Resumen

Juan Roberto Diago was born in 1971 in Havana, Cuba, and has been part of the Cuban art scene since the early nineties. He graduated from the San Alejandro Academy, in Havana, in 1990, and began to exhibit soon after. 

Diago comes from a family of artists, and the work of his grandfather, after whom he is named, was a big influence. The senior Roberto Diago was one of the pivotal voices of Cuban Art in the Forties, despite his short life.

Obras
  • J. Roberto Diago, La Ciudad Transparente, ca. 2000
    J. Roberto Diago
    La Ciudad Transparente, ca. 2000
    Mixed media
    8 x 8 x 8 in each piece (2 pieces)
  • J. Roberto Diago, La Ciudad Transparente (set of 8 houses), ca. 2000
    J. Roberto Diago
    La Ciudad Transparente (set of 8 houses), ca. 2000
    Mixed media
    9 x 6 x 6 in (2 small houses)
    14 x 9 x 9 in (6 large houses)
    $ 2,800.00
  • J. Roberto Diago, Untitled, from the series Lagrimas Negras, ca. 1996
    J. Roberto Diago
    Untitled, from the series Lagrimas Negras, ca. 1996
    Oil and collage on canvas
    58.50 x 80.50 in
    148.59 x 204.47 cm
  • J. Roberto Diago, Magic Carpet, 2019
    J. Roberto Diago
    Magic Carpet, 2019
    Painted wood tiles connected with metal clips
    360 x 30 x 1 in
    914.4 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm
  • J. Roberto Diago, Untitled, 2017
    J. Roberto Diago
    Untitled, 2017
    Mixed media on canvas
    59 x 47 in
    149.9 x 119.4 cm
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  • J. Roberto Diago, Untitled, 2015
    J. Roberto Diago
    Untitled, 2015
    Mixed media on canvas
    67 x 59 in
    170.18 x 149.86 cm
  • J. Roberto Diago, Untitled, 2014
    J. Roberto Diago
    Untitled, 2014
    Mixed media on canvas
    (Small strips of canvas painted individually and collaged on canvas)
    120 x 79 in
    304.8 x 200.66 cm
  • J. Roberto Diago, De La Serie: 'La Paz de Tu Alma', 2013
    J. Roberto Diago
    De La Serie: 'La Paz de Tu Alma', 2013
    Mixed media on canvas
    59 x 79 in
    149.86 x 200.66 cm
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  • J. Roberto Diago, Untitled, 2013
    J. Roberto Diago
    Untitled, 2013
    Mixed media on wood
    47.25 x 31.50 in
    120.01 x 80.01 cm
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  • J. Roberto Diago, Mi Casa, 2012
    J. Roberto Diago
    Mi Casa, 2012
    Oil on canvas
    69 x 59 in
    175.26 x 149.86 cm
  • J. Roberto Diago, Untitled, 2012
    J. Roberto Diago
    Untitled, 2012
    Mixed media on canvas
    39.50 x 51.50 in
    100.33 x 130.81 cm
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  • J. Roberto Diago, Untitled, 2012
    J. Roberto Diago
    Untitled, 2012
    Mixed media on canvas
    67 x 59 in
    170.18 x 149.86 cm
  • J. Roberto Diago, Untitled, 2012
    J. Roberto Diago
    Untitled, 2012
    Oil on canvas collaged on canvas
    39.50 x 51.50 in
    100.33 x 130.81 cm
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  • J. Roberto Diago, Yo Naci Libre, 2009
    J. Roberto Diago
    Yo Naci Libre, 2009
    Acrylic on Wood
    47 x 31.50 in
    119.38 x 80.01 cm
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  • J. Roberto Diago, Proyecto: La Ciudad Transparente, 2007
    J. Roberto Diago
    Proyecto: La Ciudad Transparente, 2007
    Pencil on heavy paper
    10 x 13.50 in
    25.4 x 34.29 cm
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  • J. Roberto Diago, A Place in the World, 2006
    J. Roberto Diago
    A Place in the World, 2006
    Mixed media on canvas
    32 x 24 in
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  • J. Roberto Diago, El Poder de la Presencia, 2006
    J. Roberto Diago
    El Poder de la Presencia, 2006
    Installation of a group of 10 wood houses built with wood walls collected from houses in the artist’s neighborhood Pogolotti, Havana; metal roofs; a couple contain videos of life in the neighborhood.
    Dimensions variable
  • J. Roberto Diago, Mi Señora, 2005
    J. Roberto Diago
    Mi Señora, 2005
    Mixed media photo light box
    33 x 28.75 x 4.50 in
  • J. Roberto Diago, Hoy No Es Mi Dia De Morir, 2004
    J. Roberto Diago
    Hoy No Es Mi Dia De Morir, 2004
    Mixed media on metal
    40 x 40 in
    101.6 x 101.6 cm
  • J. Roberto Diago, La Sangre esta en la Tierra, 2004
    J. Roberto Diago
    La Sangre esta en la Tierra, 2004
    mm on canvas
    20 x 16 in
    50.8 x 40.64 cm
  • J. Roberto Diago, From "Aquí lo que no hay es que morirse" series, 2003
    J. Roberto Diago
    From "Aquí lo que no hay es que morirse" series, 2003
    Mixed media on metal
    80 x 60 in
    203.2 x 152.4 cm
  • J. Roberto Diago, Untitled from the series "Rostros que solo yo veo", 2003
    J. Roberto Diago
    Untitled from the series "Rostros que solo yo veo", 2003
    Photo collage. Unique
    60 x 40 in
    152.4 x 101.6 cm
  • J. Roberto Diago, Untitled, from series "Rostros que solo yo veo", 2003
    J. Roberto Diago
    Untitled, from series "Rostros que solo yo veo", 2003
    Photo collage. Unique
    60 x 40 in
    152.4 x 101.6 cm
    Unique
    $ 3,000.00
  • J. Roberto Diago, Untitled, Series "Rostro que solo yo Veo", 2003
    J. Roberto Diago
    Untitled, Series "Rostro que solo yo Veo", 2003
    Photo collage
    58 1/2 x 39 in
    148.6 x 99.1 cm
  • J. Roberto Diago, La Vida Me Gusta Mucho, 2000
    J. Roberto Diago
    La Vida Me Gusta Mucho, 2000
    Car paint and pencil on heavy paper
    27.50 x 19.70 in
    69.85 x 50.04 cm
  • J. Roberto Diago, El, from the series Lagrimas Negras, 1996
    J. Roberto Diago
    El, from the series Lagrimas Negras, 1996
    Oil on canvas
    79 x 95 1/2 in
    200.7 x 242.6 cm
  • J. Roberto Diago, La Ciudad Transparente #1
    J. Roberto Diago
    La Ciudad Transparente #1
    mixed media
    3 houses measuring 5 x 5 each
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Biografía

During his career Diago has participated in numerous exhibitions in and outside of Cuba. One of the milestones was when in 1997 he represented Cuba in the prestigious Venice Biennale in Italy. His works can be found in prestigious collections around the world, such as the National Museum of Fine Arts in Havana, Cuba; the CIFO (Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation) in Miami, Florida; and the Rubin Foundation Collection, New York.

From the very beginning Diago has been occupied with identity, which he rendered through themes of social inferences. Thematically the unifying thread in his oeuvre has been his critique to racism in Cuba; something that ‘officially’ doesn’t exist but is present in daily life in the country. His older pieces were distinguished by the use of materials such as discarded wood and metal, as a reference to the living conditions of black people in the country. Although these conditions are not exclusively for black people, they are the ones who historically lived in the poorest neighborhoods, thus often bearing the worst situations. This was the inspiration behind many of Diago’s well-known installations, in which he was compelled to represent scaled down houses made to look like the real ones.

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