Carlos Luna Art

Cuban, b. 1969

Carlos Luna’s oeuvre is an amalgam of native Cuban influence from twentiethcentury artists such as Wifredo Lam, Mario Carreño, and Cundo Bermudez, among others, and the profound influence of Picasso’s and Gris’ Cubism and Leger’s futurist embrace of the machine age. Luna finds inspiration in the naïve and the provincial resulting in an individuation that melds Mexico’s penchant for the macabre and the primitive with the art of western academy and results in his inventive exploration of these culturally diverse artistic forces. Duality is a common theme in Cuban art, and Luna’s art embodies the internal struggles of an artist who has been uprooted. Part of the 1980’s artistic revolution in Cuba, Luna relocated to Puebla, Mexico and there enriched his unique style through the incorporation of Cuban icons with Mexican bravado of cultural practice and language, the storytelling of Mexcian muralism and even the horror vacui of the Latin American baroque. Luna approaches his paintings from the point of view of the conservator, almost as if restoring the discarded billboard or poster from a bygone era. Akin to a resurrection, Luna’s meticulous method involves building up layers of paint only to scrape them away, leaving them in an abraded state, then building up again in fresh layers that take on a much more refined and highly polished surface of painstaking detail, subtle modeling of form and brilliant colors. Luna’s gouaches demonstrate strength of composition and when merged with the vivid coloration he employs in his oil paintings, the artist’s achievements become even more effective and visually alluring.

Artist: Carlos Luna

Carlos LunaSin titulo - Abstract Blue & White, Latin American Work on Paper Figure & Horse, 2012

$10,000

Sin titulo - Abstract Blue & White, Latin American Work on Paper Figure & Horse

By Carlos Luna

Located in Palm Desert, CA

A mixed media on paper, this painting by Latin American artist Carlos Luna, depicts an abstracted and stylized horse running again a blue filagreed background with a man and woman lo...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Carlos Luna Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Paper

Carlos LunaWaiting - Abstract Figurative Latin American Mixed Media on Wood Red and Black, 2014

$40,500

Waiting - Abstract Figurative Latin American Mixed Media on Wood Red and Black

By Carlos Luna

Located in Palm Desert, CA

A mixed media painting on wood, Waiting depicts an abstracted woman in a white blouse and flowing black skirt against a deep red filigreed background, the...

Category

2010s Contemporary Carlos Luna Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Wood

Carlos Luna10 Maneras de Volar 10 - Abstract Latin American Gouache on Paper, 2010, 2010

$10,000

10 Maneras de Volar 10 - Abstract Latin American Gouache on Paper, 2010

By Carlos Luna

Located in Palm Desert, CA

10 Maneras de Volar 10 is a gouache and charcoal on Amate paper by Latin American artist Carlos Luna. Executed in black, brown, deep blue, red and white, the work depicts a flying, p...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Carlos Luna Art

Materials

Charcoal, Gouache, Paper

Carlos LunaCorriendo - Abstract Figurative Latin American Mixed Media on Wood Blue & Black, 2014

$40,500

Corriendo - Abstract Figurative Latin American Mixed Media on Wood Blue & Black

By Carlos Luna

Located in Palm Desert, CA

Corriendo is a mixed media on wood painting executed in deep and brilliant blue, white and black by Latin American artist Carlos Luna. Corriendo depicts an abstracted man, leg flung ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Carlos Luna Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Wood

Carlos LunaUntitled - Abstract Figurative Latin American Work on Paper in Blue and Black, 2012

$18,000

Untitled - Abstract Figurative Latin American Work on Paper in Blue and Black

By Carlos Luna

Located in Palm Desert, CA

"Untitled" is an abstract mixed media on paper work by Carlos Luna in 2012. The artwork is 22 3/4 x 30 3/4 inches and is 31 5/8 x 39 1/2 x 2 1/4 inches with the frame, weighing less ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Carlos Luna Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Carlos LunaMesitos - Abstract Figurative Latin American Work on Paper in Blue and Black, 2012

$18,000

Mesitos - Abstract Figurative Latin American Work on Paper in Blue and Black

By Carlos Luna

Located in Palm Desert, CA

"Mesitos" is an abstract mixed media on paper work by Carlos Luna in 2012. The artwork is 23 1/4 x 31 1/4 inches and 31 1/2 x 39 3/8 x 2 1/4 inches with the frame, weighing less than...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Carlos Luna Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Carlos LunaBimbam Portrait - Bold Oil Painting on Canvas, 2009, 2009

$11,000

Bimbam Portrait - Bold Oil Painting on Canvas, 2009

By Carlos Luna

Located in Palm Desert, CA

An oil on canvas executed in saturated and bright reds, orange, black and white, Bimbam, by Latin American artist Carlos Luna, depicts the face of a man wearing a hat and looking out...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Carlos Luna Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Carlos LunaSin titulo - Bold Abstract Latin American Work on Paper, Figure and Lion, 2012

$10,000

Sin titulo - Bold Abstract Latin American Work on Paper, Figure and Lion

By Carlos Luna

Located in Palm Desert, CA

A mixed media on paper work by Latin American artist, Carlos Luna. Signed lower right. Carlos Luna’s oeuvre is an amalgam of native Cuban influence from twentieth century artists su...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Carlos Luna Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Paper

Carlos LunaElefante - Bronze Small-Scale Latin American Elephant Sculpture, 2013, 2012

$27,000

Elefante - Bronze Small-Scale Latin American Elephant Sculpture, 2013

By Carlos Luna

Located in Palm Desert, CA

A sculpture by Carlos Luna. "Elefante" is a bronze sculpture depicting an detailed yet abstracted elephant by Latin American artist Carlos Luna. Edition 8 of 8. Signed lower left. C...

Category

2010s Contemporary Carlos Luna Art

Materials

Bronze

Kevin Snipes"Beautiful Mantra" Abstract Geometric Grid in Pastel Colors, 2025

$500

H 8.25 in W 6 in

"Beautiful Mantra" Abstract Geometric Grid in Pastel Colors

By Kevin Snipes

Located in Philadelphia, PA

"Beautiful Manta" is an original piece by Kevin Snipes made from ink, gouache, pastel, and acrylic on paper. This piece measures 8.25”h x 6”w and is signed en verso. Kevin Snipes (h...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Carlos Luna Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Gouache, Pastel

Lesley Anne Spowart"Shark Bait" Original Mixed Media Abstract Animal Painting, Textured, Dogs, 2026, 2026

$8,000

H 30 in W 40 in D 1.5 in

"Shark Bait" Original Mixed Media Abstract Animal Painting, Textured, Dogs, 2026

By Lesley Anne Spowart

Located in Carmel, CA

Lesley Anne Spowart (American, born 1957) "Shark Bait" 2026 Acrylic paint, oil stick, and mixed media on cradled wood panel Signature in the bottom left corner. Signed and dated on v...

Category

2010s Contemporary Carlos Luna Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel, Oil Crayon, Stretcher Bars

Marie-Pierre AutonneFrench Contemporary Art by Marie-Pierre Autonne - L'Oeil de l'Eternité, 2016

$5,842

H 61.03 in W 48.04 in D 1.97 in

French Contemporary Art by Marie-Pierre Autonne - L'Oeil de l'Eternité

By Marie-Pierre Autonne

Located in Paris, IDF

Acrylic & oil on wooden panel Marie-Pierre Autonne is a French artist born in 1960 who lives & works in Angers, France. She studied at Penninghen in Paris, France. She worke...

Category

2010s Contemporary Carlos Luna Art

Materials

Wood, Mixed Media

Bob ThomasEarthy Color Blocked Painting, Mixed Media, Signed Bob Thomas, c. 2010

$250

H 24 in W 20 in D 1.33 in

Earthy Color Blocked Painting, Mixed Media, Signed Bob Thomas

Located in New York, NY

Bob Thomas (American, 1945-2018) Altered Grounds #159, c. 2010 Mixed media on wood 24 x 20 x 1 in. Robert “Bob” Thomas was an accomplished artist from Edge...

Category

2010s Contemporary Carlos Luna Art

Materials

Wood, Mixed Media

Bob ThomasTextured Color Blocked Signed Painting, Mixed Media

$250

H 24 in W 24 in D 1 in

Textured Color Blocked Signed Painting, Mixed Media

Located in New York, NY

Bob Thomas (American, 1945-2018) Altered Grounds #221, c. 2010 Mixed media on wood 24 x 24 x 1 in. Robert “Bob” Thomas was an accomplished artist from Edge...

Category

2010s Contemporary Carlos Luna Art

Materials

Wood, Mixed Media

Nino TolomashviliGeorgian Contemporary Art by Nino Tolomashvili - Untitled, 2026

$250

H 5.91 in W 8.27 in D 0.04 in

Georgian Contemporary Art by Nino Tolomashvili - Untitled

By Nino Tolomashvili

Located in Paris, IDF

Watercolour & gouache on paper Nino Tolomashvili is a Georgian painter born in 2003 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. After completing her schooling, she pursued her studies...

Category

2010s Contemporary Carlos Luna Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Apostolos ChantzarasDemocritus, The Wise Guys, Owl #3 series, Pop contemporary blue bird painting, 2016

$2,600

H 33.47 in W 25.6 in D 2.37 in

Democritus, The Wise Guys, Owl #3 series, Pop contemporary blue bird painting

By Apostolos Chantzaras

Located in Dallas, TX

Democritus, The Wise Guys, Owl #3 series is an iconic Greek Owl painting on Fabriano paper. The painting is in a beautiful silver wooden box frame. APOSTOLO...

Category

2010s Contemporary Carlos Luna Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper

Lesley Anne Spowart"Buster" by L. A. Spowart - Bright Playful Abstract Animal Dog Painting on Wood, 2023

$4,000

H 18 in W 14 in D 1.5 in

"Buster" by L. A. Spowart - Bright Playful Abstract Animal Dog Painting on Wood

By Lesley Anne Spowart

Located in Carmel, CA

Lesley Anne Spowart (American, born 1957) "Buster" 2023 Acrylic Paint, Oil Paint, Mixed Media, Wood Panel, Wire The artist signed the bottom left and back of the painting. "Buster"...

Category

2010s Contemporary Carlos Luna Art

Materials

Wire

Lesley Anne Spowart"Where the Wild Things Are" - Colorful Happy Mixed Media Abstract Dog Artwork, 2025

$8,000

H 40 in W 30 in D 1.5 in

"Where the Wild Things Are" - Colorful Happy Mixed Media Abstract Dog Artwork

By Lesley Anne Spowart

Located in Carmel, CA

Lesley Anne Spowart (American, born 1957) "Where the Wild Things Are" 2025 Acrylic Paint, Oil Paint, Mixed Media, Paper, Glue, Wood Panel The artist signed the bottom middle and the ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Carlos Luna Art

Materials

Paper, Glue, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Katheryn Holt"After the Rains" by Holt - Large Blue, Green, Earth Tone Contemporary Abstract, 2022

$15,750

H 40 in W 60 in D 0.5 in

"After the Rains" by Holt - Large Blue, Green, Earth Tone Contemporary Abstract

By Katheryn Holt

Located in Carmel, CA

Katheryn Holt (American, born 1951) "After the Rains" 2022 Oil Paint, Mixed Media, Wood Panel, Wood, Wire The artist signed the back of the painting. Original: 40" x 60" x 1/2" Fram...

Category

2010s Contemporary Carlos Luna Art

Materials

Wire

Lesley Anne Spowart"Big Top" Colorful Contemporary Abstract Painting, Textured Mixed Media, Signed, 2026

$8,000

H 30 in W 40 in D 1.5 in

"Big Top" Colorful Contemporary Abstract Painting, Textured Mixed Media, Signed

By Lesley Anne Spowart

Located in Carmel, CA

Lesley Anne Spowart (American, born 1957) "Big Top" 2026 Acrylic paint, oil stick, and mixed media on cradled panel board Signed in the bottom right corner and on the verso. "Big To...

Category

2010s Contemporary Carlos Luna Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel, Oil Crayon, Stretcher Bars

Winslow TeeTender Lung, 2015

$450

H 10 in W 12 in

Tender Lung

By Winslow Tee

Located in Buffalo, NY

Winslow Tee is an emerging artist living in the Brooklyn, NY area. This rare gouache on paper comes in a found antique frame.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Carlos Luna Art

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Previously Available Items

Carlos LunaSin titulo, 2012

Sold

H 30.25 in W 22.25 in

Sin titulo

By Carlos Luna

Located in Palm Desert, CA

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Carlos Luna Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Paper

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