Havana, Cuba, 1956

INTENCIÓN DEL ARTISTA
La obra de Luis Cabrera se basa fundamentalmente en un uso muy particular del collage combinado con un fino sentido del humor. Es una obra llena de citas en torno a la imaginería creada por la historia del arte a través de los tiempos. Su obra es una mezcla heterodoxa que se forja en su cabeza a modo de “collage-mental” que devuelve al papel a través de sus manos. Todo esto aderezado de un delicado sentido del humor que forma parte de la herencia cultural de sus raíces cubana de donde proviene.

STATEMENT
Luis Cabrera's work is fundamentally based on a very particular use of collage combined with a fine sense of humour. It is a work full of quotations from the imagery created by the history of art through the ages. His work is a heterodox mixture that is forged in his head in the form of a "mental collage" that he puts back on paper through his hands. All this seasoned with a delicate sense of humour that is part of the cultural heritage of his Cuban roots from where he comes from.

Place of Residency: Madrid, Spain

1985 – Postgraduated studies at the Higher Institute for Graphic and Book Art in Leipzig, Germany.

1982- Graduated in the Superior Institute of Art ǀ Instituto Superior de Arte (ISA), Cuba

Professor of the School of Engraving and Graphic Design,  Royal Mint House, Madrid, Spain.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS SELECTION

2016                 The Rhinoceros Eyes. Factoría 

2012                 Trojans ǀ Troyanos, Pepe Herrera Silkscreen Workshop, Madrid. Spain

2010                 The Other Side of the Door, Gallery Torco, Suances, Cantabria, Spain

2008                 Teselas, Infanta Cristina Cultural Center, Pinto, Madrid, Spain

2004                 International Centre of Contemporary Print,Betanzos, Galicia, Spain

2003                 Recent Work ǀ Obra reciente, The Museum of Huelva, Huelva, Spain

2002                 Recent Graphic Work, Brita Prinz Gallery,Madrid, Spain

1998                 Nobles and Commoners, Utopía Parkway Gallery, Madrid, Spain

AWARDS SELECTION

1999                Honorable Mention, II Award Deutsche Stiftung, Madrid, Spain

1995                Mention Print Award  Maximo Ramos ǀ Mención, El Ferrol, Spain

1991                Mention, Engraving Biennial Sapporo, Japan

1989                Honorable Mention, Print Triennial, Fredrikstad, Norway

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS SELECTION

CUBA             National Museum of Fine Arts

GERMANY     Cabinet of Print of Leipzig

                       State Art Collection of Dresden

POLAND        National Museum of Small Format Print

NORWAY       Museum of the Print in Fredrikstad

SPAIN             Contemporary Printmaking National Library

                       Postal and Telegraphic Museum in Madrid

                       Deutsche Stiftung Foundation

                       Green Cross Legrain Sara Lee

THAILAND      Silpakorn University, Thailand

TAIWAN          Art Museum of Taiwan

USA                Frank Mestre Collection

                       Cuban Art. Colección Jorge Reynardus. Sarasota, Florida.EU

                       Colección Centro de Arte Contemporáneo Wifredo Lam.

England         Essex Collection of Art from Latin America

BIBLIOGRAPHY SELECTION

2002                 El Libro del Taller, Arte Cubano edition 2003, Havana, Cuba

2002                 Memorias: Artes Visuales Cubanas del Siglo XX, California Internacional

                         Arts Foundation (CIAF), ISBN 0-917571-12-6, Library of Congress: 2001 135

                         652. USA

1997                 Paginario Americano, Ateneo Guillermo Morón, Caracas, Venezuela

1983                 Exploraciones en la Plástica Cubana, Editorial Letras Cubanas, 1983,

                         Havana, Cuba 

2017                 Artists in Purgatory. The Cuban Art Alliance. Miami, Sarasota, USA

2018      Arco 2018. Con Artslibris y representado por Photosai. Madrid 

2019      Fig Bilbao 19. Mun arts consultants. Bilbao. España

              Trienal de Gráfica de Sofia 2019. Bulgaria.

2020      Homenaje Internacional a Modigliani. Neuvy, La Châtre, Francia 

2021      Triennale Grenchen. Mini Print. Suiza.

              Tribuna Graphic 2021. Art Museum.Cluj-Napoca. Rumanía

              I DON'T CARE. Centro Cultural de Pompano Beach. Miami. Florida. EU.

2022      Art on Paper. Con LatinAmericaArtPavilion. New YorK. Estados Unidos

              Bordeless/Sin Fronteras. Taller Boricua Gallery. New York. Estados Unidos