THE MYSTERY OF LIFE IN ANA ALBERTINA DELGADO’S WORK
The Museum of Contemporary Art of the Americas presented the exhibition Women Who I Could’ve Been, featuring the latest work of renowned artist Ana Albertina Delgado.
Ana Albertina Delgado’s work has been part of the Museum of Contemporary Art of the Americas for several years and has been featured in numerous group exhibitions both within galleries and at art institutions across South Florida, but Women Who I Could’ve Been marks her first solo exhibition at the museum, with 12 magnificent paintings of various formats, offering viewers a unique and intimate look at her latest creations.
Ana Albertina Delgado uses her pictorial language to express the current social debates surrounding diversity, emphasizing the role of women in society. With her paintings, Delgado builds human scenarios as metanarratives that reflect upon the construction of quotidian life while visualizing the social and psychological links between members of society. She takes the temperature of her times, using her artistic tools to build a conversation surrounding social progression and change. Her characters are ambiguously connected to one another through their enigmatic abilities and capacity for seduction, often expressed through sexuality, as they explore the mystery of life. Like a skilled fiction writer, Ana Albertina Delgado isolates the distinguishing qualities of her subjects and then amplifies those qualities visually and thematically in a way that celebrates humanity’s potential. While indistinctly, she takes as references urban mythology, as well as traditional country stories and myths.
Her paintings reveal the oddness of everyday life and the rebellious spirit that lurks within us all. Viewers can find themselves identifying with her subjects, no matter how extreme. Delgado’s bold use of color and accomplished pictorial technique is attention-grabbing; the richness of her thematic exploration secures it. Each painting is a narrative, a novel on canvas, complete with lead players, supporting cast, and flowing alongside the remarkable technical currents a dynamic plot that entertains, enlightens, and enchants.
Born in Havana, Cuba in 1963, Ana Albertina Delgado graduated in 1979 from San Alejandro National School of Fine Arts in Havana, Cuba's (oldest fine arts high school) and in 1983 from ISA Higher Institute of Arts in Havana, Cuba. Delgado was a prominent figure in the Generation of the Eighties in Cuba, participating in numerous group exhibitions across the globe, including Colombia, Venezuela, Mexico, Finland, Germany, France, Spain, and the United States. In 1986, she co-founded the artistic group "Pure" alongside four colleagues: José Buergo, Ciro Quintana, Ermy Tano, and Lázaro Zaavedra. "Pure" made significant contributions to Cuban culture by introducing innovative aesthetic concepts, collaborative artwork creation, and social critique themes. Delgado's specific contribution was addressing women's issues in Cuban society, combining empathy, motherhood, and societal positivity. She incorporated elements from Afro-Cuban and countryside culture avoiding clichés and revitalizing the fantastic aspects of Latin and Caribbean cultures, with a close link with modern painting intertwined with mythos, creation and death.
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