Alejandro Valdes - Sin Titulo -XXL

Description

Original abstract artwork with a strong minimalist and contemporary character, created in an elegant combination of white, black and gray tones.

The composition is built with vertical geometric forms and structured blocks that generate rhythm, balance and visual depth. Overlaid textures and strong contrasts provide a sophisticated, architectural presence, evoking influences from modern abstract art and urban minimalism.

This painting stands out for its clean, timeless aesthetic, ideal for modern interiors, design spaces, offices, galleries or contemporary art collections.

Details
Style: Contemporary Abstract / Geometric Minimalism
Colors: White, black and gray
Technique: Mixed media / acrylic on canvas
Condition: Excellent condition

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

Education

1989–1993 — Elemental Level of Plastic Arts, Havana

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

Influences: Caribbean expressionism, lyric abstraction, urban memory

Working lines
Alejandro Valdés Hernández’s work focuses 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 technique 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 Tropics, 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 — Alternative Caribbean 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 residences
Works in private collections in Miami, Panama and Buenos Aires

Artist residences

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 cultural magazines with limited circulation
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 unframed canvas, packed in bubble wrap and placed inside a rigid cardboard tube, in addition to being secured by the transport company (CORREOS ESPAÑA)