Demencia
Acrylic on Linen
36x29in
45 Artworks
Oil on Canvas
63x63in
Spain
Ian Mont (Puerto Padre, 1972) paints the memory that exile fragmented.
He exhibited in Cuba during the 1990s until a scholarship brought him to Spain in 2006. He never returned. Between 2006 and 2018, he survived by working in technology, the painting being buried along with the works he couldn't get off the island.
Since 2018, he has returned to oil, burlap, and rough materials, but his practice has mutated. He combines traditional painting with artificial intelligence applied to historical archives, working with photographs of Ellis Island and colonial records to reconstruct what was silenced. The series "Iconoclasms" and "Animals in Conflict" dismantle sacred and national symbols to reveal their hidden violence.
From Barcelona, he develops a visual archaeology of Atlantic migration. He doesn't seek beauty, he seeks testimony. The wound doesn't heal, it breathes.
Beca Fundación Carolina - Selección oficial- Madrid, Spain
Premio Municipal, Salón de la Ciudad- Puerto Padre, Cuba
Beca Fundación Tomás Sánchez para producción pictórica- La Habana, Cuba
Premio Bienal Internacional de Escultura- Las Tunas, Cuba
Premio Provincial de Paisaje- Las Tunas, Cuba
Open studio / Artist's Studio - Calella, Barcelona, Spain
Retrospectiva / Galería de arte municipal - Calella, Barcelona, Spain
Amerika (Sección oficial) / Video Art Internacional D’Alcoi - Alicante, Spain
Zonas de vacío / Museo Amalia Simonio - Camagüey, Cuba
Cuerpos y más cuerpos / Galería J.M. Ochoa - Puerto Padre, Cuba
Nombrar el silencio / Galería J.M. Ochoa - Puerto Padre, Cuba
Limites / Galería J.M. Ochoa - Puerto Padre, Cuba
Autorretrato / Sala naranja - Valencia, Spain
Colección privada de España, Spain
COlección privada de Alemania, Germany
Colección privada de EEUU, United States
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