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Alain Pino Art

Cuban, b. 1975
ALAIN PINO Havana and Miami-based artist Alain Pino was born in 1974 in Camagüey, Cuba. Pino is a multi-disciplinary conceptual artist who deftly crosses artistic borders - painter, draftsman, printmaker, photographer and sculptor. He is a graduate of the Instituto Superior de Arte. Pino is a co-founder, with Niels Moleiro and Mario Miguel González (Mayito), of the artist collective The Merger. He remained in the group for eight years, departing in 2017. During his time with The Merger, he was afforded the opportunity to further explore his varied disciplines while focusing on bridging conceptual and pop, without rejecting the academic. Prior to his work with The Merger, Pino enjoyed success as a solo artist, exhibiting throughout Cuba, the U.S., Canada, Europe and Latin America. STATEMENT My work is a reflection of social and political events that happen around me daily. I make use of the social and cultural patterns I am familiar with – I extract visuals from the news, the street, historic materials and other sources and mix them in search of the new meanings that come out of their interaction. Portraits are a big portion of my work. I realize them in photography, painting and installation. They are full of contradictions. I not only create androgynous characters, but place them in paradoxical situations that I create by having them dialogue with certain objects. Formally my pieces are hybrid. I take advantage of the formal resources that different materials and genre offer. Alain Pino offers a very fresh look of his reality –the Cuba of the end of the nineties and the beginnings of the new century. When other artists choose to narrate what is going on around them, Pine focuses on the individual. The characters of his photographs are shady, strange –often androgynous and in situations or poses that are undefined and mysterious, as species that went through a metamorphosis and have evolved in order to deal with their new environment. By focusing on people instead of events, he calls attention to the social change that is taking place in the island. (Yuneikys Villalonga, marzo del 2006).
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Artist: Alain Pino
Abstract vs. Figurative Watercolor of Marble Sculpture with Engine
By Alain Pino
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Abstract Red, Black & White Watercolor of Marble Sculpture with Engine Unique 100% Original Watercolor Alain Pino’s new works continue his exploration on the intersection between...
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2010s Alain Pino Art

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Watercolor, Archival Paper, Handmade Paper

Abstract vs. Figurative Watercolor of by Cuban Artist Alain Pino
By Alain Pino
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Abstract vs. Figurative Watercolor . Unique 100% original with certificate of authenticity. Alain Pino’s new works continue his exploration on the intersection between identity and...
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2010s Alain Pino Art

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Watercolor, Archival Paper, Handmade Paper

Abstract vs. Figurative Portrait - Watercolor by Cuban Artist Alain Pino
By Alain Pino
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Abstract vs. Figurative Neutral Original Watercolor by Cuban Artist Alain Pino Pino’s new works continue his exploration on the intersection between identity and industrial design. ...
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2010s Abstract Alain Pino Art

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Abstract vs. Figurative Oil Painting by Cuban Alain Pino
By Alain Pino
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Vibrant Yellow Abstract vs. Figurative portrait of Queen Elizabeth. Original Oil on Canvas painting by Cuban Artist Alain Pino. Pino’s new works continue his exploration on the inte...
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2010s Alain Pino Art

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Black and White Photography, Limited Edition Figurative Photograph
By Alain Pino
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Black and White Photography, Limited Edition Figurative Photograph Alain Pino’s new works continue his exploration on the intersection between identity and industrial design. In a h...
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Early 2000s Abstract Alain Pino Art

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Original Watercolor Abstract vs. Figurative Painting by Cuban artist Alain Pino
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Abstract vs. Figurative Neutral Original Watercolor by Cuban Artist Alain Pino Pino’s new works continue his exploration on the intersection between identity and industrial design. ...
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2010s Abstract Alain Pino Art

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Alain Pino "Untitled" from La Huella Múltiple, 2002, 8.1x8.1 in
By Alain Pino
Located in Miami, FL
Alain Pino (Cuba, 1974) 'Untitled (La Huella Múltiple)', 2002 engraving on paper 8.1 x 8.1 in. (20.5 x 20.5 cm.) Edition of 300 ID: HUE-244 Hand-signed by author
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'Time Goes By' - Original Photography by Alain Pino
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Original Abstract vs. Figurative Watercolor by Alain Pino
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2010s Abstract Alain Pino Art

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Twitter 'The Splashdown Occurred this Morning' (Large scale Watercolor)
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