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Alexi Torres Art

Cuban, b. 1976
Alexi Torres discusses the relationship between nature and man in a contemporary context emphasizing the interconnectedness of all living things. His works are exceptionally complex, intricately weaving together organic and symbolic elements to create monumental works which challenge the viewer to see beneath the surface into the archetypal qualities of his subjects. He seeks to initiate a dialogue on the effects and power of human thought and behavior on the ever-changing environment, and the need of appreciation of what is. Torres taps into universal collective memory with playful themes and ironic juxtapositions relevant to the contemporary experience. His series range from portraits of ordinary people, cultural, military to a diverse sampling of symbols from popular culture. These images are then reimagined and reconstructed employing a unique multi-layer painting technique. Inspired by the agrarian lifestyle of his friends and family, Torres plants an idea for each new work and harvests it at completion according to the lunar patterns followed by his ancestors in his native Cuba. To record this ritual, each painting is begun and finished on a waning moon and recorded with his signature on the canvas. Alexi Torres was born in 1976 in Bermeja, a small village about 70 miles southeast of Havana, Cuba. From 1989-1991 he studied at Escuela Provicial de Artes in Mantanzas and 1991-1995 at Escuela Nacional de Artes in Havana. Torres has had numerous solo and group exhibitions in the United States and abroad including: Marietta Cobb Museum Of Art, Marietta, GA, 2014; DMoMA Lausanne, Switzerland, 2013; Hoover Library, Alabama, 2013. Torres’s work can be found in Museums as well as major private and public collections world wide.
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Artist: Alexi Torres
Dealer: Contessa Gallery
Intuitive Mind
By Alexi Torres
Located in Cleveland, OH
Thread on Black Canvas
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21st Century and Contemporary Alexi Torres Art

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Thread

Elon Musk
By Alexi Torres
Located in Cleveland, OH
Thread on Black Canvas
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21st Century and Contemporary Alexi Torres Art

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Thread

Safe Space
By Alexi Torres
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Thread on Black Canvas
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21st Century and Contemporary Alexi Torres Art

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Thread

Free Mind
By Alexi Torres
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Thread on Black Canvas
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21st Century and Contemporary Alexi Torres Art

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Thread

Fearless Mind
By Alexi Torres
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Thread on Black Canvas
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21st Century and Contemporary Alexi Torres Art

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Thread

Loving You
By Alexi Torres
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Original Oil on Canvas
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21st Century and Contemporary Alexi Torres Art

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Oil

Lincoln
By Alexi Torres
Located in Cleveland, OH
Original Oil on Canvas
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21st Century and Contemporary Alexi Torres Art

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Oil

Love
By Alexi Torres
Located in Cleveland, OH
Original Oil on Canvas
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21st Century and Contemporary Alexi Torres Art

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Oil

Free
By Alexi Torres
Located in Cleveland, OH
Original Oil on Canvas
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21st Century and Contemporary Alexi Torres Art

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Canvas, Oil

Basquiat
By Alexi Torres
Located in Cleveland, OH
Basquiat Thread Work on Canvas
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2010s Contemporary Alexi Torres Art

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Thread

Elon Musk
By Alexi Torres
Located in Cleveland, OH
Thread - Alexi Torres
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2010s Contemporary Alexi Torres Art

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Thread

"Free" Wish Series
By Alexi Torres
Located in Cleveland, OH
From Alexi Torres Wish Series: "Free" Original Oil on Canvas
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2010s Contemporary Alexi Torres Art

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Oil

"America the Great"
By Alexi Torres
Located in Cleveland, OH
Original Oil Painting American Flag
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2010s Contemporary Alexi Torres Art

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Oil

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