Pedro Vizcaíno

Pedro A. Vizcaíno Martínez (born October 11, 1966), sometimes known by the nickname "Cafetero", is a Cuban-born American artist.[1] He was one of the members of Arte Calle "Street Art" group, between 1985 and 1987.[1][2] He works in the mediums of painting, drawing, performance, and installation art.

Biography

He was born on October 11, 1966, in Havana. Since 1993, he has resided primarily in Pequeña Habana, Miami, Florida.[3] He attended the Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes San Alejandro, where he graduated in 1981.[4] He continued his studies at the School of Artistic Education at the “Enrique José Varona” Superior Pedagogic Institute (Spanish: Universidad de Ciencias Pedagógicas "Enrique José Varona") in 1985.[4]

Throughout his career his work has been exhibited at museums and galleries in the U.S., Spain, Cuba, Mexico, and Poland. Recent exhibitions include "Atopia" (Center of Contemporary Culture of Barcelona, 2010) and "Wild Child Graffiti" (Figarelli Contemporary. Scottsdale, Arizona, 2008). Vizcaíno's work is part of major collections such as Nina Menocal Collection (Mexico), Lowe Art Museum (Miami), Museum of Contemporary Art (North Miami), DACRA (Miami Beach), Kendall Art Center, Miami, Florida and Museum of Latin American Art (Long Beach, California).

References
  1. Herrera, Andrea O’Reilly (2011-07-11). Cuban Artists Across the Diaspora: Setting the Tent Against the House. University of Texas Press. p. 20. ISBN 978-0-292-77333-2.
  2. Andrea O'Reilly Herrera Cuban Artists Across the Diaspora: Setting the Tent Against the House 2011 p20 "ARTE CALLE - The inclination toward the popular and the vernacular was also evidenced in Arte Calle (Street Art), a group founded by Aldito Menéndez consisting of eight artists who staged a series of spontaneous "art happenings" between 1986 and 1988. In addition to Menéndez, the group consisted of Ofill Echevarria, Eric Gómez Galán, Ernesto Leal Basilio, Iván Álvarez, Ariel Serrano, Leandro Martínez, and Cafetero Pedro Vizcaíno"
  3. Pedro Vizcaíno (interview Spanish) 2006 "Pedro Vizcaíno - 'Creo en la belleza estética, en un arte que motive, que denuncie; un arte antiguerra, antivacío, antidecorativo, antimaquinaria, antirrepetitivo'."
  4. "Pedro Vizcaíno". Cuban Art Database. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
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