Aimee Garcia Marrero (b.1972)
Artist Statement
The self-portrait has been a constant in my work. I'm not interested in talking about my own life, rather about the universal feminine experience. The work is an invitation to reflect on life, history, gender contradictions, memories, and the political and social environment by means of an existential discourse with multiple implications.
Although painting has almost always been a protagonist in my work, I have always sought to imbricate other materials (hair, threads, metal, stones, newspaper and others) that allow me to establish a symbolic game, where the traditional and the contemporary interact.
In the case of objects and installations, I seek to establish a game with the meaning of the materials and the objects, by creating a dialogue between the act of intervention and the material subjected to this intervention. For example, in the past , with embroidered newspapers and embroidered pots, I have used everyday objects to create a discourse about our cultural, political and social environment.
Born in Matanzas, Cuba in 1972. She currently lives and works in Winston Salem. NC. USA. Graduated from the Higher Institute of Art, Havana-1996
Her work has been exhibited in different countries such as the United States, Mexico, Germany, England, Spain, Italy, among others.
She has participated in several international biennials such as the 57th Venice Biennale. Biennial of Havana,. Biennial of Kwangju, Biennial of Cuenca and Biennial of Painting of the Caribbean and Central America.
Aimee’s works are in public collections such as the National Museum of Fine Arts, Havana, Cuba. ASU Art Museum, Arizona, USA. Neighborhood Museum, New York, USA. University of Virginia Art Museum, Virginia, USA. Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, USA. Museum of Finest Cuban Arts, MOFCA Vienna Austria. The Farber Cuban Avant-Garde Collection. USC Fisher Museum of Art., Los Angeles. CA. Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM).