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Manzanillo, Cuba, 1988
The work of Luis Enrique López-Chávez (1988, Manzanillo, Cuba) is an investigation on the imperative of plastic form and the frictions it generates when it is introduced into the logical space of the world as an affirmation. From these frictions with the socio-historical context, the language or with art itself, he proposes his visuality contained between a conceptual methodology and an unconscious pulse, between a philosophical proposition and a poetic image.
A graduate of The Royal Institute of Art (2012, Sweden) and the Instituto Superior de Arte (ISA) (2013, Cuba), Luis Enrique already has a well-trodden path within contemporary Cuban art, proof of which is his inclusion as a guest artist at the XII edition of the Havana Biennial (2015) and his participation in the VI Havana Contemporary Art Salon (2014). Among his personal exhibitions stand out "Contra los poetas" (2017, Servando Gallery, Cuba), "It's Useless" (2016, Droguería Johonson Museum, Cuba), "Los síntomas del engaño" (2015, National Museum of Fine Arts, Cuba). In the case of collective projects can be cited "Nido sin árbol" (2016, Antiguo Colegio de Arquitectura de La Habana, Cuba), "Por el dos" (2014, Centro de Desarrollo de las Artes Visuales, Cuba), "Agua salada" (2014, Centro Hispanoamericano de Cultura, Cuba), "The Silent Shout: Voices in Cuban Abstraction" (2013, ArtSpace/Virginia Miller Galleries, USA), "Spring exhibition" (2012, The Royal Institute of Art, Sweden), "Arte 10/Muestra de Video Arte Cubano" (2010, X Bienal de Lisboa, Portugal) and "Esporas" (2010, Pabellón Cuba, Cuba).
curriculum
studies
2013
Higher Institute of Art ISA. Havana, Cuba.
2012
Kungl. Konsthögskolan/The Royal Institute of Art, Stockholm, Sweden.
2007
Carlos Enriquez Professional Academy of Plastic Arts. Manzanillo, Cuba.
personal exhibitions
The space of panic (Superficial studies on emptiness and color)El Apartamento Gallery, Madrid, Spain.
2019
The Total ActNational Union of Architects and Construction Engineers of Cuba (UNAICC), Havana, Cuba.
The Dead II, Colon Cemetery, Havana, Cuba.
ContraventionsEl Apartamento Gallery, Havana, Cuba.
2017
Against poets, Servando Gallery. Havana, Cuba.
2016
It's Useless, Jhonson Drugstore Museum. Havana, Cuba.
2015
Distance, Evolución Gallery. Lima, Peru.
Symptoms of deceptionXII Havana Biennial, National Museum of Fine Arts. Havana, Cuba.
2014
Once Upon a Time in the Red CountryLudwig Foundation of Cuba. Havana, Cuba.
2013
Out of the field, Center for the Development of Visual Arts. Havana, Cuba.
2011
Opening, Ludwig Foundation of Cuba. Havana, Cuba.
2007
A night with clouds for Max Planck, Popular Cinema Gallery. Manzanillo, Cuba.
2006
Flowers for minimalists, Popular Cinema Gallery. Manzanillo, Cuba.
2007
Thaw Ing, Popular Cinema Gallery. Manzanillo, Cuba.
collective exhibitions
Three sad tigersBode, Havana, Cuba.
2023
HB. Contemporary Cuban Art ExhibitionServando Gallery, Havana, Cuba.
The Ability to DreamGalleria Continua Les Moulins, Boissy-le-Châtel, France.
InhabitedBode, Havana, Cuba.
Sand between the handsGalleria Continua, Havana, Cuba.
Ato (Act)Galleria Continua, São Paulo, Brazil.
2022
Nice time to start paintingBode, Havana, Cuba.
2021
Witness or pretend: Decoding materiality in southern artBode, Berlin, Germany.
Circular ViewpointGalleria Continua, Havana, Cuba.
LA BRÈCHEGalleria Continua, Paris, France.
'+53 SLAM'Galleria Continua, São Paulo, Brazil.
2020
XIV edition of the International Festival of Electroacoustic and Electronic Music Primavera en Habana, Theater of the National Museum of Fine Arts, Havana, Cuba.
2019
Neo-LATINISIMO, City Lights Gallery, Bridgeport, CT, US.
2018
How is the water? Continua Gallery, Havana. Cuba.
Diamond in the rough. Continua Gallery, Havana. Cuba.
2017
Havana art weekend. Colón Cementery. Havana, Cuba.
Ola cuba. Lille 3000. Lille, France.
Am I cuba? Palazzina dei Bagni Misteriosi-Teatro Franco Parenti. Milan, Italy.
Continua Spheres Ensemle. 104 (Cent Quatre). Paris, France.
Cuba my love. Continua Gallery, Les Moulins. Paris, France.
Watchtower, Taller Gorría-El Apartamento Gallery. Havana, Cuba.
2016
Nest without tree, College of Architects UNAIC-Galería Continua La Habana. Havana, Cuba. The shovel (short or long), Center for the Development of Visual Arts CDAV. Havana, Cuba.
TumbandoEvolución Gallery. Lima, Peru.
2014
x 'l 2. 6th Salon of Contemporary Cuban ArtCenter for the Development of Visual Arts CDAV. Havana, Cuba.
Salt waterHispano-American Center of Culture. Havana, Cuba.
2013
The Silent Shout: Voices in Cuban Abstraction, ArtSpace/Virginia Miller Galleries. Miami, USA.
The cursed part, Norwegian Embassy in Cuba. Havana, Cuba. Open, Centro Provincial de Artes Plásticas y Diseño Luz y Oficios (Provincial Center of Plastic Arts and Design Light and Crafts). Havana, Cuba.
2012
Spring Exhibition, Konsthögskolan/The Royal Institute of Art, Stockholm, Sweden.
The Realm of Expeculation, Sturevägen 9. Stockholm, Sweden.
Escaping with the landscape, collateral event to the IX Havana Biennial, Centro Provincial de Artes Plásticas y Diseño Luz y Oficios. Havana, Cuba.
Zone, collateral event to the IX Havana Biennial, Casa de la Comedia. Havana, Cuba.
Leyers, collateral event to the IX Havana Biennial, Gallery of the Instituto Superior de Arte ISA. Havana, Cuba.
See Clear II, collateral event to the IX Havana Biennial, Instituto Superior de Arte ISA. Havana, Cuba.
2011
Crypsis, Gallery of the Instituto Superior de Arte ISA. Havana, Cuba.
Dark zone, Gallery of the Instituto Superior de Arte ISA. Havana, Cuba.
2010
Ex Indumentis, Carmel Church. Havana, Cuba. Art 10, 10th Biennial of Portugal. Lisbon, Portugal.
Location, Mariano Rodriguez Gallery. Havana, Cuba.
The wolf is coming (The real loop), Havana Factory. Havana, Cuba.
Fifth day, Carmel Church. Havana, Cuba.
Spores, Cuba Pavilion. Havana, Cuba.
2009
See Clear I, collateral event to the X Havana Biennial, Instituto Superior de Arte ISA. Havana, Cuba.
Strong is the Morro, Who I Am, Agglutinating Space. Havana, Cuba.
Also, private house. Havana, Cuba.
2008.
The (G)stationPopular Cinema Gallery. Manzanillo, Cuba. Square and point, Popular Cinema Gallery. Manzanillo, Cuba.
collections
María José Jové Foundation, La Coruña, Spain.
Casal Solleric, Palma, Spain.
works
From the series "Contraventions" 2019
Oil on canvas
200 x 140 cm
Version I
From the series "Contraventions" 2019
Oil on canvas
200 x 140 cm
Version I
From the series "Contraventions" 2019
Oil on canvas
200 x 140 cm
Version I
From the series "Contraventions" 2019
Oil on canvas
200 x 140 cm
Version I
From the series "Contraventions" 2019
Oil on canvas
200 x 140 cm
Version I
From the series "Contraventions" 2019
Oil on canvas
200 x 140 cm
Version I
Luis López Chávez
Niche No.4 Violet (Secondary Triptych), 2024
oil on canvas, 140 x 180 cm (55.1 x 70.8 in)
Luis López Chávez
Niche No.1 Yellow (Primary Triptych), 2024
oil on canvas, 140 x 140 cm (55.1 x 55.1 in)
Luis López Chávez
Niche No.4 Violet (Secondary Triptych), 2024
oil on canvas, 140 x 180 cm (55.1 x 70.8 in)
Luis López Chávez
Niche No.1 Yellow (Primary Triptych), 2024
oil on canvas, 140 x 140 cm (55.1 x 55.1 in)
Luis López Chávez
Niche No.3 Blue (Primary Triptych), 2024
oil on canvas, 140 x 140 cm (55.1 x 55.1 in)
Luis López Chávez
Niche No.6 Orange (Secondary Triptych), 2024
oil on canvas, 140 x 180 cm (55.1 x 70.8 in)
Luis López Chávez
Niche No.3 Blue (Primary Triptych), 2024
oil on canvas, 140 x 140 cm (55.1 x 55.1 in)
Luis López Chávez
Niche No.6 Orange (Secondary Triptych), 2024
oil on canvas, 140 x 180 cm (55.1 x 70.8 in)
Luis López Chávez
Niche No.5 Green (Secondary Triptych), 2024
oil on canvas, 140 x 180 cm (55.1 x 70.8 in)
Luis López Chávez
Niche No.2 Red (Primary triptych), 2024
oil on canvas, 140 x 140 cm (55.1 x 55.1 in)
Luis López Chávez
Niche No.5 Green (Secondary Triptych), 2024
oil on canvas, 140 x 180 cm (55.1 x 70.8 in)
Luis López Chávez
Niche No.2 Red (Primary triptych), 2024
oil on canvas, 140 x 140 cm (55.1 x 55.1 in)
Luis López Chávez
Niche No.8 Gray-red (Tertiary Triptych), 2024
oil on canvas, 200 x 140 cm (78.7 x 55.1 in)
Luis López Chávez
Niche No.9 Gray-blue (Tertiary Triptych), 2024
oil on canvas, 200 x 140 cm (78.7 x 55.1 in)
Luis López Chávez
Niche No.7 Gray-yellow (Tertiary Triptych), 2024
oil on canvas, 200 x 140 cm (78.7 x 55.1 in)
Luis López Chávez
Niche No.8 Gray-red (Tertiary Triptych), 2024
oil on canvas, 200 x 140 cm (78.7 x 55.1 in)
Luis López Chávez
Niche No.9 Gray-blue (Tertiary Triptych), 2024
oil on canvas, 200 x 140 cm (78.7 x 55.1 in)
Luis López Chávez
Niche No.7 Gray-yellow (Tertiary Triptych), 2024
oil on canvas, 200 x 140 cm (78.7 x 55.1 in)
Sentimental Education, 2017
Installation (black paint, plaster figures)
146 x 60 x 50 cm (57.5 x 23.6 x 19.7 in)