Alejandro Valdes - Ascenso -XXL

Contemporary abstract work with a strong visual impact, built around a central vertical composition that emerges over an intense crimson-red background and a deep blue horizon. The combination of blacks, yellows and turquoises provides contrast, dynamism and depth, creating a sense of elevation, energy and transformation. The texture of the surface and the color applications contribute material richness and expressive character, inviting the viewer to a personal interpretation.

Ideal for modern interiors, design spaces, or collections of 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

Education

1989–1993 — Elemental level of Plastic Arts, Havana

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

Influences: Caribbean expressionism, lyrical 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 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 — Inner Tropic, self-managed space, Bogotá
2015 — Architectures of Memory, Contemporary Art Hall, 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
Pieces in Latin American artist residencies
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
Independent exhibition catalogs in Latin America
Critical essays in culturally circulated 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 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 transport company (CORREOS ESPAÑA)