Reinaldo Pagán Ávila (Cuban, b.1971)

Soy Popular

Acrylic on canvas

Signed to lower left

Visible 18 1/8 in. x 14 15/16 in., matted and framed to 25 5/8 in. x 22 in.

A portrait of a Cuban man's floating profile. He is seen against a yellow background smoking a cigarette. The words, "Soy cubano, soy popular," which translate to, "I am Cuban, I am popular," can be seen beneath him. 

Pagán Ávila showed talent at a young age as an artist growing up in Santiago de Cuba, with his teachers often choosing him to represent his school in contests. He attended the José Joaquín Tejada Art School in 1983, graduating to become a drawing and painting instructor. Since the 1990s, he has been a part of multiple groups intended to innovate the art found in Santiago de Cuba and has won multiple awards. 

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[Art, Cuban Art, Latinx Art, Latino Art, Latin-American Art, Caribbean Art]