David Beltrán

David Beltrán

Havanna, Kuba (*1978)
Über Künstler

David Beltrán (Havanna, 1978) is a Cuban artist who works with various media such as painting, photography, and installation. He began his artistic training at the Elementary School of Visual Arts in Havana in 1989, continued at the "San Alejandro" Academy of Fine Arts between 1993 Und 1997, and completed his studies at the Higher Institute of Art (IST EIN) in 2003. From an early stage, he showed interest in experimental and collective art.

Zwischen 2000 Und 2005, he was part of the duoEdgar & David, developing installation and site-specific works, while also participating in theEnema Collective under the guidance of artist Lázaro Saavedra, reinterpreting classic performances from a collective perspective. He also took part in the group"The Golden Theory of Popeye", which combined art, Noise music, and performative action as an expression of a critical and disenchanted generation.

Seit 2007, Beltrán has worked independently, focusing on the relationship between painting and photography. In seiner SerieFragments of Infinity, he explored images taken from reality that, when transformed by framing or scale, acquire an abstract dimension and evoke references to modern art. In 2016, he launched the projectArchaeology of Color, in collaboration with the National Museum of Fine Arts of Cuba and the Complutense University of Madrid, combining art and science through restoration archives to visually reinterpret classical works from a stratigraphic perspective.

Lehrplan

David Beltrán (Havanna, 1978) is a Cuban artist whose multidisciplinary practice spans painting, photography, and installation. Trained at the San Alejandro Academy and the Higher Institute of Art (IST EIN), his early work embraced experimental and collective approaches, notably as part of the duo Edgar & David und die Enema Collective led by Lázaro Saavedra. He also participated in The Golden Theory of Popeye, a group blending art, Noise music, and performance as generational critique. Seit 2007, Beltrán has worked independently, focusing on the interplay between image and abstraction. In series like Fragments of Infinity, he manipulates photographic references to evoke modernist forms. His ongoing project Archaeology of Color (since 2016), developed with the National Museum of Fine Arts of Cuba and the Complutense University of Madrid, fuses art and science to reinterpret classical works through restoration archives and stratigraphic analysis.

Einzelausstellungen

  • Reaktionen, Galería Artis 718, Havanna, Kuba, 2024.

  • Hidden Geometry of Thoughts 2, Freijo Gallery, Madrid, Spanien, 2023.

  • Hidden Geometry of Thoughts 1, Nadie Nunca Nada No, Madrid, Spanien, 2023.

  • IN & OUT, Havanna-Fabrik, Havanna, Kuba, 2022.

  • Archaeology of Color, Freijo Gallery, Madrid, Spanien, 2020.

  • Geometric Composition Blue, El Reino de Este Mundo Gallery, José-Martí-Nationalbibliothek, Havanna, Kuba, 2018.

  • Inventory Project, Ludwig-Stiftung von Kuba, Havanna, Kuba, 2016.

  • Fragments of Infinity, Kuba-Fotobibliothek, Havanna, Kuba, 2014.

  • Salud 762, Zentrum für die Entwicklung der bildenden Künste, Havanna, Kuba, 2011.

  • Side A & Side B, Skimo Arte Gallery, Madrid, Spanien, 2010.

  • Essences and/or Topographic Appearances, Ecovi Foundation, Madrid, Spanien, 2008.

  • U – Tropic, San Lucas 9 Galerie, Madrid, Spanien, 2006.

  • Chimeras + Works in Madrid, Luna 9 Kulturzentrum, Madrid, Spanien, 2006.

  • Chimeras, Cuban Cinematheque, Havanna, Kuba, 2005.

  • Divergences, J & L Cuban Art Gallery, Madrid, Spanien, 2005.

  • Incongruous, Hotel Inglaterra Gallery, Havanna, Kuba, 2004.

  • Breaking Barriers, Zentrum für die Entwicklung der bildenden Künste, Havanna, Kuba, 2003.

  • Projections, "L" Galerie, Havanna, Kuba, 2003.

  • The House of Dogs, Intervention in uninhabitable space, Neither Left nor Right Projekt, Villa Clara, 2000.

Gruppenausstellungen

2024

  • Praise of Simplicity (in dialogue with the work of Félix Beltrán), Havanna-Galerie, Havanna, Kuba.

  • See Italy and Live <Experiences of the Sublime> in Contemporary Cuban Art, Nationalmuseum der Schönen Künste, Universal Art Building, Havanna, Kuba.

2022

  • You Know Who You Are, Recent acquisitions of Cuban art from the Jorge M. Pérez Collection, El Espacio 23, Miami, USA.

  • Concreting, Designfabrik, Havanna, Kuba.

2021

  • Stille spezifisch, Virtuelle Ausstellung, Havanna, Kuba.

2020

  • So Far, So Close, Virtual Exhibition for the 10th Anniversary of Freijo Gallery, Madrid, Spanien.

2019

  • Studies of Pictorial Anatomy, 13Biennale von Havanna, Wifredo Lam Zentrum für zeitgenössische Kunst, Havanna, Kuba.

  • From a Rockefeller Fanatic to a Khrushchev Disciple / Stories Told by Artists, Collateral Exhibition of the 13th Havana Biennial, Havanna, Kuba.

2017

  • Hoffnung, ESMoA, Pacific Standard Time, Die Engel, USA.

  • On the Horizon, Kapitel 2: Abstraction, PAMM, Miami, USA.

  • Archive Collection, Nationalmuseum der Schönen Künste, Cuban Art Building, Havanna, Kuba.

2016

  • Ensemble Without Organs, Wifredo Lam Zentrum für zeitgenössische Kunst, Havanna, Kuba.

  • Rescue Commerce, Servando Cabrera Gallery, Havanna, Kuba.

  • Serious Play – Expanded Painting, Zentrum für die Entwicklung der bildenden Künste, Havanna, Kuba.

2015

  • The Observer, Evolución Gallery, Lima, Peru.

  • Ein Gefühl des Ortes, Mana Contemporary Wynwood, Miami, USA.

  • 4th San Juan Poly/Graphic Triennial, Museum of Art of Caguas, Puerto Rico.

  • Parallel Coordinates, Behind the Wall II Projekt, 12Biennale von Havanna, Kuba.

  • I Want to Be What You Can See, Zona Franca Project, La Cabaña Fortress, Kollateral der 12. Havanna -Biennale, Kuba.

  • Pulse, L Gallery, Kollateral der 12. Havanna -Biennale, Havanna, Kuba.

  • The Rabid Toy, Fucina des Artistas Studio, Havanna, Kuba.

2014

  • Smoke Signals, Zentrum für die Entwicklung der bildenden Künste, 6th Contemporary Art Salon, Havanna, Kuba.

2012

  • Enema, Book launch and exhibition, Wifredo Lam Contemporary Art Center and Higher Institute of Art (IST EIN), 11Biennale von Havanna, Kuba.

  • Entropy, Espacio Naranjo, Madrid, Spanien.

  • Young Creators Facing Crisis, Julián Besteiro School (UGT), Madrid, Spanien.

  • On a Silver Platter Projekt, ART MADRID Contemporary Art Fair, with Estampa Gallery, Madrid, Spanien.

  • Flag Project, ESTAMPA Contemporary Art Fair, Estampa Gallery, Madrid, Spanien / Antonio Pérez Foundation, Graphic Art Museum, Cuenca, Spanien.

2011

  • Contemporary Ibero-American Art Show, Skimo Arte Gallery, Madrid, Spanien.

2008

  • Contemporary Cuba / My Island Is a City, Museum of Contemporary Art, Triennale Bovisa, Mailand, Italien.

2007

  • Bestiary, European Institute of Design, Madrid, Spanien.

  • Family Visit, San Lucas 9 Galerie, Madrid, Spanien.

2006

  • La Huella Múltiple 2006, Futuro, Convent of San Francisco of Assisi, Havanna, Kuba.

2005

  • PAPER, Artecovi Gallery, Ecovi Foundation, Madrid, Spanien.

2004

  • Fluorescence, Faculty of Arts and Letters, Universität Havanna, Kuba.

  • Erinnerungen, Present and Utopia: Havanna 485 Years Later, Convent of San Francisco of Assisi, Havanna, Kuba.

  • E.C.R.O (Conceptual, Referential, and Operational Scheme), Gelsenkirchen, Deutschland.

  • Printmaking Encounter 2004, Wifredo Lam Zentrum für zeitgenössische Kunst, Havanna, Kuba.

2003

  • Ways to Invent a Smile, Zentrum für die Entwicklung der bildenden Künste, Kollateral der Biennale der 8. Havanna, Kuba.

  • Morcilla, Collective Performance ENEMA (Oktober 29), Documentation presented at Wifredo Lam Contemporary Art Center, 8Biennale von Havanna, Kuba.

  • 4D, Kuba-Pavillon, Kollateral der Biennale der 8. Havanna, Havanna, Kuba.

  • Record Güines, Performance by ENEMA Collective and Tata Güines (Distance traveled from Güines to Havana – 4D Pavilion), 8Biennale von Havanna.

  • This Side of the Horizon, Convent of San Francisco of Assisi, Kollateral der Biennale der 8. Havanna, Havanna, Kuba.

  • From a Black Hole, Spanisches Kulturzentrum, Havanna, Kuba.

  • Immersed in Time, Spanisches Kulturzentrum, Havanna, Kuba.

2002

  • From a Black Hole, Son Space, Spanien / De Miguel Gallery, München, Deutschland / Christian Dam Gallery, Copenhagen, Dänemark.

  • Another Look, Contemporary Cuban Art Exhibition, Zentrum für die Entwicklung der bildenden Künste, Havanna, Kuba.

  • The Lender and the Debtor, Performance in homage to Joseph Beuys, IV Meeting of Latin American Students and Professors, IST EIN, Havanna, Kuba.

  • Human Resources, Havanna-Galerie, Havanna, Kuba.

  • Drawing in 13 Stages, ENEMA Collective performance with Fernando Rodríguez, La Huella Múltiple, La Casona, Havanna, Kuba.

  • Registered Trademark, ENEMA Collective, Collateral to La Huella Múltiple, 23 j 12 Art Center, Havanna, Kuba.

  • The Drawn Idea, Contemporary Cuban Art Show, Collateral to the 25th São Paulo Biennial, Brasilien.

  • The Acted Idea, Notinema II, ENEMA Collective, Collateral to the 25th São Paulo Biennial, Brasilien.

  • Copyright, Video Art Show, Notinema II and performance documentation by ENEMA Collective, Spanisches Kulturzentrum, Havanna, Kuba.

  • Pulp, Multimedia event for the launch of ENEMA magazine No. 4, Wifredo Lam Center, Havanna, Kuba.

2001

  • Flat Ground, Collective Performance, December 17, Santiago de las Vegas – Rincón, Havanna, Kuba.

  • The Drawn Idea, III Cuban Contemporary Art Salon, Kuba-Fotobibliothek, Havanna, Kuba.

  • Notinema II, Virtual TV Channel, Zentrum für die Entwicklung der bildenden Künste, Havanna, Kuba.

  • Paladar el Arte Cubano, Collective Performance, Paladar La Mona Lisa, Cerro, Havanna, Kuba.

  • Unruhe, Zusammenfassung Kunstausstellung, Zentrum für die Entwicklung der bildenden Künste.

  • ENEMA, Gruppenausstellung, Ludwig-Stiftung von Kuba, Havanna, Kuba.

  • Denim, Collective Performance, Ludwig-Stiftung von Kuba, Havanna, Kuba.

  • Tied Together, ENEMA Collective Performance, Mai Romerías, Holguín, Kuba.

  • ENEMA vs Guests, ENEMA Collective Performance, Latinoamericano Stadium, Havanna, Kuba.

  • Drawing in Nine Stages, Collective Performance, 1st Trinidad Biennial of Visual Arts, Trinidad, Kuba.

  • Sarayeye, Collective Performance, Higher Institute of Art, Havanna, Kuba.

  • Breaking the Ice, Collective Performance, Higher Institute of Art, Havanna, Kuba.

2000

  • Expo Habana–ISA–Club, Remodeling Project, 7Biennale von Havanna, Kuba.

  • NOTINEMA, Virtual TV Channel, 7Biennale von Havanna, ENEMA Collective, Havanna, Kuba.

  • Reiseausstellung, ENEMA Collective Performance, Opening of the 7th Havana Biennial, Havanna, Kuba.

  • ENEMA No. 2 & 3, Multimedia event for the launch of ENEMA Magazine.

  • Homage to Lázaro, ENEMA Collective Performance, Mariano No. 213, Havanna, Kuba.

  • North Coast, ENEMA Collective Performance, Marianao Beaches, Havanna, Kuba.

  • Creative Space, ENEMA Collective Performance, IST EIN, Havanna, Kuba.

  • ENEMA No. 1, Multimedia event launching the first issue of ENEMA Magazine, IST EIN, Havanna, Kuba.

  • 23 j 25, Belkys Ayón Gallery, Experimental Center for Visual Arts “José A. Díaz Peláez,„Havanna, Kuba.

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