Carlos Gamez De Francisco Portrait Prints
Carlos Gamez de Francisco was born in post-revolutionary Cuba in 1987 in a climate of art censorship and limited access to information. He was educated in an academic style heavily influenced by the Russian Academy. This influence and the history of Cuba itself, are the lens through which Francisco creates quasi-historic portraits, narratives and an illusory world. Francisco understood that decontextualizing epochs and artistic symbols are tools that establish a connection between the present and the past. His works explore themes of power, hierarchy, perfection and beauty, repetition, decoration and obscene abundance. His images often depict a sense of happiness and well-being which in turn, insinuates a nonexistent time. Thus, themes and specific figures are examples of distorted reality illustrating his perceptions about life. Francisco focuses on modifying historical periods, fashion, images and contexts using insects, whether realistically represented or not, as imaginary elements recreating new contexts. Mainly, he recreates experiences and memories by superimposing and manipulating historical figures and events. Finally, understanding beauty in its various forms is the motivation for experimenting with non-conventional materials. Francisco’s general approach is to demystify classical beauty and present it as a natural process and in its natural form.
2010s Surrealist Carlos Gamez De Francisco Portrait Prints
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2010s Contemporary Carlos Gamez De Francisco Portrait Prints
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2010s Carlos Gamez De Francisco Portrait Prints
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2010s Surrealist Carlos Gamez De Francisco Portrait Prints
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2010s Contemporary Carlos Gamez De Francisco Portrait Prints
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2010s Other Art Style Carlos Gamez De Francisco Portrait Prints
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2010s Surrealist Carlos Gamez De Francisco Portrait Prints
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Carlos Gamez De Francisco Portrait Prints
Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Carlos Gamez De Francisco Portrait Prints
Giclée
2010s Renaissance Carlos Gamez De Francisco Portrait Prints
Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Pigment
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Carlos Gamez De Francisco Portrait Prints
Archival Pigment
1970s Performance Carlos Gamez De Francisco Portrait Prints
Glass, Wood, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Carlos Gamez De Francisco Portrait Prints
Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Carlos Gamez De Francisco Portrait Prints
Canvas, Archival Pigment
20th Century Contemporary Carlos Gamez De Francisco Portrait Prints
Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Carlos Gamez De Francisco Portrait Prints
Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Carlos Gamez De Francisco Portrait Prints
Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Carlos Gamez De Francisco Portrait Prints
Digital, Plexiglass
21st Century and Contemporary Carlos Gamez De Francisco Portrait Prints
Inkjet, Archival Paper