GREEN MACHINE:
The Art of Carlos Luna
formulating an iconography
that is deeply personal and, at
the same time, universal. In a
sense, Luna’s painted memories remain the only viable
link to his homeland—serving
collectively as his scrapbook,
diary, and memoir.
Carlos Luna was born in
Pinar del Rio, Cuba, in 1969.
Possessing a strong spirit,
and an unquenchable desire
for personal growth as an artist, he left Cuba in 1991 and
migrated to Mexico, where his
career entered a new phase of
exploration and growth. After
receiving a US EB-1-1 visa for
extraordinary ability in 2001,
Luna migrated to Miami along
with his wife and three children. The art community has
embraced his work with great
enthusiasm since his arrival in
the US in 2002.
Carlos Luna’s work has
been exhibited alone or as part
of a collection in more than
25 museums and arts institutions around the country and
is highly regarded by curators
and critics alike. His exile has
expanded his opportunities
for exposure to a wider world
audience and allowed his work
to be judged in a broader arena.
His successes are noteworthy as measured by a growing
list of solo museum exhibitions, including Pablo Picasso
Ceramics / Carlos Luna Paintings, a joint exhibit showcasing his work alongside that of
Picasso at NSU Art Museum /
Fort Lauderdale; the Museum
of Latin American Art, Long
Beach, CA; Miami Beach’s
Bass Museum of Art; the
American University Museum,
Washington, DC; and Polk
Museum of Art, Lakeland, FL;
among others. On View
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Opposite:
Mr. C.O.Jones, 1012,
mixed media on paper on wood,
59 x 47”,
Private collection.
Below:
Grr-Miauu, 2015,
mixed media on paper on wood,
38 x 48”,
Private collection.
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