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In essence, my artistic production is an approach to two major topics: the exploration of various areas of the intimate in a search for the poetic as content in itself, and the socio-political commentary, especially the one most related to Cuba, my country. of origin, regardless of the fact that I have lived outside Cuba since the end of 2011. The Island of Cuba as geography in the sense of limited and limiting space. Emigration through certain and recurring symbols: the sea, fish, boats and passports. In addition to more universal themes such as power relations, the economic - material as an existential scourge of contemporary man of any latitude, and recently, the ironic and open commentary with symbols and icons characteristic of graphic communication through social networks. Many of my contents use the tools provided by postmodernism: I appropriate or interpret symbols and content from the history of contemporary art to support the message I want to convey. In my work the form responds to a style and in turn is a function of the idea or concept, I can dispense with the style if the message of the work requires it. I propose an art of ideas that aims to intellectually involve the recipient. I consider myself an heir to the Cuban plastic arts of the eighties, a time when my training was complemented in relation to postmodern and conceptual art and its active role within society.
2024
Acrylic on Paper
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24 W x 17.7 H x 0.1 D in
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Orlando Boffill Hernandez was born in Havana, Cuba on October 16, 1964. In 1980, he enrolled in painting and drawing classes at the Taller de Artes Plasticas under the direction of the painter and sculptor Orestes Vergel and located in the municipality of San Miguel del Padron. At the time, the Taller de Artes Plasticas was located in the Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum. From this experience, the artists’ group called Vigia emerged and Boffill participated with this group in various collective exhibitions. In 1985, he began his university career working towards a Master’s degree in Art History at the Faculty of Arts and Letters of the University of Havana. After his graduation, he started to work in 1991 as a Specialist in Plastic Arts at the Galleria de Arte located in Havana’s municipality 10 de Octubre. During his employment at the gallery, he accomplished important work as curator and cultural promoter. In 1996, he began to work as an independent artist. His work has been included in more than 60 collective exhibitions and he has done 13 solo exhibits outside and within Cuba. In 2010 he worked as scenographic painter on French film filmed in Cuba. On December 2011, he traveled to Mexico where he did three solo exhibits. On January 2013, he traveled to New York City invited by Coohaus Gallery to participate in the Fountain Art Fair. His work can be found in private collections in various countries, including Cuba, United States, Korea, Mexico, Colombia, Spain, Portugal, Germany, France, Switzerland and Australia. Currently, the artist lives and works in the United States.
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