Pedro Vizcaíno

Pedro Vizcaíno
Born	1966 (1966) Havana, Cuba
Education	Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes San Alejandro
Known for	Visual art
Movement	Contemporary art

Pedro A. Vizcaíno Martínez (born October 11, 1966, Havana, Cuba), is a Cuban-born American visual artist based in Miami, Florida.[1] He was one of the members of Arte Calle, a Street Art group, between 1985 and 1987.[1][2] He works in the mediums of painting, drawing, performance, and installation art.

Early life and Education

Pedro Vizcaíno, known by some under nickname "cafetero," was born on October 11, 1966, in Havana. Since 1993, he has resided primarily in the Little Havana (or Pequeña Habana) neighborhood in Miami, Florida.[3] He attended the Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes San Alejandro, where he graduated in 1981.[4] He continued his studies at the School of Artistic Education at the “Enrique José Varona” Superior Pedagogic Institute (Spanish: Universidad de Ciencias Pedagógicas "Enrique José Varona") in 1985.[4]

Work

Pedro Vizcaíno's work and cartoonish style combines references from graphic design, 1980s urban art, and illustration. to elaborate on social and political critique.[5] According to critics, his works has been influenced by painters Robert Rauschenberg and Philip Guston.[6][7]

Exhibitions

Throughout his career his work has been exhibited in museums and galleries in the United States, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, in coutries such as Spain, Cuba, Mexico, and Poland. Major exhibitions include Atopia (2010) at the Center of Contemporary Culture of Barcelona, Spain; Wild Child Graffiti (2008) at Figarelli Contemporary, Scottsdale, Arizona.[6]

In 2023, Vizcaíno presented the solo show Pedro Vizcaíno: Mind Control at the NAME Publications gallery space in Miami, Florida.[7]

Collections

Vizcaíno's work is part of public and private collections such as National Museum of Fine Arts, Havana; Nina Menocal Collection, Mexico; Pérez Art Museum Miami; Lowe Art Museum,[8] Miami; Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami; DACRA, Miami Beach; Kendall Art Center, Miami; and the Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach, California.[9]

References

1. Herrera, Andrea O’Reilly (2011-07-11). Cuban Artists Across the Diaspora: Setting the Tent Against the House. University of Texas Press. p. 20. ISBN 978-0-292-77333-2.
2. Andrea O'Reilly Herrera Cuban Artists Across the Diaspora: Setting the Tent Against the House 2011 p20 "ARTE CALLE - The inclination toward the popular and the vernacular was also evidenced in Arte Calle (Street Art), a group founded by Aldito Menéndez consisting of eight artists who staged a series of spontaneous "art happenings" between 1986 and 1988. In addition to Menéndez, the group consisted of Ofill Echevarria, Eric Gómez Galán, Ernesto Leal Basilio, Iván Álvarez, Ariel Serrano, Leandro Martínez, and Cafetero Pedro Vizcaíno"
3. Pedro Vizcaíno (interview Spanish) 2006 "Pedro Vizcaíno - 'Creo en la belleza estética, en un arte que motive, que denuncie; un arte antiguerra, antivacío, antidecorativo, antimaquinaria, antirrepetitivo'."
4. "Pedro Vizcaíno". Cuban Art Database. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
5. Birbragher-Rozencwaig PhD, Francine (Aug–Oct 2001). "Pedro Vizcaíno". Artnexus. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
6. Rosado, Jesús (Feb 2009). "Pedro Vizcaíno, Figarelli Contemporary". Artnexus. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
7. "Pedro Vizcaino: Mind Control | NAME". Retrieved 2024-12-11.
8. "Works – Pedro Vizcaino – People – eMuseum". emuseum.as.miami.edu. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
9. "Pedro Vizcaino | NAME". Retrieved 2024-12-11.