Jose Bedia is a contemporary Cuban painter known for his
Neo-Primitivistic figurative style. Bedia’s large-scale paintings are
inspired by his Santería faith, an amalgamation of Yoruba, indigenous,
and Christian beliefs, with his works frequently depicting mythical
elements, altars, and other sacramental imagery, often serving as a
pointed critique of colonialism. In one of his best-known paintings, Figure Who Defines His Own Horizion Line
(2011), the line of sight emerges from a colossal head and breaks at
the wilting drapes of a flag. He was born on January 13, 1959 in Havana,
Cuba and studied at the city’s Instituto Superior del Arte. Bedia
participated in the first Havana Biennial in 1984, and later was
selected to represent Cuba at the Venice Biennale in 1990. Two years
later, he was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in New York. The artist
has shown work all over the world, notably including a solo show at the
Fowler Museum in Los Angeles.
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