Carlos Cortez
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Ink, Watercolor, Graphite
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Ink, Watercolor, Graphite
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Ink, Watercolor, Graphite
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Ink, Watercolor, Graphite
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Watercolor, Graphite, Ink
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Ink, Watercolor, Graphite
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Ink, Watercolor, Graphite
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Metal
2010s Surrealist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
2010s Surrealist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Paper
2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic, Watercolor
2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Metal
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
2010s Surrealist Portrait Photography
Metal
2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
People Also Browsed
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Decorative Bowls
Crystal, Brass
2010s Modern Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Mixed Media
Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Italian Modern Paintings
Canvas, Wood, Cotton
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Fabric, Oil, Wood, Canvas
Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Lithograph
Vintage 1970s Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Paintings
Canvas
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Wood, Paint
1990s Realist Figurative Sculptures
Stone, Bronze
1920s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Pastel
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Fabric, Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Pop Art Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Recent Sales
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Surrealist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Graphite
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Ink, Watercolor, Graphite
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Ink, Watercolor, Graphite
2010s Surrealist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Surrealist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Graphite, Paper, Ink
2010s Surrealist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Graphite
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Ink, Watercolor, Graphite
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Carlos Gamez de Francisco for sale on 1stDibs
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.