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Josignacio
Josė Ignacio Sánchez-Rius
Born
Josė Ignacio Sánchez-Rius

(1963-10-24) 24 October 1963 (age 61)
NationalityCuban
Known forNeo Figurative Art, Abstract Expressionism, Abstract art, Painting
Notable workThe 3 O'Clock, Red Fish, The Virtual Key, Rhapsody Blue, Plastic Paint Medium
MovementContemporary art "Cuban Generation of the 80s"
AwardsHortt 38 Best In Show '96, 1st Place in EVMCC '79 and '80

Josignacio (b. José Ignacio Sánchez-Rius, in Havana, Cuba, on October 24, 1963) is a Contemporary Cuban Artist, who first emerged in the controversial, "La Generacion de los 80s"[1][2][3][4][5] - The 80s Generation of Contemporary Cuban Art [6] also referred to as New Cuban Art.

This new Cuban plastic arts movement, with an expression of conceptual and non specific conscience manifestation, addressed many burning issues of the time and unveiled what these artists felt was the true reality of Cuba. It was more than a moment of artistic inspiration; it was a reflection of critical self-awareness and the new social role of art - the fundamental essence of the movement.[7]

This highly cultural decade in Cuba contrasted a country in transition, whose revelations created one of the most fertile and consecrated artistic decades in its history. The artists who received the most notoriety of this era, both at home and abroad, began their collaboration with the breakthrough of “Volume 1" [8] - a commitment to non government mandated artistic expression. They included Rubén Torres Llorca, José Bedia Valdés, Ricardo Rodriguez Brey, Juan Francisco Elso, Rogelio López Marín (Gory), Gustavo Pérez Monzón,[9] José Manuel Fors, Leandro Soto Ortiz, Israel León, Tomás Sánchez and Carlos Alfonzo.[10]

In the second half of the decade, other artistic groups were formed, including 4 x 4, Grupo Hexágono, Arte Calle, Grupo Provisional, the duet René Francisco Rodríguez and Eduardo Ponjuán González [11] and ABTV. Grupo Puré, another new wave of young artists, graduates of the Instituto Superior de Arte (ISA)[12] included Ana Albertina Delgado Álvarez, Adriano Buergo, Ciro Quintana,[13] Ermi Taño and Lázaro Saavedra, all greatly influenced by the German Kitsch art movement.

Additionally, a large number of talented creators excelled independently, such as Florencio Gelabert (sculptor),[14] Arturo Cuenca Sigarreta, Rigoberto Mena,[15] Humberto Castro, Gustavo Acosta,[16] Kcho, Antonio Eligio Fernandez (Tonel), Adriano Buergo, Flavio Garciandía,[17] Tania Bruguera, Juan Francisco Elso, Carlos Rodríguez Cárdenas, Quisqueya Henríquez, Glexis Novoa,[18] José Toirac, Carlos García, Heriberto Mora, Segundo Planes[19] and Pedro Vizcaíno, among others.

In 1984, Josignacio created his revolutionary Plastic Paint Medium - a unique techno pictorial medium, by mixing epoxy resins with oil colors and other pigments, resulting in a hard, shiny, 3D finish, his identifiable signature style.[20]

Receiving numerous awards since his earliest displayed artwork as a teenager in 1979, Josignacio's work was then formally exhibited from 1987 - 1989 in eighteen galleries in Havana, Cuba. In 1996, Josignacio was awarded Best in Show at the oldest and most prestigious juried art show in Florida, Hortt 38. He then began his noted USA exhibitions in Palm Beach, Florida. Through 2017, twenty-eight exhibitions followed in the USA and Cuba, including themes paying homage to Cuba's national hero, Jose Marti; China, its popular culture, folklore and the Chinese zodiac; the Cuban National Ballet; and the LGBTQ movement.

Josignacio's international rankings have included appearing twice on the Artprice Top 500 Contemporary Artist's list - ranking #116 in 2015[21] and #219 in 2016, respectively.[22]

Josignacio is most widely recognized as a neo-figurative and abstract artist.

Early life

As a child, a number of well known Cuban artists were family friends. They included Roberto Fabelo, René Portocarrero, Amelia Peláez, Felipe López, Mariano Rodriguez, Jose Luis "El Gallego" Posada and Gilberto Marino. Several of them gave Josignacio art lessons.

In 1983, he passed the admissions test at the Instituto Superior de Arte (ISA). Before attending, however, Josignacio shaved his head. When he came to school to begin his studies, the Dean banned him from attending school, as well as from the premises altogether, because they interpreted his head being shaved as a protest against the government.

In 1984, he was commissioned to work as a painting assistant to Martinez Anay and Andres Ugalde to paint a large mural for the Sociedad de Educación Patriótico-Militar (SEPMI)[23](the Military Patriotic Educational Society), the Cuban version of the Boy Scouts. This director of the agency was Cuban Cosmonaut Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez. It was during this assignment, that Josignacio discovered that by mixing epoxy resins with oil colors and other pigments, the result would be a hard, shiny, 3D finish. This new medium took him two more years to fully develop and master. He named his new technique, the Plastic Paint Medium.

Josignacio's first personal exhibition was on March 2, 1987, at the Artistic and Literary Lyceum in Regla, Cuba, a municipality of Havana. This was the first time in international history, a complete exhibition of paintings was made using only the Plastic Paint Medium.

In 1988, Josignacio, a member of the "Asociación Hermanos Saíz",[24] was commissioned by their directives to design a float for the Havana Carnival 1988.[25] As soon as he finished the design, he presented it to the commission. They cancelled his participation arguing that they needed to give the float design to another Cuban painter, Manuel Mendive. The reason was that in Miami, one of Mendive's paintings titled El Pavo Real had been burned [26] by an anti-Castro militant, a member of the Bay of Pigs Brigade 2506, and it was necessary to give the Cuban Revolution's support to the victim artist. Nonetheless, Josignacio's artwork was ultimately displayed at more than twenty exhibitions in Havana, Cuba. He was then invited to exhibit his work in Mexico City, Mexico.

On May 10, 1989, with no explanation, all of Josignacio's planned shows at Auditorio Nacional, (National Auditorium), and Los Talleres de Coyoacán,[27] Mexico City were cancelled by orders of the Cuban embassy in Mexico City.

After this turning point, Josignacio made the decision to leave his motherland and move to Miami, Florida. Josignacio is an American citizen.

Influences

After 1960, Cuban abstract art[28] was scarce or considerably silenced.[29] The artists of that era were mostly influenced by the Cubism movement, which was not of great interest to Josignacio. Two groups, however, that formed in the late 1950s, that Josignacio did study, were Los Once,[30] (The Eleven), and Los Diez Pintores Concretos [es], (The Ten Concrete Painters).

Los Once, (The Eleven), had prominent trends stemming from Informalism or Art Informel and concrete abstraction. The most outstanding figures of this abstract current, named after the initial eleven participants were: Guido Llinás, Hugo Consuegra, René Salusitano Ávila Valdéz [es], Antonio Vidal Fernández, Viredo Espinosa, Fayad Jamfs, Tomás Oliva, Agustfn Cárdenas, José Antonio Díaz Peláez [es], Francisco Antigua and José Ignacio Bermúdez Vázquez [es].

Los Diez Pintores Concretos [es], (Ten Concrete Painters), was a more radical group devoted to geometric abstraction, initially formed in Havana in 1958. These artists briefly called themselves Los Diez Pintores Concretos, the 10 Concrete Painters, or, simply, Los Diez, The 10. Formalizing in 1959, The 10 had their inaugural exhibition, “10 Concrete Painters Exhibit Paintings and Drawings,” on the second anniversary of the Galería Color-Luz (Color-Light), a space managed by co-founders Dolores Soldevilla Nieto, her partner Pedro de Oraá and other artists, to promote abstract art in Havana. It was integrated by Pedro Carmelo Alvarez López, Mario Carreño Morales, Wilfredo Arcay Ochandarena, Salvador Corratgé, Sandú Darié Laver [es], Luis Martínez Pedro, Alberto Menocal, José Mijares, Pedro de Oraá, José Ángel Rosabal Fajardo, Dolores Soldevilla Nieto and Rafael Soriano. Formally, their collective had a short life, 1959–61, and only showed together as a group three times.

The group coalesced around Galería Color-Luz, which was started just after Ms. Soldevilla returned from several years in Paris as Cuba's cultural attaché. Her partner in the effort, Pedro de Oraá, an artist, poet and art critic, born in 1931, wrote a short history of the group.[31]

Josignacio was influenced by the abstract expressionists of the New York School (art), especially Jackson Pollock, from whom he originally saw the use of dripping and pouring paint onto canvases. However, instead of alkyd enamels that Pollack used, Josignacio used his invented Plastic Paint Medium technique of mixing epoxy resins with oil colors and other pigments. Dutch painter Karel Appel's faces[32] and Russian artist Wassily Kandinsky's mix of colors [33] were also special focuses. From Dutch-American Willem de Kooning,[34] Josignacio learned the centered figure compositions[35]

Josignacio's color palette includes an extensive spectrum, but greens mixed abstractly with bright reds and blacks have been his personal seal. This was often noted by his older painting colleagues, René Portocarrero, José Gómez Fresquet and Raúl Martínez (artist) who encouraged Josignacio and pushed him to keep on his abstract track.

Social causes and charity work

Josignacio has made many contributions to social causes by donating his artworks. Since 1996, Josignacio has been a fundraiser for the Miami Children's Hospital. He has also worked on behalf of earthquake victims and hurricane victims. In 2017, a portion of the proceeds from the sale of his painting Smooth Guitar was donated to aid those affected by Hurricane Irma.[36]

Art in public places

"Painting diptych, Mi verso es de un verde claro y de un carmín encendido, November 18, 2017, Havana, Cuba.jpg"[37] The artwork is on permanent display at The National Library José Martí

On November 25, 2011, Josignacio unveiled an 8 foot x 12 foot mural titled Tree of Life in Asbury Park, New Jersey. This original triptych consists of three consecutive paintings, representing a convergence of the past, present and future, to create an image of humanity. Tree of Life, then valued at $180,000.00 USD and dedicated to the children of Asbury Park, was commissioned by The Caring Canvas, a premier traveling art gallery. Tree of Life is permanently located at the Asbury Park Transportation Center on Main Street in Asbury Park, New Jersey.[38]

In 2017, La Casa de Artes y Tradiciones Chinas (House of Arts and Chinese Traditions)[39] Havana, Cuba, acquired Josignacio's artwork titled Fénix 105.5 x 55 inches, Plastic Paint Medium on wood, for public display in its permanent collection.

"Fénix" (Phoenix) by Josignacio. This painting is on permanent display at the gallery of "La Casa de Artes y Tradiciones Chinas" in Havana City, Cuba

In 2017, The National Library of Cuba José Martí, Havana, Cuba exhibited Josignacio's diptych, Mi Verso es de un Verde Claro y de un Carmín Encendido, (My Verse is Light Green and a Carmine On Fire), depicting a portrait of Martí. The artwork is on permanent display in their public gallery.

Awards

  • 1979 - Awarded first prize in painting at the Escuela Vocacional Militar Camilo Cienfuegos de Guanabacoa, Havana.
  • 1980 - Awarded first prize in painting at the Escuela Vocacional Militar Camilo Cienfuegos de Guanabacoa, Havana.
  • 1996 - Awarded the Best in Show Prize at Hortt 38[40] jury art show exhibition at the Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale in Florida.
  • 2000 - Titled the "Chief Painter of lle lfe" for the best interpretation through color of the Yoruba Religion.
  • 2015 - The City of Miami officially salutes Josignacio for his achievements in the City of Miami.

Auction records

On December 23, 2014, Josignacio's painting entitled, The Three Wisest Monkeys (1991), sold for a hammer price of $720,000.00 USD at Pangaea Auction House, Carson City, Nevada.

Notably, this sale set Josignacio as the most expensive Cuban painter in the world, surpassing a fellow countryman, who previously held the record at $540,000.00 USD.[41]

On December 15, 2015, Josignacio's The Key of Success (2011), sold for a hammer price of $574,750 USD at Miami Auction Gallery, Miami, Florida.[42]

The following spring, on March 10, 2016, Josignacio's The Music is Timeless (1989), depicting one of his legendary Guitars, sold for a hammer price of $3,481,205.00 USD at McCarthy-Williams Auctions in London[43] - making Josignacio the first living Latin & Cuban artist in the world to sell a single artwork over the $3 million USD mark.

On July 7, 2016, Josignacio's Rosto (1989), sold for a hammer price of $2,329,200.00 USD at McCarthy-Williams Auctions, London.[44]

Documentary

  • 1988 - Concierto Sentido with Cuban musician, José María Vitier.
  • 2006 - La Pintura Cubana, Art Work Productions, Director, Roberto J. Cayuso.
  • 2008 - Josignacio: Las Formas del Color, Art Work Productions, Director, Roberto J. Cayuso.
  • 2010 - Josignacio: The Master of Colors, Calico Productions, Director, Daniel Urdanivia.

Major works

Exhibitions

  • 1988 - Salon de la Ciudad, Havana, Cuba.
  • 1991 to 2007 - Art Miami, Miami, Florida.
  • 1996 - Art Palm Beach, Ramiro Casanas Gallery, Palm Beach, Florida.
  • 1996 - "Josignacio" at Domingo Padron Gallery, Coral Gables, Florida.
  • 1996 - "Josignacio" at Alfredo Martinez Gallery, Miami, Florida.
  • 1996 - Hortt 38, Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
  • 1997 - "Live Collages" at Risk Night Club organized by Ingrid Casares and Chris Paciello, Miami, Florida.
  • 1997 - "The Miami Clowns" at Risk Night Club organized by Ingrid Casares and Chris Paciello, Miami, Florida.
  • 1997 - "Marihuana" at Risk Night Club organized by Ingrid Casares and Chris Paciello, Miami, Florida.
  • 1997 - "Hot Sex at Your own Risk" at Risk Night Club organized by Ingrid Casares and Chris Paciello, Miami, Florida.
  • 1997 - "Liquid Sex"[47] at Liquid Night Club organized by Ingrid Casares and Chris Paciello, Miami, Florida.
  • 2001 - Cuba Nostalgia[48][49] Alfredo Martínez Gallery. “The cuban Vanguardia[50][51] and Contemporary Art” Along with Josignacio, René Portocarrero, Amelia Peláez Carlos Enríquez Gómez, Fidelio Ponce de León, Mario Carreño Morales, José Mijares (artist), Cundo Bermúdez, Rafael Soriano, Víctor Manuel García Valdéz and Wifredo Lam
  • 2002 - Cuba Nostalgia[52][53][54] Alfredo Martínez Gallery. “The Contemporary” A group show with Jesse de los Rios, Clara Morera, Nelson Franco, Juan Navarrete, Marvin Chinchilla, Ulrich Gehret, Ana María Sarlat, Lia Galletti, Carlos Alfonzo, Lesver de Quiros, Arcadio Cancio, Andrés Valerio, Enrique Gay García, Héctor Molné, José María Mijares and Agustín Gainza
  • 2003 - Cuba Nostalgia Alfredo Martínez Gallery. “Latin American Artists” Isidro Con Wong, Roberto Estupiñán, Guillermo Espinosa, Marvin Chinchilla, Rogelio Polesello, Leonel González, Fernando Carballo, Héctor Molné, Agapito Pérez, José Luis Cao, José María Mijares, Emilia Villegas, Carmen Santos and Roberto Weiss.
  • 2007 - "Collages and Things" at Mario Fine Arts Gallery in Miami, Florida.
  • 2007 - "Music for Pisces" at the Gallery of Regions Bank in Coral Gables, Florida.
  • 2009 - "Saint Michael de Archangel" at Hialeah Park RaceTrack re-opening in Hialeah, Florida.
  • 2009 - New Jersey's Art629 Gallery[55] "Art Series’ Presents: Contemporary Cuban Artist Josignacio". A Prevention First's charitable[56] event for the children of Asbury Park.
  • 2010 - "Josignacio: The Master of Colors" exhibition previewing the artworks appearing in the documentary of the same title at the Surf Club in Surfside, Florida.
  • 2015 - "Cuban Art Revolution" at Macaya Gallery,[57] Wynwood Art District.
  • 2016 - "China and its Popular Culture"[58] at the Culture Pavilion of the Expocuba which was dedicated to celebrate the 169th anniversary of the arrival of Chinese people to Cuba. Notably, this was the first exhibition of Josignacio in Cuba after working in the US for more than 26 years. The exhibition depicted the 12 signs of the Chinese Zodiac. Additionally, there was an interpretation of the fenghuang, a koi fish, a butterfly, and a panda bear. The opening words of the exhibition were held by the Ambassador of the People's Republic of China in Havana, Cuba, Mr. Zhang Tuo.[59]
  • 2016 - "De Douceur Á Intense" [60] was personally commissioned for the 25th Anniversary of the International Ballet Festival of Havana [58] in October 2016, by the historically revered prima ballerina assoluta and founder of the Cuban National Ballet, Alicia Alonso. This twenty-one painting exhibition from Josignacio's "Dance Series" captured both dramatic and poignant moments from the most relevant classical ballets, including Swan Lake, Giselle, Don Quixote and Carmen. The exhibition was held in "La Sala Ernesto Lecuona," at the Gran Teatro de La Habana, Cuba.
  • 2017 - The exhibition titled "El Renacer del Ave Fénix"[61] (The Reborn of Phoenix)[62][63][64][65][66][67] to celebrate the new Chinese year 2017 "Fire Rooster" (28 January -15 February 2018) Commissioned by its director Dr. Teresa Li, this Josignacio exhibition was held in Casa de las Artes y Tradiciones Chinas (House of Arts and Chinese Traditions), in the heart of Havana's Chinatown. The opening words of the exhibition were given by Mr. Chen Xi [66], the new Ambassador of the People's Republic of China and ethnologist and author, Dr. Natalia Bolívar. Cuban government representatives were also present at the opening. The key artwork of this exhibition, Fenix, a part of Josignacio's "Signs Series," was acquired by Casa de las Artes y Tradiciones Chinas (House of Arts and Chinese Traditions), Havana, Cuba, for public display in its permanent collection.
  • 2017 - The most emblematic and iconic place in Havana is La Bodeguita del Medio founded in 1942. For its 75th Anniversary[68][69] as part of the festivities to commemorate this event, an acquisition of Josignacio's work titled Mojito, a semi-figurative painting depicting this traditional drink, was included and is now on permanent display.
  • 2017 – "Siete Adagios para Safo y Ganimedes" ("Seven Adagios for Sappho and Ganymede")[70] Despite the controversy of homosexuality's delicate theme in communist Cuba, a collection of Josignacio's seven neo-figurative large format Guitars, curated by journalist and writer, Yoel Almaguer de Armas and Lic. in Art History, Diana Rosa Crespo, was exhibited in the Karl Marx Theatre. Along with Josignacio's signature forms and colors, the selection was specifically chosen to represent the seven colors of the rainbow, symbolic of the colors of the LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer) flag, which characterizes the world LGBTQ movement. The Rainbow Flag, also known as the LGBTQ flag, has represented gay and lesbian communities since the late 1970s. The flag was designed by artist Gilbert Baker and popularized in 1978. These artworks are part of Josignacio's extensive series of Guitars called “Rainbow Guitars.” He did this exhibition in support of equal rights and the acceptance of those discriminated against in his native homeland. Bravely led by Mariela Castro Espin, the daughter of Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba and the actual leader of Cuba, Mariela currently heads the Cuban National Center for Sex Education (CENESEX), proof of the Cuban government's intention to open up human rights issues. The reason for Josignacio's exhibition title "Seven Adagios for Sappho and Ganymede" is that the musical term adagio indicates that music is to be played slowly, reminding us of the same slow process of LGBTQ acceptance and its two primary characters. The real Sappho of Mytilene, also known as Sappho of Lesbos, was a Greek poet who has historically been identified by many as the symbol of female homosexuality. The mythological Ganymede became the lover of the God Zeus.
  • 2017 - "China a Puro Color" (“China Pure Color”[71] at Expo Cuba 2017 (Arts Pavilion). This exhibition showcased Josignacio's eight big format abstract paintings depicting the typical colors of China's culture and folklore to celebrate the 170th anniversary of the presence of the Chinese people in Cuba. It was organized by Ministerio de Cultura de la República de Cuba[72] (Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China, Oficina del Historiador de la Habana, and Instituto Cubano de Amistad con los Pueblos ICAP).[73]
  • 2017 - “Punto y Línea sobre el plano” a group art exhibition in Fábrica de Arte Cubano (FAC)[74] including Antoine Mena, Donis Llago, Gabriel Sanches Toledo, Jorge Gody, Josignacio, Nelson Villalobo Ferrer, Onay Rosquet, Osy Milián, Víctor M. Gómez and curated by FAC head's curator Rosemary Rodríguez.
  • 2017- "Fuente del Otro" Exhibition at Galería René Portocarrero National Theatre of Cuba, 29 contemporary artists among them: Pedro de Oraa, Carlos Trillo Name, Ruben Rodriguez, Dionisio Abad Jarrosay Ruiz, Jose Fowler, Rogelio Rodriguez Cobas, Angel Rivero Sierra, Wilay Méndez Páez, Ramón Víctor Casas Viera and Santiago Luis Ferrer – Kender as a homage to Cuban master René Portocarrero.
  • 2017- "National Encounter of Abstract Art"[75] at "René Portocarrero" Gallery of the National Theater of Cuba/Encuentro Nacional de Arte Abstracto. Galería “René Portocarrero” del Teatro Nacional de Cuba from October 8 to November 8, show curated by Author Lic. Luis García Peraza and catalogue's words made by renowned Cuban abstract painter Pedro de Oraá, the show included twenty-nine abstract artists.
  • 2017- “Martí visto por Josignacio”[76][77][78][79][80][81] “Martí seen by Josignacio” A selection of twenty eight artworks in a Solo show (art exhibition) made by the artist inspired by the life, figure and writing works such as Simple Verses, of Cuban's National Hero, poet José Martí,[82][83][84] through more than thirty year's career in the Biblioteca Nacional de Cuba José Martí gallery El Reino de Este Mundo in collaboration with Consejo Nacional de Artes Plasticas. The opening date for this show was chosen October 18 to celebrate 116 anniversary of the library's, which was established on October 18, 1901.

Additional exhibitions

From 1987 to 1989 Josignacio had his artwork displayed in Havana at the following galleries for exhibition:

  • Galeria del Liceo Artistico y Literario de Regla[85]
  • Galeria San Miguel del Padron
  • Galeria de la Casa del Joven Creador[86]
  • Galeria del Palacio del Segundo Cabo[87]
  • Galeria del Karl Marx
  • Galeria del teatro Mella[88]
  • Centro de Exposiciones Pabellon Cuba[89][90]
  • Galeria de la Casa de la Cultura de Plaza[91]
  • Galeria del Comité Estatal de Finanzas
  • "Moda en rojos" La Maison Fashion house[92]
  • La Casona, Sede del Ballet Nacional de Cuba (Cuban National Ballet)
  • Galeria del Fondo Cubano de Vienes Culturales[93]
  • Galeria del Café Teatro Brecht[94]
  • 1989 "Comparzas y Carnavales" La Maison[95]
  • Exhibición en el lobby del Hotel Habana Riviera "Mariposas"
  • Exhibición en el lobby del Hotel Habana Libre[96] "Abstracts"
  • Exhibición en el lobby del Hotel Internacional de Varadero[97]

Since 1989, and his arrival to Miami art scene,[98][99] art historian and former Miami Herald art critic Helen Kohen[100][101] wrote about Josignacio's dedication to help raise money for AIDS patients of Genesis Project. These auctions, held at InterContinental Hotel Miami, were presided by Julio Hernandez Rojo[102] and Dolores C. Smithies. Numerous group exhibitions at the Cuban Museum of Arts and Culture[103] and several Miami art galleries followed.

  • 1990 International Art Collection
  • 1990 Domingo Padrón Art Gallery “Josignacio’s Butterflies”
  • 1990 Cuban Museum of Arts and Culture. Group Show
  • 1991 Domingo Padrón Art Gallery. Group Show
  • 1991 MarPad Art Gallery
  • 1992 500 aniversario del descubrimiento de América. Marpad Art Gallery
  • 1993 Alfredo Martínez Gallery
  • 1993 MarPad Art Gallery
  • 1994 Noche Cubana. Cuban Art. Marpad Art Gallery
  • 1995 Alfredo Martínez Gallery
  • 1995 MarPad Art Gallery
  • 1996 Diana Traficante Gallery
  • 1997 Alfredo Martínez Gallery. Works by Cuban Artists
  • 1998 “One Man Show, Josignacio” Alfredo Martínez Gallery
  • 1999 “Fiesta Cubana” Alfredo Martínez Gallery. Curated by Armando Álvarez Bravo[104]
  • 1999 Pintores Contemporáneos. Alfredo Martínez Gallery. Jesse de los Rios, Clara Morera, Nelson Franco, Juan Navarrete, Marvin Chinchilla, Ulrich Gehret, Ana María Sarlat, Lia Galetti, Carlos Alfonzo and Lesver de Quirós

Writings and essays

  • 1987 - "Josignacio" by Jose Antonio Portoundo[105] renowned Cuban Intellectual, Havana, Cuba
  • 1988 - "Josignacio y sus juegos de resinas" (Josignacio and his Resin Games) by Antonio Núñez Jiménez (Cuban academic), Havana, Cuba
  • 1988 - "El Torbellino Cromatico en la Obra de Josignacio" (Tornados Chromatic in Josignacio's Artworks) by Lisandro Otero (Cuban novelist), Havana, Cuba
  • 1988 - "La Magia de Josignacio" (Josignacio's Magic) by Miguel Cabrera,[106] Historian of Cuban National Ballet, Havana, Cuba
  • 1989 - "Josignacio es una revolucion dentro de la revolucion" (Josignacio is a Revolution Inside the Revolution) by Colombian writer Gabriel García Márquez Havana, Cuba
  • 1989 - "Los Martí de Josignacio" "The Josignacio's Martí" by Cuban Teacher and José Martí specialist Ms. Esther Montes de Oca[107]
  • 1989 - "El dibujo por el Color" by illustrator José Luis Posada Medio "El Gallego Posada"[108]
  • 1991 - "Josignacio's Newism" by art consultant and critic Roberto J Cayuso, Miami
  • 1995 - "The Flag" by Jorge Valls, Miami, Florida
  • 2008 - "Josignacio: Un Pintor Abstracto en Miami" (An Abstract Painter in Miami) by Dr. Emilio Ichikawa, a renowned Cuban intellectual, Miami, Florida
  • 2016 - "Delirium" by Lic. in Art History and Journalist Eliset García Deulofeu[109]
  • 2016 - "Plastic Paint Medium: una revolución tecno-pictórica creada en Cuba"[110] by Lic. in Art History, Journalist and writer Yoel Almaguer de Armas
  • 2017 - "Josignacio y la boca abierta"[111]
  • 2017 - "Siete guitarras contra la homofobia y la transfobia"[112] by Lic. in Art History, Journalist and writer Yoel Almaguer de Armas and Lic. in Art History Diana Rosa Crespo
  • 2017 - "A propósito del Martí de Josignacio" by Lic. in Art History and Journalist Eliset García Deulofeu
  • 2017 - "El arte plástico de Josignacio: Las formas por el color" by Roberto J. Cayuso, author and art specialist.
  • 2017 - "Martí visto por Josignacio: lirismo y majestuosidad en el lugar ideal" by MSc. Nora Rodríguez Calzadilla.
  • 2017 - "El Martí de Josignacio"[113] by José Angel Téllez Villalón He works in Cubarte as editor and press editor. He also collaborate with the Artecubano newsletter.
  • 2017 - An extraordinary artistic product "Un extraordinario producto artístico"[114] by Nathalie Sánchez. Published November 6, 2017 Tribuna de La Habana
  • 2017 - "Martí visto por Josignacio"[115][116] by José Angel Téllez Villalón. This is the title of the exhibition that occupies these days the gallery The Kingdom of this World of the National Library of Cuba José Martí. Inaugurated on the occasion of the anniversary of the founding of this important institution and within the framework of the National Culture Day
  • 2017 - "Visiones de Martí"[117] by Toni Piñera, Granma (newspaper) "Each generation has left, in the Martian images, their own mythologies, showing us, at the same time, the historical significance at that time assigned to the national heroes"
  • 2017 - "Martí visto por Josignacio en el alma del arte que acrisola y enaltece"[118] by MSc. Nora Rodríguez Calzadilla[119]
  • 2018 - "La identidad de un creador" by Nathalie Mesa[120]
  • 2018 - “El Martiano Josignacio”[121]
  • 2018 - "Martí vs Dos Ríos" Painting of Josignacio selected to illustrate the cover an back cover of the Volume 1 (2018) of the National Library of Cuba's magazine[122]
Martí vs Dos Ríos Painting of Josignacio selected to illustrate cover and back cover of the Cuban National Library José Martí's magazine Number 1 2018

References

  1. ^ Geysell Cisneros (June 6, 2017). ""The Prodigious Decade", una mirada a la generación de los 80". Tribuna de la Habana. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  2. ^ Adriana Herrera Téllez (April 22, 2010). ""Paradojas del arte cubano de la generación disidente de los 80" In the writing of the history of Cuban art of the second half of the 20th century, the mention of an exhibition, mythical for its foundational role in the emergence of artistic contemporaneity, is unavoidable: Volume I" (PDF). Revista Sin Frontera. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
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