Pedro Reinaldo Álvarez Castelló
(1967-2004) was a Cuban painter who rose to prominence during Cuba's
Special Period. Alvarez was a native of Havana, Cuba. He studied art
at the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes "San Alejandro"
from 1980-1985 and the Instituto Superior Pedagogico Enrique Jose
Varona from 1986-1991. He was a member of the National Union of
Writers and Artists of Cuba. He married a Cuban woman and had a
child. When he wasn't travelling to promote his work, he divided his
time between Malaga, Spain and Havana.
Álvarez works sizzle with the heat of
the dramatic dances he depicts. An artist whose work largely focuses
on dance themes, such as the tango, he was originally employed in
electrical circuitry until his all-consuming passion for dancing
compelled him to express it in painting. A prolific artist, Álvarez
worked at a blazing pace, expressed in swift, sweeping brushstrokes,
which has become more leisurely following a move to rural Spain two
years ago. ( tutt art )
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