Guillermo Esquerra Bio and CV
GUILLERMO ESQUERRA DIAZ
Guillermo Esquerra graduated in 1999 from the Acadamia de Artes Plásticas "Oscar Fernandez Morera" in Trinidad de Cuba.
While the apparent simplicity of the imaginative and fantastical figures in the Guillermo's work may seem to place him firmly in the growing outsider movement in Cuban art, a closer look at the technique involved reveals a more complicated story. Guillermo's acrylic works on canvas make use of brief dabs and strokes to create a quasi-pointillist effect of color blending that changes for the viewer depending on the distance and angle from which the work is viewed, while his detailed pen and ink papers incorporate the precise and patient line work of a well trained and practiced artist.
Along with over 14 years of personal and collective exhibitions in Cuba, his pieces can be found in private collections in Germany, Spain, the U.S.A., France, England, Italy and Portugal. His current work is concentrated on detailed pen and ink work and the exploration of naive painting styles in acrylic, pastel and mixed media.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2009 F1 Galeria de Artes Fernandez Morera de Sancti Spiritus, Cuba
2006 "Arriba" Galeria de Arte Benito Ortiz Borrell Trinidad, Cuba
2004 "A Marte Vamos" Galeria de Arte Benito Ortiz Borrell Trinidad, Cuba
2003 "Los Viajes de Gullever y Ariadna" Galeria de Arte Benito Ortiz Borrell Trinidad, Cuba
2002 "Imaginate tu, tu, tu" Casa del Joven Creador de Trinidad Trinidad, Cuba
2001 "Algo Pueril Pero al Natural" Galeria de Arte Benito Ortiz Borrell Trinidad, Cuba
2000 "Nos - entre - Nos" Museo de Arquitectura de Trinidal Trinidad, Cuba
2000 "Entre Lineas y Color" Galeria de Arte Benito Ortiz Borrell Trinidad, Cuba
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2012 "Addicciones - Adiciones" Casa del Joven Creador, Trinidad de Cuba
2007 XXV Salón Provincial "Óscar Fernández Morera" Galería de Arte Óscar Fernández Morera de Sancti Spiritus Cuba
2005 XXIII Salón Provincial "Óscar Fernández Morera" Galería de Arte Óscar Fernández Morera de Sancti Spiritus Cuba
2005 "Paisajes y Encuentros" Casa del Joven Creador de Trinidad Trinidad, Cuba
2004 XXII Salón Provincial "Óscar Fernández Morera" Galería de Arte Óscar Fernández Morera de Sancti Spiritus Cuba
2003 "En 3 y 2" Galeria de Arte Benito Ortiz Borrell Trinidad, Cuba
2002 XX Salón Provincial "Óscar Fernández Morera" Galería de Arte Óscar Fernández Morera de Sancti Spiritus Cuba
2001 "A Caña Tumbá no Hay Michel que la Tumbe" Casa de la Cultura de Trinidad Trinidad, Cuba
