"IN HIS IMAGINARY WORLD EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE, SHADOWS FALL ACCORDING TO NATURE'S INTENT, TREES GROW FROM EARTH, AND TRIANGLES REFRACT LIGHT IN A REALISTIC MANNER. BUT ALL OF THAT REALISM IS JUST ANTONIO'S WAY OF HOLDING THE SCENE TOGETHER SO THAT HE COULD GO ON TO UPSET OUR NORMAL EXPECTATIONS OF REALITY."
Antonio Guerrero (b. Matanzas, Cuba, 1968) was born under the Castro regime. Guerrero grew up in a household where artistic expression was appreciated and encouraged. Although materials were not always available, his dreams and ideas were abundant.
In 1986, Antonio was drafted into the army and was immediately transported to Africa to fight in the Ethiopian War. The people and scenes of Africa inspired him, and he developed an interest in modern expressionism and began experimenting with modern forms of visual art.
Guerrero sees the world as a cosmic stage for human activity in his paintings. "I'm in the system like a computer programmer writing codes with my sketchbook and brushes, playing the critic, here to create and program the unconscious. Apart from all the trouble we cause ourselves, I believe we are immersed in a powerful and beautiful mystery. The fact of our existence is a great riddle to me.”
In January of 1995, Guerrero's "Balseros del 92" ("The Rafters of 92") was exhibited at Vanidades Gallery in Miami, FL. This painting was part of a collection donated to the Jose Marti Foundation to raise money for the Florida International University student scholarships. This portrait of himself and his cousin and friend fleeing Cuba was said to commemorate the occasion best. On May 17, 1996, Guerrero's work was exhibited by U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen in Washington D.C. as a part of the "Cubans in exile" exhibit.
EXHIBITIONS
2010*Condesa Gyn, Dance and Theater of Miami, Miami.
2010 Ivan Galindo Art Studio, Miami).
2010 Two Artist Same Dream, US Century Bank, Miami Beach.
2010* Evolution” 20 years in the Making, Aba House Art Gallery, Miami.
2010 Miami Dade West Campus Martin and Pat Fine Center for the Arts, Miami.
2010 Close Encounters, Aba House Art Gallery, Doral.
2010* Exile on Main Street, US Century Bank, Miami Beach.
2010* I Live in a Red Planet, Touch Muah, Miami Beach.
2010 ArtRouge Gallery, Miami.
2010 The Future Belongs to You, Renee Gallery, Miami.
2010 51 Años de Todos, The Art of Freedom, Miami.
2010 International Art Fair Palm Beach, Palm Beach County Convention Center, Presented by Aldo Castillo’s Gallery, West Palm Beach.
2010 International Art Fair Miami, Miami Beach Convention Center, Presented by Aldo Castillo’s Gallery, Miami.
2009 Milla 45, Leal Gallery, Miami.
2009 Artists For USA America Verde, MAC Building, Miami.
2009* Underground Art Fair at the Santa Barbara Hotel, Miami Beach.
2009 Glass Gallery, City Hall, Pembroke Pines.
2009 Cubanos, Marca Registrada, Sunflower Weston, Weston.
2009 One, University of Miami, Miami.
2009 Artistas Independientes, L.Y Canes & Walter’s Arts Gallery, Miami.
2009 Alliance Française, Miami.
2009 777 Studio Gallery, Miami.
2008 The Way to Love, Color Alternative Space, Miami.
2008* Les Halles Restaurant, Coral Gables.
2008 Mexican Influence in Latin American Art, Colby Gallery, Chicago.
2008* The Luxury index, Design District, Miami.
2008 Art fusion Gallery, Design Art District, Miami.
2008* Piola Restaurant, South Beach Miami.
2008 Second Annual Williams Island Artwalk, Aventura.
2008 The Goddess Store and Studio, Artwalk Gallery, Hollywood.
2007 Tampa Artist Emporium Gallery, Tampa.
2007 The Naked People, Horizon line Gallery, Tampa.
2005 ArtRome Gallery, Rome, Italy.
1996 Cubans in the Exile, US Rep Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Washington, DC.
1995 Galeria Vanidades, Miami.
1995 José Marti Foundation, Miami.
1987* Diré Dawa Military Base, while serving with the Cuban Army, Ethiopia, Africa.