Maykel Linares
Villa Clara, Cuba. 1979
Graduated in painting and drawing at the Academy of Plastic Arts Oscar Fernandez Morera. Trinidad, Cuba.” 2000″.
Throughout his life he has lived in different cities around the world, such as Brighton, Madrid, Havana or Miami. His work focuses on investigating the individual and collective memory of the modern citizen, nomad par excellence. In his work, the journey, as a metaphor, becomes a constant that runs through all his stages. He mainly uses painting and drawing as expressive media and at the same time explores and investigates the possibilities of these media, and their current scope.
Among his personal exhibitions we can highlight: “Elogio de la sombra”,(bipersonal Maikel Sotomayor-Maykel Linares) Casa Benito Juárez, Havana, Cuba, 2019. “Open estudio”, (bipersonal Ciro Beltran-Maykel Linares), collateral to the XIII Havana Biennial, Calle 18 entre 19 y 21, Vedado, Havana, Cuba 2019. “Jetlag”, Center for the Development of Visual Arts, Havana, Cuba, 2018. “Inventory Project”, Ludwig Foundation, Havana, Cuba, 2017. “September” raymaluz Art gallery, Madrid Spain, 2011. “Counterculture”, Museum of Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. 2011.
