José Bedia
(Cuban, born 1959)
Biography
José 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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José Bedia
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.jpg "Ndoki ñoka de la noche (The doomed snake of the...")
José Bedia
Ndoki ñoka de la noche (The doomed snake of the...
Sale Date: May 28, 2010
Auction Closed
.jpg "Bandera del Immigrante (+ 3 others, incl...., 1992")
José Bedia
Bandera del Immigrante (+ 3 others, incl...., 1992
Sale Date: November 28, 2009
Auction Closed
.jpg "Nsimba mbole (+ Moana buntu; 2 works), 2002")
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