Important figure of the group Los Once (1953-1955), Hugo Consuegra becomes one of the most representative artists of Cuban art from the fifties, marking a break with figurative art forms and for an abstraction that despite having their reference in the post-war Europe, was born with an identity that identified him as part and parcel of what is already known as "Cuban art."
Born in Havana in 1929, Consuegra studied architecture, a profession that allowed him to stay in Spain and later in New York after taking into exile in 1967. In parallel, a brilliant career as a painter who was present at important venues in the world of plastic.
From the forties, even in university classrooms, begin the long road between drawings and paintings, course that did not leave until the end of his days, fully identified with the abstract movement. Hugo Consuegra
always been following the search of a transcendent speech, beyond the borders of the work itself and had the items concerning feelings and moods, as arguments to explore within human consciousness, using the form and an intention to let him jump the narrow boundaries of galleries.
spontaneities Painter, Consuegra sought to "discover" rather than "play." An artist who used the resources of the drawing to get a completely free expression of their ideas, not severed their ties to him unlimited creativity. Male
restless never ceased to bring in much needed work of his talent. The same in the restoration of Rockefeller Center, subway projects in Brooklyn or any of its involvement as an architect, as well as the structure thought to furniture, textiles and other items that they get the completion of the project. In the same way it did when you had before it a canvas, a simple card or sheet of paper, running the risk of seeking a new language in every stroke that would invite the viewer to reflect mandatory. Hugo Consuegra
reached her dream through the paint and this in turn allowed him to be placed in that group of men who go through life, leaving a trail that immortalized forever.
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