Havana/The Cuban sculptor José Villa Soberón (Santiago de Cuba, 1950), National Prize for Plastic Arts 2008, will be the next guest artist at the Barcelona Space, where his work will be unveiled Macarona large-format sculpture made of stainless steel and Corten steel. The presentation will include a public conversation with writer and art critic Alex Fleites, who will interview the creator about his career and artistic work.
Villa Soberón is one of the most recognized Cuban sculptors for his presence in public spaces. Among his most popular works are the statues of John Lennon, in Havana’s El Vedado; the Knight of Paris, next to the old Convent of San Francisco de Asís; Ernest Hemingway, at the Floridita bar, and Benny Moré, on the Paseo del Prado in Cienfuegos. His sculptures have contributed to turning historical and cultural figures into figures close to passers-by.
Graduated from the National School of Art in Havana in 1971 and from the Academy of Plastic Arts in Prague in 1976, the artist has developed a career that combines figurative sculpture with abstraction and experimentation with industrial materials. His production includes monumental pieces located in numerous countries in America, Europe and Asia.
Stainless steel and Corten steel occupy a prominent place in his abstract work, characterized by movement, geometric shapes and relationships between volume and space.
The presentation of Macaron will allow us to get closer to this aspect of his production, less known to the general public than his figurative monuments, and to hear the artist himself reflect on his creation.
