JORGE LUIS SANTOS (B. 1973, QUIVICÁN, CUBA)
Jorge Luis Santos creates visceral, abstract works on a monumental scale. Throughout his long and celebrated career, he has continued to experiment––in material (in addition to acrylic, he has worked in oil, mixed media, found objects, iron, and wood); in form (painting, sculpture, and installation); in palette; and in process - using a brush taped to a long pole, a palette knife, his hands, and the sole of his shoe as mark-making tools. Jorge Luis Santos has exhibited his work extensively in solo and group exhibitions at institutions, galleries, and art fairs internationally since 1994.
Jorge Luis Santos has exhibited his work extensively in solo and group exhibitions and institutions, galleries, and art fairs internationally since 1994. His work has been written about and discussed by prominent Cuban scholars and critics, including Rafael Acosta de Arriba, Elivia Rosa Castro, Nelson Herrera Ysla, Else Vega Dopico, and José Manuel Noceda, amongst others. Further, his works are represented in the permanent collections of the Pérez Art Museum (Miami, USA), the Cuban Museum of Fine Arts (Vienna. Austria), Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (Havanna, Cuba), and the private collection of Jorge Pérez.