Gustavo Acosta

Gustavo Acosta (b. 1958, Havana, Cuba) is a painter who describes his work as, “an investigation into the human condition, utilizing as testimony not the individual, but the individual’s creative footprint.” Inspired by American realism, architecture, and action painting, his interpretation of structures as an emblem of power explores the social and political aspects that buildings represent. Each rendering is executed in a manner that parallels the fragmented nature of experience as we both move through, and are affected by, our constructions. Throughout this career he has developed an iconic language balancing vibrant, profound imagery of urban settings, at times intervened by a human presence or besieged by unruly nature, in compositions that conjure intense moods to reflect variances of reality.

Gustavo Acosta earned his BFA from the School of Visual Arts San Alejandro in 1977 and continued his studies at the Superior Institute of Art (ISA) in 1982, both in Havana, Cuba. His work forms part of the permanent collections of Museo National de Bellas Artes (Havana, Cuba), Lowe Art Museum (Miami, FL), and El Museo del Barrio (New York, NY).

ARTWORKS

Another Word for a Requiem, 2023

acrylic on canvas 60 x 60 inches 152.4 x 152.4 cm

The Unexpected Collision, 2022

acrylic on canvas 60 x 60 inches 152.4 x 152.4 cm

Waiting for an Angel, 2022

acrylic on canvas 26 x 66 inches 66 x 167.6 cm

A Traveling Showcase, 2022

acrylic on canvas 98 x 60 inches 248.9 x 152.4 cm

EXHIBITIONS

SELECTED PRESS

QUARANTINE DIARIES: Gustavo Acosta
featured in ARTDISTRICTS Magazine
September 9, 2020

ARTISTS GO LIVE
EP 6: GUSTAVO ACOSTA
Studio Tour & Live Q&A Session
featured in LnS Gallery IGTV
by: LnS Gallery
May 16, 2020