Abel Barroso
Abel Barroso’s sculptures address issues within so-called First and Third World countries with biting irony. His combination of printmaking and sculpture allows viewers to interact and create personal experiences with his pieces. In recent work, Barroso focuses on the stress and anxiety of migration, drawing upon feelings of uncertainty and isolation. He aims to address a broad audience and to emphasize the social aspect of his work. An expert craftsman, Barroso omits superficial ornamentation, such as color or polished finishes, instead underlining personal iconography based on the intrinsic quality of the objects.
Barroso’s work can be found in the public collections of MoMA and the Whitney Museum in New York, the Bacardi Foundation in Florida, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Argentina, Centro de Arte Contemporáneo Wifredo Lam in Cuba, Banff Centre for the Arts in Canada, the Federal Reserve Collection in Washington D.C, and the Minneapolis Art Museum. His solo exhibitions include shows at the PanAmerican Art Projects Gallery in Miami, Couturier Gallery in Los Angeles, Michel Soskine Inc. in Madrid, X Havana Biennial, Museo de Arte in Pinar del Río, Cuba, Museum of Art and Science in Key West, Florida, Banff Centre for the Arts, and elsewhere. He …
Abel Barroso’s sculptures address issues within so-called First and Third World countries with biting irony. His combination of printmaking and sculpture allows viewers to interact and create personal experiences with his pieces. In recent work, Barroso focuses on the stress and anxiety of migration, drawing upon feelings of uncertainty and isolation. He aims to address a broad audience and to emphasize the social aspect of his work. An expert craftsman, Barroso omits superficial ornamentation, such as color or polished finishes, instead underlining personal iconography based on the intrinsic quality of the objects.
Barroso’s work can be found in the public collections of MoMA and the Whitney Museum in New York, the Bacardi Foundation in Florida, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Argentina, Centro de Arte Contemporáneo Wifredo Lam in Cuba, Banff Centre for the Arts in Canada, the Federal Reserve Collection in Washington D.C, and the Minneapolis Art Museum. His solo exhibitions include shows at the PanAmerican Art Projects Gallery in Miami, Couturier Gallery in Los Angeles, Michel Soskine Inc. in Madrid, X Havana Biennial, Museo de Arte in Pinar del Río, Cuba, Museum of Art and Science in Key West, Florida, Banff Centre for the Arts, and elsewhere. He has also contributed work to group exhibitions at Robert Miller Gallery in New York, Gallery Pan American Art Projects in Houston, The Bronx Museum of the Arts from the Shelley and Rubin Private Collection in New York, The Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center, and countless others. He has received a number of awards for example the Distinción por la Cultura Nacional in Cuba, Best Show of the Year to "La Huella Múltiple," and Premio Artes Visuales by the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes.
