Gallery

"Dog's life"

oil on canvas 150x90 cm painted in cuba 2008

A dog creeps across the surreal wasteland of cuban history wearing the ghoulish face of cuba's minister of foreign affairs, Ricardo Alarcón de Quesada the man commonly viewed as Castro's instrument of propaganda. the decaying cities of Havana and Bejucal depend on the emaciated creature for progress but the dog seems indifferent and weary.still, the dog, with ist protruding penis, is prepared to mount any opportunity presented to it. The bird skeleton,a recurring symbol in the pre-exile series, represent those cubans who have died trying to escape.

"BLACK OUT"

oil on canvas 120x90 cm 2008 painted in cuba.

The special period was an extended economic crisis in cuba that began in 1991 after the dissolution of the soviet union,Cubans remember the decade as one of great suffering and hunger. Hunger and famine became widespread. During this time citywide blackout became a common occurrence. in this painting, we see a glimpse into the oppressive home life of cubans in bejucal the man at the center is my father;the woman seated by him is his girlfriend during the especial period, my father kept an emaciated pig in the apartment for about a year,until it was eventually sold to buy alcohol

"The last egg"

oil on canvas 120x70 cm painted in cuba 2007

During the especial period in cuba famine was an everyday hardship. food rationing brought down the daily average caloric intake to about 1,900 calories, with some adults and children getting as little 1,400.the recommended daily minimum is 2,100. During the most difficult times of the special period,Cubans would only receive 1 egg a month per person. The man in this portrait, name angel, sits waiting for his death. the two skeletons in the background also represent angel, and what he wants from life.in the dimly lit room,support beams a common symbol in the works of pantoja keep the decaying home from collapse.

"Burlesque trio"

oil on canvas 107x85 cm painted in cuba 2010

This sarcastic painting depicts the midnight,candle-lit madness of three drunkards celebrating the presence of an egg, Which for many Cubans was the only source of nutrition during of famine. an empty plastic bottle on the table is a common image that Cubans associate with alcoholics,who commonly carry the bottle in their back pockets.the cigar ash on the corner represent the island's only enduring commodity,tobacco

"Happy Farmer"

oi on canvas 48x36 inch 2014

Train spark is a Cuban home-made drink; it is obtained of alcohol of reverbero, made exclusively for industrial use. The reverbero alcohol is mixed with some derivatives of oil and that's why it is very harmful and poisonous on having been consumed by human.

Alcoholism is evidently on the upswing in Havana. Dozens of drunks can be seen sleeping in the early mornings in areas such as the centric Paseo del Prado.

One of them said: "There’s nothing better to do than have a drink of "chispa’e tren "literally" train sparks.

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"Cat fish"

oil on canvas 47x29 inch 2012

As a solution to the food problems of the so-called Special Period, after the collapse of the Soviet block, our authorities imported this foreign species and so precipitated colossal damage to the ecosystem. Similar irresponsibility had already occurred with the introduction of tilapia and tench fish, but the results were incalculably more dramatic with this dark and elusive creature which today reigns in our waters. Whether nestling in the mud, emerging from a manhole in the middle of the city, or crawling along the side of the road, its spread demonstrates the fragility of nature when faced with ministerial directives. I have no doubt that this fish will be with us for a long time to come, long after those who introduced it into the country are only a memory, as fleeting as crumb in the mouth of a claria.

"My town"

oil on canvas 48x48 inch

"MOJITO CUBAN DRINK"

oil on canvas 48x48 inch

Train spark is a Cuban home-made drink; it is obtained of alcohol of reverbero, made exclusively for industrial use. The reverbero alcohol is mixed with some derivatives of oil and that's why it is very harmful and poisonous on having been consumed by human. Alcoholism is evidently on the upswing in Havana. Dozens of drunks can be seen sleeping in the early mornings in areas such as the centric Paseo del Prado. One of them said: "There’s nothing better to do than have a drink of "chispa’e tren "literally" train sparks.

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"THE BOAT"

acrylic on canvas 48x60 inch sold

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"The creation of egg"

oil on canvas 48x48 inch sold

" Heavy load "

oil canvas 48x60 inch 2013

" The Reflexionist"

oil on canvas 48x48 inch

"reflexionist" i response to this as the everyday of "reflection"the average Cuban citizen who is forced to meditate on matters of survival and navigating a decaying social system.

"Death of a Bureaucrat"

oil on canvas 48x48 inch

La muerte de un burócrata (English: Death Of A Bureaucrat) is a 1966 comedy film by Cuban director Tomás Gutiérrez Alea in which he pokes fun at the communist bureaucracy and red tape and how it affects the lives of the common people who have to waste time and overcome hurdles just to get on with their ordinary lives.

The story begins with the death of a model worker, who is buried with his labor card as a badge of honor. Unfortunately, his widow is told she needs that card to claim the benefits she is entitled to. The story then takes several surreal turns, as the family of the dead man try to recover the precious card from the grave.

"Unicycle Man"

oil on canvas 48x60 inch 2014