 Third Abstract Art Event ‘La Cruzada’ UNEAC Guantánamo
2006 I Abstract Art Workshop ‘Spirit Abstract’ Sancti Spíritus
2005 Miniature Hall.
2005 “Plastic in April” Hall.
2005 I Abstract Art Event “La Cruzada” (UNEAC Manzanillo).
2005 Tunero plastic showcase.
2005 II Abstract Art Event “La Cruzada” (UNEAC Las Tunas).
2004 UNEAC Hall.
2004 Hall of Prizes 2003.
2003 Hall “Lucilo León Águila”.
2003 Hall “Carlos Enríquez”.
2002 UNEAC Hall.
2002 “Fayad Jamís” Hall.
2001 Plastic Hall in April (Provincial Culture prize).
2000 City Youth Hall “Guernica”.
2000 XVII Hall “Plastic in April”.
2000 Retrospective of Tunera plastic.
2000 Sculptural Source Project. (Group A.S)
2000 Four sculptures for “Villa Covarrubias” (Group A.S)
1999 X Edition Fayad Jamís Hall “Prize Awarded by AHS”.
1999 Prizes Hall.
1999 City Youth Hall “Guernica”.
1999 XVI Hall Plastic in April.
1999 Tuneros exhibit in Moa.
1999 Ecological Art Event.
1998 XV Hall Plastic in April.
1998 Tenth Mural Hall.
1998 Tunera Plastic.
1998 Young Print Hall.
1998 A.H.S exhibits “Convenient Space”.
1998 City Youth Hall “Guernica”.
1998 V Territorial Hall José A. Díaz Peláez.
1998 VIII Hall José Martínez Ochoa.
1997 VII José Martínez Ochoa.
1997 National Hall tenth mural, Las Tunas.
1995 Show of 12 Students from the Professional School of Plastic Arts.
1994-1995 Hall February 14.
1993 Students from the Professional School of Plastic Arts exhibit.
Awards and Honors
2011 Prize Hall “Plastic in April” Las Tunas.
2005 II UNEAC Hall Prize.
2003 III Prize Hall “Carlos Enríquez”
2001 Plastic Hall in April (Provincial Culture prize).
2000 Special Mention Sculptural Source Project. (Group A.S).
2000 Prize, Four Sculptures for “Villa Cobarrubias” (Group A.S).
1999 X Edition Fayad Jamís Prize “Awarded by AHS”.
1998 Prize City Youth Hall “Guernica”.
1998 Mention, V Territorial Hall José A. Díaz Peláez.
1998 Prize VIII Hall José Martínez Ochoa.
1997 Mention, VII José Martínez Ochoa.
Personal and Biographical Exhibitions
2017 Miniatures. Museum of the Constitution. Guáimaro. Camagüey.
2006 Bipersonal Exhibition “Cadet Notes” with Vladimir Santiago. UNAAIC, Las Tunas.
2006 Bipersonal Exhibition “Common Differences II” with Yamila Coma Vargas. Puerto Padre Gallery
2006 Bipersonal Exhibition “Differences Common” with Yamila Coma Vargas. Hotel Inglaterra, Havana.
2006 Personal Exhibition ‘Intimate Inequality’ (Guest Artist: Yoángel Batista)
2005 Tripersonal Exhibition “=3” (with Yamila Coma and Helier Batista).
2000 Bipersonal Exhibition “We are not responsible” with Leosvanis Mayo.
1998 Bipersonal Exhibition (Mundos) with Ángel Peña.
1998 Personal Exhibition “Piety is Called Delilah”.
1997 Personal Exhibition “Friezes of Life”.
1997 Exhibition “Pages” ISPJAE, Havana.
1997 Personal Exhibition at the Puerto Padre Museum.
2017 Creates the challenge seedlings workshop at the Mártires del 28 December school
2015 Interview for Radio Victoria, Las Tunas
2015 Interview for Tunas visión Cultural News.
2015 Participates as Creator with plastic artist Yamila Comas Vargas in a ceramic mural for the municipality of Jobabo, Las Tunas.
2013 Conference first workshop of abstract art. UNEAC, Las Tunas.
2013 His work is part of the collection at Marimbartgallery Quebec, Canada
2013 Serves as jury for selecting works for the Escaramujo salon of the José Martí Brigade.
2011 Interview for Radio Victoria, Las Tunas
2004 Participates as Creator with Yamila Comas Vargas in a pictorial mural at the Primary School “Toma de Las Tunas,” Tunas Municipality.
2003 Participates as creator with Yamila Coma Vargas and Jesús Vega Faura in two monumental sculptures, at the Primary School “Marcelo Salado,” Colombia Municipality.
2002 Participates as creator with Yamila Coma Vargas and Jesús Vega Faura in three mural paintings, at the Primary School “Jesús Argüelles,” Tunas Municipality.
2001 Jury member at the municipal hall “Carlos Enríquez” in Amancio Rodríguez
1999 Interview for the program “Quehacer” Tunas visión
1999 Serves as jury at the 9th José Martines Ochoa Hall
1998 Interview for Radio Victoria, Las Tunas
He has illustrated poems and décimas for various writers from Las Tunas; the works have been published by the Sanlope editorial in Las Tunas
- 2000 “Canticas of Scorn” by Osmani Eduardo
- 2000 “Shadows” by Frank Castel
- 1998 “Piety is Called Delilah” by Julio A Molinet
His works are in private collections in Cuba, USA, Spain, Norway, Italy, England, Puerto Rico, and France.
Seller's Story
Cuban Art Circle is an international group of approximately 20 artists, founded and represented by painter Cristian Mesa Velázquez.
United by a deep passion for painting and a serious commitment to artistic excellence, the members of the collective work from different parts of the world. While each artist maintains their own personal voice, all share a rigorous technical approach and absolute dedication to the pictorial medium.
Oil on canvas is the predominant technique, although other methods are explored to enrich the group’s visual language. The works are characterized by high standards of execution, exceptional care in the treatment of light, color, and texture, and a remarkable ability to convey emotion and depth through figure, symbol, and atmosphere.
The collective represents artists committed to high-level contemporary painting, where technical mastery is combined with a personal and contemporary vision. Their works have been presented at major international art fairs in Europe and are part of private collections across several continents.
Cuban Art Circle is a serious and professional platform dedicated to promoting superior quality painting, created to connect demanding artists with collectors who value rigor, passion, and pictorial excellence.
Translated by Google TranslateIn this work, José Manuel Mayo proposes an intimate, contemporary approach to the expanded self-portrait, where the figure is not only observed but establishes a direct relationship with the viewer. The composition, built from a frontal and slightly distorted point of view, recalls the visual language of autofotography, but is elevated here through a rigorous pictorial treatment and a sophisticated understanding of light underwater.
The face, partially hidden behind the diving mask, functions as the psychological nucleus of the piece. The gaze, filtered through the glass and the undulations of the surface, acquires an introspective quality that contrasts with the gestural openness of the arms, extended toward the spectator as an invitation or capture of the moment.
The true protagonist lies in the light interaction: the aquatic refractions unfold on the skin in fragmented patterns that vibrate between the descriptive and the abstract. Mayo achieves here a complex balance between technical control and visual spontaneity, where each stroke suggests the constant movement of the water without losing structural solidity.
The upper surface, with its distorted reflections, introduces a second reality that dialogues with the submerged figure, establishing an ambiguous boundary between two worlds: air and water, consciousness and immediate sensory experience. This “threshold” becomes the conceptual axis of the work.
“Threshold of Immersion” is a notably contemporary piece that connects with current visual culture without sacrificing pictorial depth. Its combination of refined technique, enveloping composition, and emotional charge positions it as a work highly attractive to collectors interested in current figuration with an emphasis on perception, identity, and experience.
The work is carefully shipped protected in a transport tube to guarantee its optimal preservation.
JOSE MANUEL MAYO PEÑA
- Born in Las Tunas, Las Tunas Province, Cuba, (1976)
- Graduated in 1997 in the drawing and painting specialty at the School of Plastic Arts in Las Tunas.
- Member of the Hermanos Saíz Association (A.H.S.)
- Member of the Union of Writers and Artists (UNEAC)
- Has served as specialist and curator in Fayad Jamis and Guernica galleries in Las Tunas
- Joined artistic teaching in 2001 as drawing professor.
- Currently an independent artist and professor at the Academy of Plastic Arts in Las Tunas.
- Member of the Martian Chair.
Exhibitions, Collective Shows, and Events
· 2024
· 2023 Here We Are. Collective Exhibition. Fayad Jamis Gallery. Fbc. Las Tunas. December.
2023 Small Format Sculpture Hall. José Antonio Díaz Peláez. Las Tunas. CPAP. CODEMA., Las Tunas. Gallery, Center for the Development of Plastic Arts. Las Tunas. November.
2023 UNEAC Hall. UNEAC Gallery. Las Tunas. October.
2023 Collective Expo. When I Came into This World. Gallery. The Jungle of Nicolás Guillen Foundation. Las Tunas. September.
2023 The Plastic in April Hall. Provincial Council of Plastic Arts Las Tunas. April
2022 First Abstract Art Hall Díaz Peláez. Belkis Ayón Gallery. Vedado. Havana. September.
2022 Collective Exhibition. Shoot at the Target. 61st Anniversary. UNEAC Headquarters Gallery. August.
2022 Mayo Abstracto. Virtual Collective Exhibition. V Abstract Painting Workshop. La Cruzada. UNEAC. Las Tunas. May.
2022 Collective Exhibition. Visual Arts Development Center. Las Tunas. Result of the 5th Abstract Art Workshop. Project La Cruzada. May.
2022 Mayo Abstracto Workshop. V Mayo Abstract Workshop La Cruzada. UNEAC Gallery. Las Tunas. May.
2022 Solo you and the moon. Collective Exhibition. Nicolás Guillen Foundation Gallery. The Jungle. Las Tunas. April.
2022 The Freedom of Space. Virtual Collective Exhibition of Abstract Art. Belkis Ayón Gallery. Vedado, Havana. February–March.
2022 Return to Light. Tribute to the Master. Collective Exhibition. UNEAC Gallery. Las Tunas. January
2021 UNEAC Hall. UNEAC Gallery. Las Tunas. November.
2021 Collective Expo All the Hands. National Culture Day. Provincial Council of Plastic Arts. Las Tunas. October–November.
2021 Collective exhibition of Cuban Painters in homage to Pedro de Oraá. Mayo Abstracto. UNEAC Gallery. Las Tunas. May.
2020 UNEAC Hall 2020. For Cuban Culture Day. Provincial Center Gallery of Plastic Arts. Las Tunas. October.
2020 Collective Expo Woman- Light. Decimarte. Gallery From a Deep Perspective. Las Tunas. March.
2020 Erotic Art Hall. UNEAC Gallery Las Tunas. February.
2020 Exhibition Light in the Soul. 167th Anniversary of José Martí’s Birth. UNEAC Gallery. Las Tunas. January.
2019 UNEAC Hall Las Tunas. Homage to Cuban Culture Day. UNEAC Gallery. Las Tunas. October.
2019 National Meeting of Abstract Art. Imán IV. Collage Habana Gallery. August. Havana.
2019 Abstract Confluence. Collective Exhibition. IV Abstract Art Workshop. Project La Cruzada. Central Gallery of Plastic Arts Las Tunas. May–June.
2019 Digital Art Hall. Dedicated to the 9th UNEAC Congress. UNEAC Gallery. Las Tunas. April.
2018 Collective Exhibition Osmosis II. AHS. Young Creators Project. Guernica Gallery. Las Tunas. November–December.
2018 National Exhibition of Abstract Art. Imán 3. Fausto Cristo Room. UNEAC. Holguín. November.
2018 UNEAC Hall. Glimmers of Identity. Las Tunas. UNEAC Gallery. October.
2018 Collective Exhibition. Osmosis. Young Creators Project. Guernica Gallery. AHS. August–September. Las Tunas.
2018 Abstract Art. National Hall. Collective Exhibition. “Gestural Suggestions”. La Confronta Gallery. UNEAC Provincial Committee. Santiago de Cuba. May.
2018 Abstract Art (May Abstract) Project La Cruzada. Fayad Jamís Gallery. Collective Expo. Las Tunas.
2018 The Plastic in April Hall. Provincial Council of Plastic Arts. Las Tunas. April.
2018 Digital Art Hall. Dedicated to the 30th edition of the Provincial Hall The Plastic in April. UNEAC Gallery. April. Las Tunas.
2018 Collective Exhibition. Abstracts at Home. Project: “La Cruzada.” March–April. Las Tunas.
2018 Abstract Art Hall. Expressive Abstractions. Project La Cruzada. UNEAC Gallery. March. Las Tunas.
2018 About the Purple. Erotic Art Hall. UNEAC Provincial Committee Gallery. February–March. Las Tunas.
2017 Winter Hall, Fayad Jamís Gallery. Las Tunas.
2017 Iman II, Project La Cruzada, Lario Gallery, Camaguey.
2017 Homage, UNEAC Gallery, Las Tunas.
2017 Contemporary Cuban Artists, Rocca Aldobrandesca-Piacastagnaio. Italy
2017 Iman, Project La Cruzada, National Theatre Gallery of Cuba. Havana.
2016 Collective Exhibition Abstract Painters Fayad Jamís Gallery. Las Tunas.
2016 Abstract Regenerations. Art Center. Las Tunas.
2016 Cuba Pearl of the Caribbean. Rocca Medieval Passignano. Italy.
2016 Tuna Brava Collective Exhibition Guernica Gallery Las Tunas.
2016 30th Anniversary Hall. Guernica Gallery Las Tunas.
2016 Immersion III Woodcut. Fayad Jamís Gallery. Las Tunas.
2015 Cuba How Beautiful Cuba Is. Città di La Pieve Umbria Italy
2014 Collective Exhibition 100 Abstract Painters. Alba Cultural House. Havana
2014 Collective Exhibition A Color for Clemen Greember Project LA CRUZADA. UNEAC, Las Tunas.
2014 Collective Exhibition for the 45th anniversary of artistic education in Las Tunas. Provincial Center of Plastic Arts. Las Tunas
2013 Collective Painting Exhibition “LA CRUZADA.” Provincial Center of Plastic Arts. Las Tunas.
2012 The Plastic in April Hall. Provincial Center of Plastic Arts. Las Tunas.
2011 Strictly Collective. Exhibition for UNEAC's 50th Anniversary. Provincial Center of Plastic Arts. Las Tunas.
2011 Cuban Homage. Provincial Museum. Las Tunas.
2011 Expo “4x4” Jungle Gallery, Huellas Cultural Center, Las Tunas.
2011 Retrospective Graduates of the Las Tunas Art School, Tunas Theater
2010 II Eastern Hall, Emilio Bacardí Museum, Santiago de Cuba.
2009 Summer Hall UNEAC, Las Tunas.
2008 II Erotic Art Hall (with a gentle grace of nudity). UNEAC, Las Tunas.
2008 I Eastern Hall, Emilio Bacardí Museum, Santiago de Cuba.
2008 Collective Photography Exhibition (SOBRE-EXPOSICIÓN). UNEAC, Las Tunas.
2008 I Photography Event, UNEAC, Pto. Padre, Las Tunas.
2007 Ceramics Event, Cover Design. Las Tunas.
2007 Arte Cuba Exhibition, Valencia, Spain.
2007 Cuban Art Exhibition, Italy.
2007 Drammen and Cuba Expos, Drammen Theater Norway.
2007 I Erotic Art Hall UNEAC, Las Tunas.
2007 Collective Exhibition of Abstract Art “LA CRUZADA” under the cultural Huellas.
2006 UNEAC Hall Las Tunas.
2006 German exhibition of Tunero artists.
2006 Collective Exhibition for UNEAC admission “UNEAC Las Tunas.”
2006 Collective Exhibition “My City” for the city’s 210th anniversary.
2006 Exhibition “Artists of the Fondo de Bienes Culturales” Fayad Jamís Gallery.
2006 UNEAC members collective exhibition honoring Culture Week in Las Tunas.
2006 UNEAC Hall Las Tunas.
2006 Collective Abstract Art Exhibition, Havana.
2006 Fourth Abstract Art Event “La Cruzada” Holguín Art Center
2006 Prize Hall of 2005
2006 Third Abstract Art Event ‘La Cruzada’ UNEAC Guantánamo
2006 I Abstract Art Workshop ‘Spirit Abstract’ Sancti Spíritus
2005 Miniature Hall.
2005 “Plastic in April” Hall.
2005 I Abstract Art Event “La Cruzada” (UNEAC Manzanillo).
2005 Tunero plastic showcase.
2005 II Abstract Art Event “La Cruzada” (UNEAC Las Tunas).
2004 UNEAC Hall.
2004 Hall of Prizes 2003.
2003 Hall “Lucilo León Águila”.
2003 Hall “Carlos Enríquez”.
2002 UNEAC Hall.
2002 “Fayad Jamís” Hall.
2001 Plastic Hall in April (Provincial Culture prize).
2000 City Youth Hall “Guernica”.
2000 XVII Hall “Plastic in April”.
2000 Retrospective of Tunera plastic.
2000 Sculptural Source Project. (Group A.S)
2000 Four sculptures for “Villa Covarrubias” (Group A.S)
1999 X Edition Fayad Jamís Hall “Prize Awarded by AHS”.
1999 Prizes Hall.
1999 City Youth Hall “Guernica”.
1999 XVI Hall Plastic in April.
1999 Tuneros exhibit in Moa.
1999 Ecological Art Event.
1998 XV Hall Plastic in April.
1998 Tenth Mural Hall.
1998 Tunera Plastic.
1998 Young Print Hall.
1998 A.H.S exhibits “Convenient Space”.
1998 City Youth Hall “Guernica”.
1998 V Territorial Hall José A. Díaz Peláez.
1998 VIII Hall José Martínez Ochoa.
1997 VII José Martínez Ochoa.
1997 National Hall tenth mural, Las Tunas.
1995 Show of 12 Students from the Professional School of Plastic Arts.
1994-1995 Hall February 14.
1993 Students from the Professional School of Plastic Arts exhibit.
Awards and Honors
2011 Prize Hall “Plastic in April” Las Tunas.
2005 II UNEAC Hall Prize.
2003 III Prize Hall “Carlos Enríquez”
2001 Plastic Hall in April (Provincial Culture prize).
2000 Special Mention Sculptural Source Project. (Group A.S).
2000 Prize, Four Sculptures for “Villa Cobarrubias” (Group A.S).
1999 X Edition Fayad Jamís Prize “Awarded by AHS”.
1998 Prize City Youth Hall “Guernica”.
1998 Mention, V Territorial Hall José A. Díaz Peláez.
1998 Prize VIII Hall José Martínez Ochoa.
1997 Mention, VII José Martínez Ochoa.
Personal and Biographical Exhibitions
2017 Miniatures. Museum of the Constitution. Guáimaro. Camagüey.
2006 Bipersonal Exhibition “Cadet Notes” with Vladimir Santiago. UNAAIC, Las Tunas.
2006 Bipersonal Exhibition “Common Differences II” with Yamila Coma Vargas. Puerto Padre Gallery
2006 Bipersonal Exhibition “Differences Common” with Yamila Coma Vargas. Hotel Inglaterra, Havana.
2006 Personal Exhibition ‘Intimate Inequality’ (Guest Artist: Yoángel Batista)
2005 Tripersonal Exhibition “=3” (with Yamila Coma and Helier Batista).
2000 Bipersonal Exhibition “We are not responsible” with Leosvanis Mayo.
1998 Bipersonal Exhibition (Mundos) with Ángel Peña.
1998 Personal Exhibition “Piety is Called Delilah”.
1997 Personal Exhibition “Friezes of Life”.
1997 Exhibition “Pages” ISPJAE, Havana.
1997 Personal Exhibition at the Puerto Padre Museum.
2017 Creates the challenge seedlings workshop at the Mártires del 28 December school
2015 Interview for Radio Victoria, Las Tunas
2015 Interview for Tunas visión Cultural News.
2015 Participates as Creator with plastic artist Yamila Comas Vargas in a ceramic mural for the municipality of Jobabo, Las Tunas.
2013 Conference first workshop of abstract art. UNEAC, Las Tunas.
2013 His work is part of the collection at Marimbartgallery Quebec, Canada
2013 Serves as jury for selecting works for the Escaramujo salon of the José Martí Brigade.
2011 Interview for Radio Victoria, Las Tunas
2004 Participates as Creator with Yamila Comas Vargas in a pictorial mural at the Primary School “Toma de Las Tunas,” Tunas Municipality.
2003 Participates as creator with Yamila Coma Vargas and Jesús Vega Faura in two monumental sculptures, at the Primary School “Marcelo Salado,” Colombia Municipality.
2002 Participates as creator with Yamila Coma Vargas and Jesús Vega Faura in three mural paintings, at the Primary School “Jesús Argüelles,” Tunas Municipality.
2001 Jury member at the municipal hall “Carlos Enríquez” in Amancio Rodríguez
1999 Interview for the program “Quehacer” Tunas visión
1999 Serves as jury at the 9th José Martines Ochoa Hall
1998 Interview for Radio Victoria, Las Tunas
He has illustrated poems and décimas for various writers from Las Tunas; the works have been published by the Sanlope editorial in Las Tunas
- 2000 “Canticas of Scorn” by Osmani Eduardo
- 2000 “Shadows” by Frank Castel
- 1998 “Piety is Called Delilah” by Julio A Molinet
His works are in private collections in Cuba, USA, Spain, Norway, Italy, England, Puerto Rico, and France.
Seller's Story
Cuban Art Circle is an international group of approximately 20 artists, founded and represented by painter Cristian Mesa Velázquez.
United by a deep passion for painting and a serious commitment to artistic excellence, the members of the collective work from different parts of the world. While each artist maintains their own personal voice, all share a rigorous technical approach and absolute dedication to the pictorial medium.
Oil on canvas is the predominant technique, although other methods are explored to enrich the group’s visual language. The works are characterized by high standards of execution, exceptional care in the treatment of light, color, and texture, and a remarkable ability to convey emotion and depth through figure, symbol, and atmosphere.
The collective represents artists committed to high-level contemporary painting, where technical mastery is combined with a personal and contemporary vision. Their works have been presented at major international art fairs in Europe and are part of private collections across several continents.
Cuban Art Circle is a serious and professional platform dedicated to promoting superior quality painting, created to connect demanding artists with collectors who value rigor, passion, and pictorial excellence.
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Edition
Original
Title of artwork
Umbral de Inmersión
Technique
Oil painting
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
Spain
Year
2026
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
36 cm
Width
53 cm
Style
Contemporary
Period
2020+
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