Los Carpinteros
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Los Carpinteros is the name of a group of young Cuban artists that specializes in creating humorous installations and objects. In 1991 Marco Antonio Castillo Valdes, Dagoberto Rodriguez Sanchez, and Alexandre Arrechea formed Los Carpinteros—however they didn’t adopt the name until 1994, “deciding to renounce the notion of individual authorship and refer back to an older guild tradition of artisans and skilled laborers.” However, by 2003, Alexandre Arrechea decided to leave the threesome, leaving Marco and Dagoberto to be the duo behind the name. Both Marco and Dagoberto were born in Cuba and today they live and work in Havana. They have exhibited in their native land, Europe and North America, and have received a number of prestigious awards.
Marco Antonio Castillo Valdés was born in 1971 in Camagüey, Cuba
. He studied at the Escuela Elemental de Arte the Escuela Provincial de Arte, both in Camagüey. He completed his studies in 1994 at the Instituto Superior de Arte (ISA), Havana
, Cuba.
Dagoberto Rodríguez Sánchez was born in 1969 in Caibarién, Las Villas, Cuba. He studied at the Escuela Elemental de Arte, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba, and at the Escuela Nacional de Arte, Havana, Cuba. He graduated from the Instituto Superior de Arte (ISA), Havana, Cuba in 1994.
In their work the artists incorporate aspects of architecture, design, and sculpture to create installations and drawings that “negotiate the space between the functional and the nonfunctional," where they derive their “inspiration from the physical world” and express their interest in the intersection of art and society in a humorous manner. Between personal exposures are those made in the 90s in the ' "Centro de Arte 23 y 12" Cuba. In the U.S. in "The New Museum of Contemporary Art" , New York. In Spain, the International Contemporary Art Fair ARCO'98 , Madrid. In the years 2000-2003, presented at "Grant Selwyn Fine Arts" , Los Angeles, California, "Contemporary Art Center" , Queens, New York, USA
Marco Antonio Castillo Valdés was born in 1971 in Camagüey, Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
. He studied at the Escuela Elemental de Arte the Escuela Provincial de Arte, both in Camagüey. He completed his studies in 1994 at the Instituto Superior de Arte (ISA), Havana
Havana
Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous...
, Cuba.
Dagoberto Rodríguez Sánchez was born in 1969 in Caibarién, Las Villas, Cuba. He studied at the Escuela Elemental de Arte, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba, and at the Escuela Nacional de Arte, Havana, Cuba. He graduated from the Instituto Superior de Arte (ISA), Havana, Cuba in 1994.
In their work the artists incorporate aspects of architecture, design, and sculpture to create installations and drawings that “negotiate the space between the functional and the nonfunctional," where they derive their “inspiration from the physical world” and express their interest in the intersection of art and society in a humorous manner. Between personal exposures are those made in the 90s in the ' "Centro de Arte 23 y 12" Cuba. In the U.S. in "The New Museum of Contemporary Art" , New York. In Spain, the International Contemporary Art Fair ARCO'98 , Madrid. In the years 2000-2003, presented at "Grant Selwyn Fine Arts" , Los Angeles, California, "Contemporary Art Center" , Queens, New York, USA