José Ángel Vincench
Bio
Looking at the geometric abstractions of Jose Angel Vincench (Cuba, 1973), one cannot help but be surprised by their luminosity and their innovative geometry. Gold is universally considered a sacred material, a symbol of transcendence, like the sun rising over the earth. Vincench works with gold leaf to subdue light for its expressive and aesthetic purpose. This light represents his idealism —the idealism of Cuba, of socialism, the glory of his communist Revolution; despite the fact that capitalism hoards gold presumably for the benefit of all. As Vincench writes: "gold represents the obsessions of power and the economy." This is its paradoxical duplicity: gold represents Cuban socialist idealism—with its ideal climate, vibrant flourishing nature, and tropical light—and capitalist idealism, embodied in its search for gold.
Additional information
Vincench trabaja con el pan de oro para someter la luz a su propósito expresivo y estético. Esta luz representa su idealismo —el idealismo de Cuba, del socialismo, la gloria de su Revolución comunista; a pesar de que el capitalismo atesora el oro presumiblemente para el beneficio de todos.
2.5 x 4m / 98.4 x 157 in
