Cosme
Proenza, Holguín, 1948.
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Graduated
from National School of Plastic Arts of Cubanacán in 1973.
In his work, he reflects creations by remarkable masters
from the universal painting with a detailed language of fables
and allegories having a sensible precision and quality. His
technique is very refined, expressing total coherence in his
paintings, drawings and monumental works. His paintings coincides in style with the Fidelio Ponce and Antonia Eiriz's creations
regarding to motifs and sensibilities.
Cosme can be placed within the generation of Cuban painters of
the 70s. |
He
studied Monumental Painting at the former
Soviet Union , where he took from the Orthodox tradition expressed
on icons and obtained a Master Degree in Monumental Painting
at Superior Institute of Fine Arts in Kiev, Ukraine. Important
buildings at the eastern Holguín Province for the likes of Communications Ministry and Sol del Atlántico Hotel in Guardalavaca boast his monumental works
on esgrafiado in concrete technique.
His artwork boasts great recognition and it is present on the collectors patrimony from Polony, Ukraine, Mexico, Russia, United States,
Spain, Venezuela and Austria. He has made more than 25 solo
exhibitions and has participated in more than 20 group ones. |

S/T. 1995
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Most significatives
Prizes:
Prize Lenin from the Superior Institute of Art in Kiev, Ukraine
in 1983.
Prize of Painting at the V National Youth Saloon. National Museum of Fine
Arts.
Prize from Culture Ministry for the conjunct of three Murals, 1991.
Special Prize from the Instituto Cubano Contemporáneo, 1995.
See works by this artist in our Cuban Painting Shop.
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