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

Invasive Species II, 2024
acrylic on canvas
69 x 60 inches
175.26 x 152.4 cm.

A Tale of Conspiracies, 2024
acrylic on canvas
99 x 99 inches
251.46 x 251.46 cm.

Foreign Plants and the Highwaymen, 2024
acrylic on canvas
60 x 74 inches
152.4 x 187.96 cm.

Documenting the Illusion, 2024
acrylic on canvas
60 x 69 inches
152.4 x 175.26 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