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 Cómo Sobrevivir a Tanto
(How to Survive So Much)
Author: Miguel Florido
Year: 2009
Medium: oil on canvas
Size: 39 1/4 x 31 1/2 inches
Inventory No: C3491
Price: $
Through this beautiful still-life, Florido reveals an allegory of the current condition in Cuba. The sugar apple, a typical fruit that grew wild throughout the island, was once in extreme abundance. Now that same fruit has become largely scarce and is practically extinct. This metaphor reveals the island’s present state of survival mode.
Miguel Florido was born in San José de las Lajas, Havana, Cuba in 1980. His works are part of important private and public collections in Spain, France, United States, Mexico, Venezuela, Panamá, Puerto Rico, Grand Cayman and Cuba. He has garnered significant awards at international and national events and competitions. Florido has presented several personal exhibitions in Venezuela, Panamá, Cuba and the United States. His works have been included in various major art fairs throughout the United States and Puerto Rico, in more than twenty events during the past six years, such as Art Miami (on six occasions); Palm Beach 3(on three occasions), Arteaméricas, (on five occasions); Circa Puerto Rico (twice); Art of the Main New York, (twice), The Hampton’s Art Fair (twice) and once each at Art Santa Fe, the Los Angeles Art Show and Art Chicago.
Miguel Florido’s artworks have twice been featured and sold at Christie’s Latin American Art Auction, New York. His record at auction is $20,400.00 on June 1, 2007 for the painting Amor Mío, an oil on canvas of 78 inches x 40 inches.
The artist presently resides in Cuba and is represented worldwide by Cernuda Arte.
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