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City of Miami
Artists Proposals
"Bay of Pigs Memorial Park"
CTA-2020-003
PROPOSALS
FILE NO. 11266 EXHIBIT C SUB
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CONTENTS
Section 1.
Introduction
Project Summary
Section 2.
Scores / Rankings / Recommendations
Section 3.
Shortlisted Artists
Page 3-4
Page 5
Nilda Comas Page 6 -14
Carlos Luna Page 15 - 32
Carlos Alves & JC Carrols Page 33 - 42
Octavio Cuellar Page 43 — 51
*Xavier Cortada Page 52 - 82
`Revised 1/12/2022 to include the 3ro proposal by Javier Cortada titled "Homenaje Libertad'submitted on
the floor the day of the public hearing before the AIPP Board.
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Art in Public Places Board
January 7, 2022
Francisco Herretes, Chair
Art in Public Places Board
City of Miami, Planning Department
444 SW 2nd Avenue, 3rd Floor
Miami, FL 33130
RE: Bay of Pigs Memorial Park
Dear Chairman, Herretes and members of the Board:
On January 3, 2022 the Public Art Division called a meeting of the Professional Advisory Committee "PAC", to review
the proposals from the shortlisted artists and provide a recommendation to the Art in Public Places Board "Board" in
accordance with Chapter 62, Article XVI entitled "Art in Public Places", Section 62-658.
The Public Art fee associated with the park improvements for "Bay of Pigs Memorial Park" has been deposited into the
Public Art fund in accordance with Article 11, Section 11.7. The original allotted amount dedicated for the acquisition
of public art for the Park is $12,603.07. The Board approved additional funding in the amount $51,396.93 from the
Public Art Fund for the Bay of Pigs Memorial Park (the "Project"). The total public art budget for the Project is
$64,000.00.
The PAC thoroughly reviewing the artists proposals based on the project scope and criteria hereby provides the Board
with its recommendation as listed on page 5 of this report.
Should you have any questions please feel free to contact me at your earliest convenience at 305-416-1402 or via
email at efrennunez(a.miamigov.com
Regards,
e,PV 1/4441,
Efren Nunez, Public Art Manager / City Planner
Department of Planning
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Section 1.
Project Summary
Project Name:
Bay of Pigs Memorial Park
Project Location:
Bay of Pigs Memorial Park
5665 SW 3rd Street
Miami, FL 33134
Public Art Budget:
$64,000.00
Commission District 4:
Commissioner Manolo Reyes
OCI Project Manager: Andre Bryan
Introduction:
The City of Miami Planning Department, through its Public Art Division, and the Parks and Recreation Department,
requested qualifications from professional artists and/or artist teams to create integrated artwork(s) for the Bay of
Pigs Memorial Park.
The selected artist(s) by the Board were tasked to design site specific artwork(s) that pays tribute and commemorate
the historical event in which the park derives its name. It is intended that the artwork(s) provide visitors with an
outstanding visual experience while creating a unique identity for the park and the immediate neighborhood.
Shortlisted artists will receive a $1,000 honorarium to develop specific proposals and compete for the commission(s).
Shortlisted artists were provided with reference materials and engage in an Artist Orientation and site visit with city
staff, the design team and members of the community. Upon presentation of artists' proposals, the AIPPB may select
one or more artists for the final commission of the artwork(s).
Site Plan with proposed improvements to Bay of Pigs Memorial Park
Area identified for the integration of Public Art
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Section 2.
Scores 1 Rankings
iniiior
Artists
Humberto
Cortina
Andre
Bryan
Cesar
Garcia-
Pons
Nadia
Arguelles
David
Snow
Total
Rankings
1
Nilda Commas
2
1
1
1
1
6
First
2
Carlos Luna
5
2
2
5
4
18
Third
(tie)
3
Carlos Alves and
JC. Carroll
4
4
4
3
3
18
Third
(tie)
4
Octavio Cuellar
3
5
5
4
5
22
Fourth
5
Xavier Cortada
1
3
3
2
2
11
Second
Artists were ranked from 1-5 by each PAC member, with one being their top contender.
Criteria:
• Artist(s) Proposal —Does it comply with the scope of the project as outlined in the Call to Artists?
• Does it fit into the context of the neighborhood?
• Is it appropriate for a public space?
• Durable, functional, and low maintenance?
• Is it within Budget?
Recommendations:
The PAC, conducted a thorough review of the artists portfolios. The following top five (5) shortlisted artists proposal
were ranked as follows:
1. Nilda Commas
2. Xavier Cortada
3. Carlos Luna (Tie 3ro Place)
4. Carlos Alves & JC Carroll (Tie 3b Place)
5. Octavio Cuellar
The PAC recommends the proposal entitled "Bay of Pigs Memorial" as prepared by "Nilda Comas" be selected as the
finalist proposal with the following conditions:
1. The Artists shall incorporate the "Brigada de Asalto 2506" flag into the art or within the plaza.
2. Up -lighting shall be incorporated, the cost associated shall be covered by City.
3. The Artist shall collaborate with the design team and city staff on the final design of the plaza, which shall
include the following subject to available funding:
a. Plaque, that provides a brief narrative of the history of the Bay of Pigs.
b. Seating
c. Integrated park signage
d. Lighting
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Section 3.
CIRRICULUME
VITAE
NILDA
COMMAS
B. San Juan, PR
nildamcomas@vahoo.com
www.nildacomas.com
954.298.3621
Nilda Comas is an international artist. In 2017, Comas was commissioned to create a new
statue for National Statuary Hall, inside the US Capitol building in Washington, D.C. Her
work has been featured in group exhibitions, museums and galleries in the US and abroad.
She has received numerous grants and among the following awards listed and many more:
a Bronze medal and two Agopoff Memorial Prizes from the National Sculpture Society in
New York; First Prize from Hambro Bank, London; and the Award for Excellence from the
Society of Women Artists in London. Her works have been exhibited all over the US and
abroad including The Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens; Palm Beach; National Arts Club, New
York; Accademia di belli Arti di Carrara, Italy; Chiostro di Sant' Agostino, Italy; Westminster
Gallery, London ... Comas' works are part of public and private collections in the US, Europe
and South America. The last few years Nilda has been working on Public Art pieces for City
parks and private commissions in marble or bronze.
Comas believes that technical mastery is vital to creating fine art. She has studied the
techniques of Classical, Renaissance, Baroque, and Modern sculpture in order to perfect
her craft. "I aim at pursuing theses established standards, which demand the knowledge of
composition, perspective, form, draftsmanship, and anatomy as vehicles that will enable
me to bring my personal visions to life," she wrote. (She has an M.F.A. from the New York
Academy of Art and post -graduate studies from Accademia di belli Arti di Carrara). "I feel
that by absorbing this knowledge I can free my creativity and give my art character,
sensitivity, and the universal quality of excellence that is only achieved by being fully able
to express my inner thoughts while conquering the material."
Today Comas divides her time between Pietrasanta, Italy and Fort Lauderdale where she
has her studios. In addition, she travels to Vermont, Georgia, Louisiana, Ocala, Florida,
Pietrasanta, and San Juan, Puerto Rico to teach "Living Among the Artists" Sculpture
Workshops during the last fifteen years. US: 207 SW 5th Street, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. 33301
Tel: 954 298 3621 Email: nildamcomas@yahoo.com www.nildacomas.com Italy: 7 Via del
Poggetto Pietrasanta (LU), 55045 Italy
Title: "Tequesta"
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: 9' w/ base
Date: 2019
Location: Lewis Landing
Park, City of Ft
Lauderdale, FL
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Section 3.
NILDA
COMMAS
B. San Juan, PR
nildamcomas@vahoo.com
www.nildacomas.com
954.298.3621
PROPOSAL NARRATIVE
BAY OF PIGS MONUMMENT
My proposed monument consists of a pair of 6'x8' Bas Reliefs mounted on a concrete wall, resting on
a 1' high concrete pedestal.
The front relief, facing the SE street corner would depict an image of the incoming invasion from the
perspective of a viewer facing the sea. The relief made of "Fired Glazed Ceramic" would contain
soldiers disembarking from boats and landing craft unto the beach, with background support ships and
aircraft. A life size "Resin Cast" or "Aluminum Cast" armed soldier would project out from the relief. A
painted, glazed, image of a vertical, Cuban Flag in red, white and blue would cover the entire relief
except for the portruding life size soldier in such a way as to create an image of the soldier coming
forward through the flag.
The rear relief, facing NW towards the park would depict an image of the landing from the perspective
of a viewer on a ship. The complete image would also be covered by a vertical Cuban Flag overlaying
the image of the landing. This image would depict soldiers landing and advancing on the beach, landing
craft and boats approaching the shore, tanks and vehicles on land depicting Playa Giron and
paratroopers jumping from aircraft in the background. These reliefs would be modeled in a realistic
manner. I would utilize perspective to define the space, air, horizon, sea, land and seashore. Aircraft,
boats, tanks, uniforms and scenery on the reliefs would be depicted using the correct images of the
actual equipment used in the invasion.
The vertical edges of the wall would be covered by aluminum cladding, inscribed with the names of
the fallen soldiers and the participating members of the brigade. The insignia of the brigade and
military details, dates and other pertinent information. A "Q R Code" would allow
visitors to hear educational recordings about the invasion. The Cuban Flags overlaying the reliefs are
intending to portray a sense that it was a covert operation and a Cuban heroic affair. I will strive to
show the valiant effort and gallantry of the Brigade in my depictions of the landing soldier and the
background scenes. It is an innovative presentation of the operation. Different from existing
monuments. It will be colorful, attractive and will have an educational component.
In 2004 I founded the "Legacy Art Studio" and dedicated myself to create Art that would leave a
"Legacy". My interest in legacies and history lead me to do a lot of research and studies before I start
a sculpture that will be a "Legacy". I seek experts in the subject matter, search for books, visit museums
and places from which I can immerse myself in the subject matter before starting a model or maquette.
am very interested in creating a Monument to the Bay of Pigs that will stand the test of time and
from which will create the desire in the viewer to learn more about the subject. A public monument
that will honor the participants and heroes of the Bay of Pigs Invasion. Sculpture is a powerful tool to
make the public aware of what may not entirely be seen. It is the poetic communication of
Monumental Sculpture that has a way of leading its significance to our minds, of memorializing and
honoring our heroes and of providing a place of healing for the families of those who perished in the
struggle for democracy. Artists have a special task in the struggle for peace. They not only speak to
people but speak for people. Art opens the doors to learning and understanding.
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CIRRICULUME
VITAE
N I LDA
COMMAS
nildamcomas@vahoo.com
www.nildacomas.com
954.298.3621
Reliefs is a technique which I have been very fond of. Last year I created 4 reliefs depicting the
apparitions of the Lady of Guadalupe to Juan Diego. They were installed in large concrete
bases outside at the Plaza of the Guadalupe in Doral. They surround the 9' sculpture that I
created in marble a few years ago. At the moment, I am finishing 3 walls of reliefs for the same
Church. The walls are 4'x8', 6'x10' and 4'x8', with the Lady of Guadalupe holding a child in her
arms and 21 angels as a monument to the unborn children. It will be outdoor in Ceramic with
color glazes much like the techniques of the Renaissance. I create in lasting materials
depending on the subject and budgets.
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NILDA
COMAS
B. San Juan, PR
nildamcomas@yahoo.com
www.nildacomas.com
954.298.3621
BUDGET
BAY OF PIGS MONUMENT BUDGET
APPROXIMATE TOTAL BUDGET PROJECTED. $70,000.00
Wall made by the City - 6 ft x 8 ft high x (10" or 12") thick. Consists of
10" or 12" block, poured in place, cantilever (1" for each foot of
cantilever) on top of a 1 ft high concrete base.
$6,000.00
Side aluminum cladding with engraved names attached with clips, And
mechanical or chemical glue. (Sikabond, chemical glue for metals).
$3,500.00
Two reliefs. Glazed Ceramic sections, cut following the design.
$30,000.00
Modelled in clay, fired. In final firing the colors of Cuban flag will
appear. Life size soldier will be a relief projecting forward cast in
aluminum or resin.
$15,000.00
Installation / Labor
$4,100.00
Artist Fee
$5,000.00
Insurance
$2,400.00
Contingencies
$3,000.00
Workshop
$1,000.00
Total Budget
$70,000.00
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PROPOSAL
NILDA
COMAS
nildamcomas@yahoo.com
www.nildacomas.com
954.298.3621
Comas.jpg
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PROPOSAL
NILDA
COMAS
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Section 3.
N I LDA
COMAS
Educational Component
Fairlawn Elementary School
For the last 17 years, I have taught Art Classes and workshops at my studio, "The Legacy Art
Studio" in Fort Lauderdale. Twice a year students attend my "Living Among the Artists"
sculpture workshops held in Pietrasanta, Italy, where I have been a resident for 28 years.
Other workshops have been held in Atlanta, Louisiana, Vermont, museums in Florida and in
San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Teaching has been part of my life as an Artist for many years. I feel the need to pass on the
techniques and knowledge that I continue to acquire as an artist. I have taught diverse
groups, from small children, adults and groups like the homeless and handicapped. I have 22
lesson plans which I choose from depending on the group I teach.
Enclosed you will find some photos taken through my career teaching art to children, from
"Sculpting the Horse" workshops with visits from the Mounted Police in my studio, schools
and parks.
Teaching an art class at the Fairlawn School would be something that would be of great
benefit. I have experience working with teachers, the educational system and children of
different ages.
I would like to teach a class about Patriotism and concentrate on the Memorial to the Bay of
Pigs. My idea would be not only a history lesson about the Bay of Pigs, but one where the
children can enjoy themselves getting familiar with clay sculpture. We will make the Cuban
flag in clay. They can learn about other countries and their flags by concentrating on modeling
the Cuban flag. They would learn the technique of working in clay. I will fire the works in a
kiln and come back for a second session for them to paint and glaze the flag and on the back
of the flag relief, write what patriotism means to them.
Many children have not had the opportunity of working in clay. Some schools do not have art
in their curriculum. I will talk about the language of Art and they can learn to express
themselves describing the techniques and tools used. Materials: Water based clay, tempera
colors, red, white and blue, rulers, pencils, self drying glaze.
Time: Will be decided by Client.
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Children's Art
Classes
N I LDA
COMAS
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WORKS BY
N I LDA
COMAS
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Artist Statement
CARLOS LUNA
B. 1969, Pinar del Rio Cuba
www.CarlosLuna.com
Born in 1969 in Pinar del Rio, Cuba, Carlos Luna explores across a deep body of work how
memories and imagination affect temporal perception. His art draws deeply upon a rich culture.
Luna has unabashedly focused his artistic career on the medium of painting, sculpting, and works
on ceramics remaining insistently committed to what he views to be art's unique capacity to offer
seemingly limitless opportunities to extol what most people rarely find in their daily life:
an imagery that transcends physical boundaries; visual tradition that transcends cultural and
political divisions; and a guiding moral philosophy. Luna's is a narrative of unification that
simultaneously acknowledges the legitimacy of diverse cultural references and integrates complex
commentary into accessible, non -threatening vistas. He does not shy away from challenging topics.
Instead, he asks the viewer to wrestle with arguments ranging from the importance of social
harmony to society's predilection for beauty, questions that reveal themselves upon closer
inspection beneath the painted surface.
His career is full of solo and group exhibitions in several museums and showing alongside renown
visual artist Pablo Picasso, along with having his sculptures beautifying public spaces nationally
and internationally. His rich cultural background and vast interest in enriching the global community
with art along with his passion for finding beauty in daily life piqued his interest in this project. Luna
wants to beautify the world around him for the visual pleasure of others
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PROPOSAL 1
CARLOS
LUNA
B.1969
PROPOSAL NARRATIVE
BAY OF PIGS MONUMMENT
"Stars of Liberty" Aluminum Sculpture
This aluminum sculpture depicts a woman who is an allegory of "motherland" and the feeling of
being home. She carries a star on her hand as a symbol of hope. This radiates the light of freedom,
as in the national symbol of Cuba. She represents the sovereign republic as well as the unity that
all Cubans feel regardless of being scattered throughout the world, many exiled.
In the skirt the 104 golden stars are an homage to each of the heroes that died in Bay of Pigs. This
sculpture is a tribute to the courage these men displayed that propelled and strengthened the ideas
of freedom and identity to refugees.
As an artist who has been exiled from Cuba, I feel honored to present this public art project to
remember the event that, from my point of view developed the roots of the flourishing new society
in the South of Florida.
Titled: "Stars of Liberty"
Medium: Polished Metal
64.41" x 96.53"'
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CIRRICULUME
VITAE
CARLOS
LUNA
B.1969
Titled: "Stars of Liberty"
Medium: Polished Metal
64.41" x 96.53"'
www.CarlosLuna.com
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CIRRICULUME
VITAE
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LUNA
B. 1964
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WORKS BY
CARLOS
LUNA
B. 1969
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Section 3.
Proposal 1.
Budget
CARLOS
LUNA
Bay of Pigs Memorial Park Public Arts Proposal
Artist: Carlos Luna carios(a)carlosluna.com (305) 302 7837
Artist contact: Claudia Luna claudiarl92@hotmail.com (305) 898 2817
BAY OF PIGS MEMORIAL PARK PUBLIC ARTS PROPOSAL
PROPOSAL No. 1 "Stars of Liberty" 107,53 in. Height
General Budget
Materials, Labor, Design, and Logistics Costs USD
Design and digital programming
Creation of the foam sculpture to the final size
Molds for casting aluminum
Casting sculpture
Assemble sculpture
Polish metal sculpture
Freight moving from foundry to park
Installation in Bay of Pigs Memorial Park
TOTAL COST $60,000.00
The proposed sculpture will be installed on a cement pedestal and shall have 4 lights to illuminate it.
Both to be covered by The City of Miami. Specifications and budget as follows:
Materials and Labor Costs USD
4 Landscape Wall Wash lights $1,100.00
30° adjustable gimble ring. Clear lens
Electric Installation $1,500.00
Cement pedestal for sculpture $15,000.00
TOTAL COST $17,600.00
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Section 3.
Proposal 2.
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Sculpture
Titled: "Stars of Liberty"
Medium: Polished Metal
64.41" x 96.53"'
Platform: The sculpture goes on top of a hexagon platform, consisting of six faces,
representing the six original provinces of the Cuban Republic. Each side of the hexagon will
be inscribed with the names of the fallen heroes.
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Proposal 2.
CARLOS
LUNA
Sculpture
Titled: "Stars of Liberty"
Medium: Polished Metal
64.41" x 96.53"'
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Proposal 2.
CARLOS
LUNA
Sculpture
Titled: "Stars of Liberty"
Medium: Polished Metal
64.41" x 96.53"'
Platform: The sculpture goes on top of a hexagon platform, consisting of six faces,
representing the six original provinces of the Cuban Republic. Each side of the hexagon will
be inscribed with the names of the fallen heroes.
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Proposal 2.
Budget
CARLOS
LUNA
Bay of Pigs Memorial Park Public Arts Proposal
Artist: Carlos Luna carlosPcarlosluna.com (305) 302 7837
Artist contact: Claudia Luna claudiarl92@hotmail.com (305) 898 2817
I would like to offer a second option for this sculpture project. On this one The sculpture goes on top of a
hexagon platform, six faces, representing the six original provinces of the Cuban Republic.
On the sides of the hexagon, I propose to write the names of our fallen heroes.
I include new quote for consideration
BAY OF PIGS MEMORIAL PARK PUBLIC ARTS PROPOSAL
PROPOSAL No. 1B "WOMAN" 120 in. Height
General Budget
Materials, Labor, Design, and Logistics
Design and digital programming
Creation of the foam sculpture to the final size
Molds for casting aluminum
Casting sculpture
Assemble sculpture
Polish metal sculpture
Freight moving from foundry to park
Installation in Bay of Pigs Memorial Park
Costs USD
COST $60,000.00
Hexagonal aluminum platform with 104 names $15,000.00
TOTAL COST $75,000.00
The proposed sculpture will be installed on a cement pedestal and shall have 4 lights to illuminate it.
To be covered by The City of Miami. Specifications and budget as follows:
Materials and Labor Costs USD
4 Landscape Wall Wash lights $1,100.00
30° adjustable gimble ring. Clear lens
Electric Installation $1,500.00
Cement pedestal for sculpture $15,000.00
TOTAL COST $17,600.00
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Proposal 3.
CARLOS
LUNA
PROPOSAL NARRATIVE
BAY OF PIGS MONUMMENT
Rooster Aluminum Sculpture
A rooster is a universal symbol of bravery and independence. It signifies new beginnings,
announcing a new day and the triumph over darkness.
The sculpture stands as an homage to the courage of the 1500 Cubans that fought in Bay of Pigs
seeking freedom for their homeland. In this event 104 heroes died in combat, like the rooster they
inspired bravery, independence, and the start of a new day triumphing over the events that took
place.
To me, as an artist, the rooster represents the enterprising and the fighting spirit of the human
being. The historic event in the Bay of Pigs required the Cuban exile to create a new home and
community proud of its roots. From my point of view, this event was constituted as the starting
point for the Cuban community to take South Florida as their new home, inspiring other
communities to do the same.
Sculpture:
Title: "Rooster" (Detail)
Height: 120"
Medium: Polished Metal
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Proposal 3.
CARLOS
LUNA
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Sculpture:
Title: "Rooster" (Detail)
Height: 120"
Medium: Polished Metal
Platform: The sculpture goes on top of a hexagon
platform, consisting of six faces, representing the six
original provinces of the Cuban Republic. Each side of
the hexagon will be inscribed with the names of the
fallen heroes.
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Proposal 3.
CARLOS
LUNA
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Proposal 3.
Budget
CARLOS
LUNA
Bay of Pigs Memorial Park Public Arts Proposal
Artist: Carlos Luna carlosPcarlosluna.com (305) 302 7837
Artist contact: Claudia Luna claudiarl92@hotmail.com (305) 898 2817
I would like to offer a second option for this sculpture project. On this one The sculpture goes on top of a
hexagon platform, six faces, representing the six original provinces of the Cuban Republic.
On the sides of the hexagon, I propose to write the names of our fallen heroes.
I include new quote for consideration
BAY OF PIGS MEMORIAL PARK PUBLIC ARTS PROPOSAL
PROPOSAL No. 1B "ROOSTER" 120 in. Height
General Budget
Materials, Labor, Design, and Logistics Costs USD
Design and digital programming
Creation of the foam sculpture to the final size
Molds for casting aluminum
Casting sculpture
Assemble sculpture
Polish metal sculpture
Freight moving from foundry to park
Installation in Bay of Pigs Memorial Park
COST
Hexagonal aluminum platform with 104 names
TOTAL COST
$ 60, 000.00
$15,000.00
$75,000.00
The proposed sculpture will be installed on a cement pedestal and shall have 4 lights to illuminate it.
To be covered by The City of Miami. Specifications and budget as follows:
Materials and Labor Costs USD
4 Landscape Wall Wash lights $1,100.00
30° adjustable gimble ring. Clear lens
Electric Installation $1,500.00
Cement pedestal for sculpture $15,000.00
TOTAL COST $17,600.00
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Proposal 4.
CARLOS
LUNA
PROPOSAL NARRATIVE
BAY OF PIGS MONUMMENT
"Florentino" Aluminum Sculpture
Florerito sculpture represents a Cuban guajiro who, in a space of freedom, opens his arms to
receive all those who work and dream of a better future, he flourishes alongside society.
The historic event in the Bay of Pigs required the Cuban exile to leave their home and move to a
new land in which they set roots that helped create a thriving community proud of its culture and
freedom -loving in The South of Florida.
"Florerito" stands as an homage to the people who carry the memory of their homeland and use it
to create and to open the door to future generations proud of their heritage.
Title: "Fiorentino"
Height: 120"
Medium: Polished Metal
Platform: The sculpture goes on top of a
hexagon platform, consisting of six faces,
representing the six original provinces of the
Cuban Republic. Each side of the hexagon
will be inscribed with the names of the
fallen heroes.
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Proposal 4.
Budget
CARLOS
LUNA
Bay of Pigs Memorial Park Public Arts Proposal
Artist: Carlos Luna carlos@carlosluna.com (305) 302 7837
Artist contact: Claudia Luna claudiarl92@hotmail.com (305) 898 2817
I would like to offer a second option for this sculpture project. On this one The sculpture goes on top of a
hexagon platform, six faces, representing the six original provinces of the Cuban Republic.
On the sides of the hexagon, I propose to write the names of our fallen heroes.
I include new quote for consideration
BAY OF PIGS MEMORIAL PARK PUBLIC ARTS PROPOSAL
PROPOSAL No. 1B "FLORERITO" 120 in. Height
General Budget
Materials, Labor, Design, and Logistics
Design and digital programming
Creation of the foam sculpture to the final size
Molds for casting aluminum
Casting sculpture
Assemble sculpture
Polish metal sculpture
Freight moving from foundry to park
Installation in Bay of Pigs Memorial Park
Costs USD
COST $60,000.00
Hexagonal aluminum platform with 104 names $15,000.00
TOTAL COST $75,000.00
The proposed sculpture will be installed on a cement pedestal and shall have 4 lights to illuminate it.
To be covered by The City of Miami. Specifications and budget as follows:
Materials and Labor
4 Landscape Wall Wash lights
30° adjustable gimble ring. Clear lens
Electric Installation
Cement pedestal for sculpture
TOTAL COST
Costs USD
$1,100.00
$1, 500.00
$15,000.00
$17,600.00
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Artists PROPOSAL NARRATIVE
Carlos A Alves BAY OF PIGS MONUMMENT
& JC Carroll
CARLOS A ALVES & JC CARROLL— ARTIST STATEMENT"
For over 25 years we have completed public and private art projects in the US & abroad. For each
commission we enjoy working closely with the clients, architects, engineers, designers, & community,
considering the needs and desires of all involved and look at each project as a collaborative experience.
My inspiration is drawn from a historical view of Little Havana where my studio has been for 22 Years.
As a native of South Florida, born in Hialeah I am always inspired by the past and the lives of my fellow
Cubans. The Bay of Pigs is a historic event that is extremely important to create a memorial for those
lost. The Bay of Pigs Museum was located across the street from our house and we enjoyed talking
with the old timers and listen to their stories and would certainly use their advice on this memorial.
We have a great sense of pride in our neighborhood.
The opportunity to create Art for this Memorial Park would be ran honor. We believe creating Public
Art requires striking a balance between artistic expression and working within the parameters of the
project to create artwork that can be informative, functional, durable, & appreciated by a wide
audience. Our process is to make the most of what we have for each project. Sometimes we create
public art with emphasis on way finding and structural identification while still maintaining a sense of
artistic integrity. Others a freestanding sculpture, or fountain. We strive to have our art complement
the facility and or structures intention. We have successfully completed many pools, fountains and
parks.
Some of our public artwork successfully completed: A 14-foot "Pineapple Sculpture" on the lawn of
the South County Court House in Delray Beach, along with six tile murals and 10 benches depicting
historical illustrations of Delray Beach, a series of floor mosaics at the General Mitchell Airport
Concourse "C" Floor, in Milwaukee Wisconsin including 15 medallions from 3- foot to 15-foot in
diameter placed throughout 2,000 Sq'. In Broward County's BARC Center where we took the entire
courtyard and created mosaic planter benches & boulder seats along with Sculptural drip fountains
and Bamboo railings. At Miami -Dade County's Children's Court House, "Urban Quilt" a 180-foot by 8-
foot mosaic tile mural that incorporates Portraits from local children into our images. At Port
Everglades we encased an entire elevator shaft with mosaic waves and aluminum 3D fish that jump
out of the waves.
We were given an empty lot in Homestead that we turned into " Verde Gardens" we created secret
garden pathways with mosaic inserts along the paths, sculptures, seating, functional art and way finder
signs. Though a majority of our work is hand —made ceramic mosaic & glass tile installations, we often
work incorporating metals and recycled materials into a project. We relish the opportunity to present
some ideas that would make welcomed site -specific works of art that the community would be proud
to exhibit. It is our practice to keep all projects environmentally safe and to work within the local
community using local materials and labor whenever possible. The Public Art we have completed has
always come in on time, within budget requirements, has proven to durable, easily maintained &
stands up to harsh traffic and climate conditions of South Florida as well as time.
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Bay of
Pigs
Memorial
Public Artwork
Presentation by:
C arlosAlves
JC.Carroll
A Salute to the Brave Souls that lost their lives at
the Bay of Pigs, Cuba in 1961
BAY OF PIGS MONUMMENT
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Title: "Bay of Pigs Memorial Sculptural Bench"
Height: 120"
Medium: Mosaic Tiles
• The sculpture will be created using an aluminum frame, covered in lathe and concrete.
Embellished with hand -made ceramic, mosaic tiles depicting the names of those that
have their lives for the cause.
• The base of the Memorial Sculpture will include ceramic images depicting the Map of
Cuba and other iconic images of the era.
• From a distance it will look like a Cuban Flag.
• When the viewer is close they will see the images and names.
• Will work closely with THE Bay of Pigs Cuban Museum
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PROPOSAL SUMMARY
BAY OF PIGS MONUMMENT
CARLOS A ALVES & JC CARROLL
We have valued the opportunities to produce site -specific Public Art installations throughout the
United States, creating desired artwork by working alongside architects, designers, committees, and
communities. It is an honor to have the opportunity to create a Memorial for The Bay of Pigs Park.
Upon considering all of the aspects for such a memorial and how to pay homage to the Men & Women
who have served the cause, we looked into historical icons and images that represent the battle.
We have selected some images but we are in great anticipation of working alongside the Bay of Pigs
Museum Memorial to obtain names, images, icons, photos, buttons, medals, badges etc. of those
fought bravely at the Bay of Pigs.
We would transfer these images into carved ceramic tiles that would then embellish five concrete
"Memorial Sculpture -Bench" that represent the memory of the Boy of Pigs. The seating area of the
sculpture -bench will be the approved ADA height of 19 inches. For the center of the sculpture
represents the image of the Cuban Flag. The Image we are using evokes a certain sense of pride and
honor to use as a teaching moment as if to say " We Remember " The sculpture will be mounted on
top of a concrete poured slab with footing beneath . We can also add a plaque onto the floor area.
Our concept is to create a memorial that invites the viewer to walk around the piece, to reflect on past
and present and hopefully to learn more of what being an American Veteran means.
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porcelain "Books"
For this project we created a series of Porcelain "Books" with English and Spanish Sonnets
of Jose Marti. This is the inspiration for the Bay of Pigs Memorial.
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"Bay of Pigs Memorial Sculptural Bench"
Proposed Summary
• We have valued the opportunities to produce site -specific Public Art installations
throughout the United States, creating desired artwork by working alongside architects,
designers, committees and communities. It is an honor to have the opportunity to create
a Memorial for The Bay of Pigs Park.
• Upon considering all of the aspects for such a memorial and how to pay homage to the
Men & Women who have served the cause, we looked into historical icons and images
that represent the battle.
• We have selected some images but we are in great anticipation of working alongside the
Bay of Pigs Museum Memorial to obtain names, images, icons, photos, buttons, medals,
badges etc. of those fought bravely at the Bay of Pigs.
• We would transfer these images into carved ceramic tiles that would then embellish five
concrete "Memorial Sculpture -Bench" that represent the memory of the Boy of Pigs. The
seating area of the sculpture -bench will be the approved ADA height of 19 inches.
• For the center of the sculpture represents the image of the Cuban Flag. The Image we are
using evokes a certain sense of pride and honor to use as a teaching moment as if to say
" We Remember ".
• The sculpture will be mounted on top of a concrete poured slab with footing beneath.
We can also add a plaque onto the floor area.
• Our concept is to create a memorial that invites the viewer to walk around the piece, to
reflect on past and present and hopefully to learn more of what
• being an American Veteran means.
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Budget
Bay of Pigs Memorial Park — Public Art Installation
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Artists Fee
$6,000.00
Engineering
$4,300.00
Aluminum Frame
$8,500.00
Lathe / Stucco
$5,200.00
Mosaic Tiles
$23,000.00
Labor
$4,000.00
Insurance
$2,400.00
Delivery
$1,800.00
Contingency
$2,800.00
Workshop
$2,000.00
Total Budget
$60,000.00
Public Art Installation, Palm Beach County
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Artists
Octavio
Cuellar
Octavio Cuellar
Persistence of Memory
Public Art Division / Parks and
Recreation Department,/ Miami
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Artists
Octavio
Cuellar
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
BAY OF PIGS MONUMMENT
My name is Octavio Cuellar. I am Cuban -American sculptor who possesses expertise in work metals. I
have completed my professional studies at an San Alejandro Academy of Fine Arts in Cuba.
My artwork gained recognition among the art collectors in Spain, England, USA, Mexico, Cuba, Syria,
Guatemala, and Ecuador. I have dedicated myself to researching through sculpture the ways in which
art addresses human subjects. Goldsmithing, as a trade, I have inserted into the modern conceptual
work. I have always worked with noble metals. Now I work with copper sheets, an excellent expressive
resource. Each blow, each weld allows me to extract unrepeatable lights and shadows, textures,
beautiful traces of defects and inaccuracies, obtaining works of strong visual apprehension with the
timeless halo that used objects acquire. My work is a unique world in each piece. It is the energy that
materializes these empty figures and fills them with the personality of the person portrayed, making
them come to life.
My proposal as an artist is to revalue the profession of sculpture and impact the public with works of
high artistic value.
ARTISTS PROPOSAL STATEMENT
The name of my sculpture is "Persistence of Memory".
The idea of sculpture is to unify a historical fact sublimated through the image of the Virgin of
Charity, Patroness Saint of Cubans since she is linked to the struggles for Cuban independence since
the time of the Spanish colony. Also known as the Virgin Mambisa.
The proposal ,with educational character, is to make the new generations know, understand and
remember with respect and admiration the sacrifice of a group of brave young people who gave
their lives to recover democratic rights of the Cuban nation. This sculptural work also motivates and
introduces them to investigate the spirituality of the Cuban, to know the religious beliefs that make
up the Cuban culture, in addition to guaranteeing a means of transmission of customs, traditions and
myths, components of Cuban culture inside and outside of the island.
Persistent of Memory is a monument created by the Cuban -USA artist Octavio Cuellar. His project
will help turning the Bay of Pigs Memorial Park located at 5665 SW 3rd Street Miami into a place
with high historical and cultural value that will make the park a vibrant area in the City of Miami.
The construction start date will be February 2022 and completion of project will be by mid-2022
around August.
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Artwork Overview
Persistence of Memory
The monument is made up of three human figures. In the
center, the Virgin of Chanty: on each forearm of the
Virgin, an inert body of a fallen combatant.
The Virgin is levitating approximately 1 foot from the
base -pedestal to give the sensation of elevation. The
Virgin does not present facial features on her face, she is
empty. This emptiness induces the viewer to visualize the
face of a mother who has lost a son in combat, giving the
Bay of Pigs event itself a greater scope as a universal
concept about the loss of a loved one in combat. The
bodies of the combatants will be represented realistically.
A copper plate with the following inscription will be
placed on the base -pedestal :
Persistence of Memory
By Octavio Cuellar
"In memory of the fallen in the Bay of Pigs. Cuba, April 17. 1961"
Dimensions monument PERSISTENCE OF MEMORY
DIMENSIONS OF SCULPTURE
• VIRGIN : 7 ft. H x 4ft. W x 5ft. D
• EACH SOLDIERS: 5ft. H (TO DETERMINATE WIDE AND DEEP)
OVERALL HEIGH OF PEDESTAL: 4ft H x 3ft W x 3 ft. D
THICKNES: 2"
OVERALL PERSISTENCE OF MEMORY SCULPTURE
7ft. H x Eft. W x 5ft. D
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PERSISTENCE
OF MEMORY
SCULPTURE
(front view)
PERSISTENCE OF
MEMORY
SCULPTURE
( lateral view with
vectors )
7ft
4ft
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SPACE LOCATION OF THE SCULPTURE "PERSISTENCE OF
MEMORY" (with vectors)
Location
Persistence of Memory will be located in front of the roundabout of SW 56 Ave, 2"d St by one of the
park's access, oriented at 30 grade of NE and will be sheltered by Flamboyant trees. accentuating the historical,
spiritual, meditative and gathering character that the monument wants to transmit to the visitor, in addition to
enhancing the identity of the area.
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Why the copper sheet as material in Persistence of
Memory?
Because copper is a less corrosive metal outdoors than bronze or brass
Example:
Mercury Statue on Dome of Lonja del Comercio building in Havana, Cuba
• Placed March 28, 1909.
• The figure is hollow, made of copper, built with very thin sheets.
• Four meters high.
• Restoration in 1999, when Irene hurricane past for Cuba.
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Sculpture
Techniques
Embossing and welding
SCULPTURE
COMPOSITION
WIHT
PEDESTAL
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Quartz sample
Pedestal: Materials, Shape, Meaning
• Pedestal structure: iron bass
• Coating with dark blue quartz with silver sparks : to accentuate the color of
the fresh waters of the world, streams, springs and rivers that belong to
Ochun (yoruba deity) and that syncretizes in Catholicism with the Virgin of
Charity. In addition, this blue color represents the waters of the Bahia de
Pigs landing. The silver sparks represent the reflection of the sun in calm
waters, which is a symbol of peace and hope .
• Column shape: the rectangular shape of the column -pedestal helps to
enhance the sculpture's spiritual sense, the vertical polarity of Spirit /
Matter)
• Side column: 45 grade between quartz tile unions with 1/4 inch wear
Pedestal drawing with dimensions
Concrete Platform: The pedestal that will support the sculpture will be placed on a
concrete platform. The platform shall be provided by the City.
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Cuellar
PRELIMINARY PROJECT BUDGET
PUBLIC ART LOCATION: BAY OF PIGS MEMORIAL PARK
ADDRESS: 5665 SW 3ST.MIAMI, FL 33134
PUBLIC ART PROPOSAL NAME: PERSISTENCE OF MEMORY
ARTIST NAME OCTAVIO CUELLAR
ARTISTIC DISCIPLINE: SCULTURE
MATERIAL SCULPTURE COSTS
QTY
PRICE
.032 110 COPPER SHEET
20
8,083.92
.18 %5 110 COPPER SHEET 33.5 x 36
1
1,425.69
Copper bar
10
2.305.48
95000 Lucas Milhaupt Fos Flo 125"X.050 'X20" X 28 Rods.
20
1 060
Protective Coating for Metal
20
630.55
Gas Acetylene small
4
278.8
Gas Oxigen 251CF
2
68
Miscellaneous ( sandpaper discs. brown rosin paper)
*U
1000
PER POP RIVE 1 S 1/8 DTAME I ER BRASS MANDREL BLINDS RIVETS
DOME HEAD 4-4
100
17.09
FORKLIFT RENTAL TO LOAD COPPER SI IEETS TO TI IL TRUCK
1
189.99
TRUCK RENT TO PICK UP COPPER SHEETS
1
250
FORKLIFT TO LOWER THE COPPER SHEETS FROM THE TRUCK
1
189.99
PEDESTAL MATERIALS
1
6.000
QUARTZ SLAB
1
1.000
SILICONE AS A METAL INSULATOR
1
300
PEDESTAL LABOR
QUARTZ COVFRING
1.500
IRON STRUCTURE 3' x 3"
2.000
TRANSPORTATION & INSTALLATION PEDESTAL
2 SERVICES
500
COPPER MEMORIAL PLAQUE
1
209
TRANSPORTATION SCULPTURE ESTIMATE $720 TO $880
1
780
SCULPTURE INSTALLATION
I
300
GRAPHIC DESIGN
6.800
GRANT WRITER FEES
6.000
MOCK-UP SAMPLE
1
2.000
ARTIST LABOR
9.000
TOTAL
51,888.51
Copper Memorial Plaque
Persistence of Memory
by Octavio Cuellar
/n memory of the fallen rn Me Bay or Pig, Cub.,
Apr717 1961
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Artists
Xavier
Cortada
PROPOSAL NARRATIVE
BAY OF PIGS MONUMENT
Homenaje
Xavier Cortada's Proposal Narrativel2 for the Bay of Pigs
Park Call to Artist
The brave men of the Brigade 2506 are almost all gone. We must not forget their heroism and
sacrifice.
On April 17, 1961, 1,200 Cuban freedom fighters landed on the beaches and dropped out of the
sky at the Bay of Pigs. Theirs was mission to liberate their homeland from communist
dictatorship. They fought bravely in an ill-fated effort to fight the tyranny imposed by Fidel
Castro. The invasion failed because promised support from the United States did not
materialize. It was an act of betrayal that helped consolidate the power of communism in Cuba
to this day. Soviet control of Cuba also shaped the Cold War between the West and the
Communist bloc. The betrayal marks our community to this day.
This monument3 — Homenaje, stands as a symbol of heroism and as a memorial for the 112 men
who died that day. It is also a symbol of loss and perseverance that represents our shared
collective memory of those days of 1961 that have echoed in the years to come.
Homenaje (please see proposal in Appendix 2 of this application) features the banner of the
Brigada de Asalto 2506, six pillars representing the six provinces of Cuba, and ceramic tiles
covered with the names of the fallen brothers written by hand by the surviving brothers in a
powerful act of comradery.
The symbolic soldier that appears on the Brigade's banner and on the monument represents the
valor of the men who survived the assault and were imprisoned, tortured, and held hostage by
the regime.
The families of the martyrs and of the combatants are also present in Homenaje because they
too suffered and endured to tell the story of the husbands, sons, fathers, brothers, friends they lost in
the fight for freedom in the cruel days of April. The families of the survivors also wept for
their men as the cruelty of the regime was visited upon them.
Also represented in the monument is the plight of the hundreds of men and women executed
by the regime and of hundreds of thousands detained and imprisoned in the days before and
after April 17. They waited for a sign for insurrection, resistance in the cities, revolt in the
countryside. The sign did not arrive.
So, in a sense, Homenaje is dedicated to all Cubans who experienced the difficult struggle for
the freedom of Cuba in those days and in the intervening sixty years. But is in the plight of the
112, in their ultimate sacrifice for us, that we see each other.
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EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT
BAY OF PIGS MONUMENT
Homenaje
Xavier Cortada's Proposal Narrativel2 for the Bay of Pigs
Park Call to Artist
The educational component will implement my Cortada Academy curriculum with students of
Fairlawn Elementary (please see Appendix 8). The aim is to create a commemorative Rose
Garden (white roses) at the park, preferably close to the monument on the swale.
An alternative proposal honors the martyrs via a 13.5 tall obelisk. Please see Appendix 4.
You can learn more about my work by reading through the attached files:
APPENDIX 5: CORTADA VISUAL BIOGRAPHY CATALOG
APPENDIX 6: CORTADA PUBLIC ART CATALOG
APPENDIX 7: CORTADA FLOWER FORCE CATALOG
APPENDIX 8: CORTADA ACADEMY CATALOG (FOR THE "CULTIVANDO UNA ROSA
BLANCA" / WHITE ROSE GARDEN EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT FOR FAIRLAWN
ELEMENTARY)
Appendices / Attachments
APPENDIX la: BUDGET - BANDERA BRIGADA
APPENDIX lb: BUDGET - OBELISCO - ALTERNATE
APPENDIX 2: CORTADA EARLIER CUBA WORKS
APPENDIX 3: HOMENAJE: BANDERA DE LA BRIGADA 2506
APPENDIX 4: HOMENAJE: OBELISCO DE LA LIBERTAD
(ALTERNATE PROPOSAL)
APPENDIX 5: CORTADA VISUAL BIOGRAPHY CATALOG
APPENDIX 6: CORTADA PUBLIC ART CATALOG
APPENDIX 7: CORTADA FLOWER FORCE CATALOG
APPENDIX 8: CORTADA ACADEMY CATALOG (FOR THE
"CULTIVANDO UNA ROSA BLANCA" / WHITE ROSE GARDEN
EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT FOR FAIRLAWN ELEMENTARY)
SEE ATTACHMENTS
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CORTADA
Homenaje
Xavier Cortada's Proposal Narrative'2 for the Bay of Pigs
Park CaII to Artist
The brave men of the Brigade 2506 are almost all gone. We must not forget their heroism and
sacrifice.
On April 17, 1961, 1,200 Cuban freedom fighters landed on the beaches and dropped out of the
sky at the Bay of Pigs. Theirs was mission to liberate their homeland from communist
dictatorship. They fought bravely in an ill-fated effort to fight the tyranny imposed by Fidel
Castro. The invasion failed because promised support from the United States did not
materialize. It was an act of betrayal that helped consolidate the power of communism in Cuba
to this day. Soviet control of Cuba also shaped the Cold War between the West and the
Communist bloc. The betrayal marks our community to this day.
This monument' — Homenoje, stands as a symbol of heroism and as a memorial for the 112 men
who died that day. It is also a symbol of loss and perseverance that represents our shared
collective memory of those days of 1961 that have echoed in the years to come.
Homenaje (please see proposal in Appendix 2 of this application) features the banner of the
Brigado de Asalto 2506, six pillars representing the six provinces of Cuba, and ceramic tiles
covered with the names of the fallen brothers written by hand by the surviving brothers in a
powerful act of comradery.
The symbolic soldier that appears on the Brigade's banner and on the monument represents the
valor of the men who survived the assault and were imprisoned, tortured, and held hostage by
the regime.
The families of the martyrs and of the combatants are also present in Homenoje because they
too suffered and endured to tell the story of the husbands, sons, fathers, brothers, friends they
Please see Appendix la to see budget for Homenate Proposal the 2506 Banner
Please see Appendix 1b to see budget for alternative Homenate Proposal the Obelisk
Please see Appendix 2 to see prior Cuba -related art work by Xavier Cortada
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CORTADA
lost in the fight for freedom in the cruel days of April. The families of the survivors also wept for
their men as the cruelty of the regime was visited upon them.
Also represented in the monument is the plight of the hundreds of men and women executed
by the regime and of hundreds of thousands detained and imprisoned in the days before and
after April 17. They waited for a sign for insurrection, resistance in the cities, revolt in the
countryside. The sign did not arrive.
So, in a sense, Homenaje is dedicated to all Cubans who experienced the difficult struggle for
the freedom of Cuba in those days and in the intervening sixty years. But is in the plight of the
112, in their ultimate sacrifice for us, that we see each other.
The educational component will implement my Cortada Academy curriculum with students of
Fairlawn Flementary (please see Appendix 8). The aim is to create a commemorative Rose
Garden (white roses) at the park, preferably close to the monument on the swale.
An alternative proposal honors the martyrs via a 13.5 tall obelisk. Please see Appendix 4.
You can learn more about my work by reading through the attached files:
APPENDIX 5: CORTADA VISUAL BIOGRAPHY CATALOG
APPENDIX 6: CORTADA PUBLIC ART CATALOG
APPENDIX 7: CORTADA FLOWER FORCE CATALOG
APPENDIX 8: CORTADA ACADEMY CATALOG (FOR THE "CULTIVANDO UNA ROSA
BLANCA" / WHITE ROSF GARDEN EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT FOR FAIRLAWN
ELEMENTARY)
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Homenaje (Bandera
Brigada 2506)
Xavier Cortada
A proposal for the City of Miami Bay of Pigs Park Call to Artists
Why a Brigada flag?
The flag of the Bngada de
Asalto 2506 was designed
by Brigade Commander
Pepe San Roman
The simple standard of
blue on yellow features a
soldier carrying a
bayoneted rifle with the
words "Brigada Asalto" at
the top and -2506" - the
serial number of Carlos
Rodriguez Santana. a
bngadista who died in a
training accident in 1960.
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The outside depicts
the Cuban flag with
a Bay of Pigs map.
the map of the
battle.
The inside depicts
the Brigade 2506
flag.
Al. surfaces a+ Ole monument ate to be . as n
nano oar -nee coMOul ccaruc Pal 1 M
Samples of
hand -painted
ceramic flat tiles
on the following
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Samples of hand — painted ceramic flat tiles
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HOMENAJE: BRIGADA 2506 Banner
by Xavier Cortada
DESIGN
Artist Fee (10%)
0.1 $60.000.00
ARTIST BUDGET CITY BUDGET
S6,000.00
HAND -PAINTED CERAMIC TILE ARTWORK
Columns 50 ;q ft 6 55,000 00 $30,000.00
Soldier ,Hdl Nuriiber5 $1.500.00 $7,500.00
CONCRETE FABRICATION
S« columns (8' x 2') 58,725.00
Soldier Brigadista 53,200.00
Numbers 2506 4 $24000 51,000.00
FLOOR MAP OF CUBA (25 FT/Stained Concrete)
25' nictal work $1,500.00
Concrete Floor Pour
TILE INSTALLATION
Columns 300 sq/t' $25.00 57,500.00
Soldier and Numbers 52,500.00
$9.300.00
LIGHTING/flush with floor
Columns Iduuble srdcd) 6 $500.00 53.000.00
Soldier(double sided) 2 5250.00 5500.00
Numbers (double sided) 4 $100.00 $400.00
MISC
Photodocumentaton
Contingency
Educational (White Rose garden)
0.03 $60.00000
$2 75.00
51,800.00
TOTAL S70,000.00
MM • t..a b 0c400010 • ••O•OM 10 SO 000 •,•n M ptluo•• • led■1♦ Or S a MOM •n00u01•M• f0O 04 a.. 01 M,W
51.000 00
$14, 200.00
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All structures including 6
columns. are to be clad in
hand -painted colorful
ceramic flat tile
Each column measures 8 x 2 x 1
The Brigade 2506 Soldier is life size
The numbers are 3 feet tall
In planning for the project Canada
Coordinated with Brigade Presdent
Johnny Lopez de la Cruz Both agreed
that it would be a beautiful gesture to
incorporate the remaining members of
the Brigade in the an -making
Using underglaze the Brigade 2506
members will torn Corladashare thee
stones and hand write the names of
Martyrs of the Bay of Pgs on the Wes
A
..4 , or
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Jamas
abandonaremo
s nuestra
patna"/We will
never abandon
our fatherland]
- the words
exclaimed by
Brigade 2506
leader Pepe
San Roman at
the onsite at the
Bay of Pigs will
be painted on
the side with
the flag.
A
•
Jamas abandonaremos
nuestra patna
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"Jamas
abandonaremo
s nuestra
patna-[We wdi
never abandon
our fatherland]
- the words
exclaimed by
Brigade 2506
leader Pepe
San Roman at
the onsite at the
Bay of Pigs will
be painted on
the side wan
the flag
A
Jamas abandonaremos
nuestra patna
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The texture of the concrete will
have apples cutting across tl
(stamping it with rubber moidsi —
symbol¢ing the profound ,mpact of
thus event across space and time
(Or
cam
A
www.cortada.com/publicart
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Xavier
Cortada
Homenaje (Obelisco)
Xavier Cortada
An alternate proposal for the City of Miami Bay of Pigs Park Call to Artists
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The obelisk is clad in a Cuban flag
made of textured ceramic Carved
into the clay is the coastline of the
Bay of Pigs and the map of the
battles fought
A
The monument sits on a map
(stained concrete) of the Bay of
Pigs - the location where the
fighting took place
An obelisk is an upright 4-sided usually
monolithic pillar that gradually tapers
as it rises and terminates in a pyramid
They serve to commemorate the dead.
kings. or great events It symbolises
permanence Homenale has as its
main feature an obelisk representing
the 112 dead bngadistas and their
place in history
A
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The texture of the concrete will
have ripples cutting across it
(stamping it with rubber molds) -
symbolizing the profound impact
of this event across space and
time
The star will be created
using laser cut metal of
Cortada s design.
powder -coated in white
Jamas abandonaremos
nuestra patna [We will
never abandon ow
fatherland) - the words
exclaimed by Brigade 2506
leader Pepe San Roman
onslte at the Bay of Pigs.
will be inscribed at the base
Of the obelisk
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'Jamas abandonaremos
nuestra patna - (We will
never abandon our
fatherland] - the words
exclaimed by Brigade 2506
leader Pepe San Roman
onsite at the Bay of Pigs.
will be inscribed at the base
of the obelisk
A
The surviving Bay of Pigs veterans
will hand inscribe the names of the
112 martyrs on the wet clay that
Cortada will use to make the Obelisk
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:r
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HOMENAJE: Obelisco de la Libertad
by Xavier Cortada
DESIGN
Artist Fee (10%)
01 S60,000.00
HAND -CARVED, HAND -PAINTED CERAMIC ARTWORK
Obelisk
CONCRETE FABRICATION
Obelisk: 13.5 k 3 k 3
METAL STAR (LASER CUT ALUMINUM; WHITE POWDER COAT)
Star
FLOOR MAP OF CUBA (25 FT/Stained Concrete)
25' metal work
Concrete Floor Pour
ARTIST BUDGET
56,000.00
540,000.00
59,475.00
53,000.00
52,000.00
TILE INSTALLATION
Obelisk 162 ;ft $7,500.00
LIGHTING/flush with floor
Columns (double s,ded) S ;0? nn
MISC
Photodocumentation
Contingency
Educational (White Rose garden)
0.03 560,000 00
5225.00
51,800.00
CITY BUDGET
3
570,000.00 512,300.00
Note: If budget for broposal is reduced to
560.000 then the Obelisk will be reduced in
size by 15',.
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Samples of unglazed
textured ceramic work
The mere Doan& .e be clad wm+ nandcaned sc:rpases eta .re De gaLeC q dadea was d Cuwn flag Bay d Ags ,nap el ceava
As acpsVac B-ryade206,embers aDr-nCVDora1N'b ward 7a nerds as Wry aM rVM/i eV'WrM d WRyrs s•O!Y Wylie or M err Oay
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Cortada
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IMAGES OF SIMILAR
PUBLIC ART PIECES
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Homenaille
Xavier Cortada
An alternate proposal for the
City of Miami Bay of Pigs Park CaII to Artists
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NMI
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The letters spelling
LIBERTAD will be cast
onsite and be fully clad
in textured hand -carved,
hand -glazed ceramic.
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The front of the letters spelling
LIBERTAD will be fully clad in a
textured hand -carved, hand -glazed
ceramic.
it
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Cortada
Brothers remembering the fallen
Cortada will work with the surviving Bay of Pigs
veterans (and the members of the Legacy
Group) and help them will hand write the names
of the 112 Bay of Pigs martyrs on the tile that
Cortada will use to clad the words LIBERTAD
As appropriate. Brigade 2506 members
will be engaged to not just honor the
fallen but to also imprint their hands or
the texture of the wet clay.
In planning for the project, Cortada
coordinated with Brigade President
Johnny Lopez de la Cruz. Both
agreed that it would be a beautiful
gesture to incorporate the
remaining members of the Brigade
in the art -making as they share
their stories.
The artist has secured the support
from the Brigade in having their
members collaborate on the effort:
J.R. Lopez de la Cruz
Colonel, U.S. Army (R)
President, Veterans
Association -Brigade 2506
1Lt
• , IA,,,�'' C, ,
1 ( , 1
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HOMENAJE: LIBERTAD
Artists by Xavier Cortada
Xavier
Cortada
DESIGN
Artist Fee (10%)
01'
0.1 $60,000.00
HAND -CARVED, HAND -PAINTED CERAMIC ARTWORK
Obelisk
ARTIST BUDGET
$6,000.00
$31,000.00
CONCRETE FABRICATION
Obelisk: 13.5 x 3 x 3 $18,560.00
ENGINEERING
For Concrete Molds $850.00
FLOOR MAP OF CUBA (25 FT/Stained Concrete)
25' metal work $3,500.00
Concrete Floor Pour
TILE INSTALLATION
LIBERTAD 162 sq/ft $8,000.00
LIGHTING/flush with floor
8 letters
CITY BUDGET
$15,625.00
8 $300.00 $2,400.00
MISC
Photodocumentation $290.00
Contingency 0.03 $60,000.00 $1,800.00
Educational (White Rose garden)
Note: If budget for proposal is reduced to
$60,000, then the work will be reduced in size
by 15%.
TOTAL $70,000.00
$1,000.00
$19,025.00
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ONE
Proposal
DATE
1/7/2022
PROJECT
Project Number
Boy of Pigs Memorial Park - Xavier Cortado Art 7201 - 1 ibertad
ADDRESS Attention
Bay of Pigs Memorial Park Xavier Cortada
5665 SW 3rd Street
Miami, FL 33134
Description
2' thick by 25' long colored concrete map of cuba with 6' tall letters spelling Libertad
Items
AMOUNT
Engineering $ 850.00
"Libertad" 6' Tall Concrete $ 18.560.00
2' thick by 25' long colored concrete map of cuba $ 15,625.00
Custom Formwork for Cuba $ 3,500.00
TOTAL $ 38,535.00
This does not include any permits
Contractors Quote: Unitech Builders Corp are
the contractors building the Bay of Pigs Park.
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Commissioner Manolo Reyes
Commission District 4
Art in Public Places Board
Francisco Herretes
Chair
Patrick Cohen
Vice -Chair
Christina Cuervo
Nelson Delgado
Gary Feinberg
Rene Morales
Maria Napoles
Juan Valadez
Public Art Staff
Efren Nunez
Public Art Manager / Planner II
Public Art Board Liaison
Jessica Iturrey
Cultural and Educational Grants
Ana Pernas
Historic Resource Grants
Office of Capital Improvements
Andre Bryan
Project Manager
Planning Department
Public Art Division
444 SW 2nd Avenue, 3rd Floor
Miami, FL 33033
www.miamigov.com
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Ci y of Miami
Respondents — CaII to Artists
"Bay of Pigs Memorial Park"
CTA-2020-002
FINALIST
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CONTENTS
Section 1.
Introduction
Project Summary
Section 2.
Scores / Rankings / Recommendations
Section 3.
Shortlisted Artists
Xavier Cortada
Nilda Commas
Joshua Weiner
Carlos Luna
Octavio Cuellar
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Art in Public Places Board
August 23, 2021
Francisco Herretes, Chair
Art in Public Places Board
City of Miami, Planning Department
444 SW 2nd Avenue, 3rd Floor
Miami, FL 33130
RE: Call to Artists "Bay of Pigs Memorial Park" Respondents
Dear Chairman, Herretes and members of the Board:
On October 29, 2020 the City of Miami's Public Art Division purs.ant to Chapter 62, Article XVI entitled "Art in Public
Places", Section 62-658 issued a Call to Artists, requesting quifications from professional artists and/or artist teams
for the integration of artwork(s) for the Bay of Pigs Memorial °ark.
The Call to Artists was published on the City's webp.:e and was shared with Miami -Dade County Department of
Cultural Affairs Public Art Division, the Florida Assoc'. tion of Public Art Professionals, Bake House, Locust Projects,
FIU and the National Young Arts Foundation.
On November 11, 2020 the Call to Artist cl► ed. In total eighteen (18) professional artists and/or artist teams
responded to the Call. Subsequently, the P •lic Art Division called a meeting of the Professional Advisory Committee
"PAC" to review the submittals from artist .nd provide a recommendation to the Art in Public Places Board "Board".
The PAC concluded its review and h.: ranked the top five (5) artist for the Boards consideration as listed on page 5 of
this report.
Should you have any questio , please feel free to contact me at your earliest convenience at 305-416-1402 or via
email at efrennunez • miam'?ov.com
Regards,
774.4 1.
Efren unez, Public Art Manager / City Planner
Dertment of Planning
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Project Summary
Project Name:
Bay of Pigs Memorial Park
Introduction:
The City of Miami Planning Department, through its Public
Art Division, and the Parks and Recreation Department,
requested qualifications from professional artists and/or
artist teams to create integrated artwork(s) for the Bay of
Pigs Memorial Park.
Selected artist(s) will design site specific artwork(s) that
pays tribute and commemorates the historical event in
which the park derives its name. It is intended that the
artwork(s) will provide visitors with an outstanding visual
experience while creating a unique identity for the park and
the immediate neighborhood.
Shortlisted artists will receive a $1,000 honorarium to
develop specific proposals and compete for the
commission(s). Shortlisted artists will be provided with
reference materials and will have the opportunity to e .age
in an Artist Orientation and site visit (if possible) th city
staff, the design team and members of the c• munity.
Upon presentation of artists' proposals, the IPPB may
select one or more artists for the final corn ission of the
artwork(s).
Project Location:
Bay of Pigs Memorial Park
5665 SW 3rd Street
Miami, FL 33134
Commission District 4:
Commissioner Manolo R
yes
Office of Capital I • rovements:
Andre Bryan, Pro'' ct Manager
Total Project Budget:
$60,000.00
Eligibility:
This opportunity was open to all artists or artist
teams over the age o 18 residing in the United
States of America.: evious experience in public
art was desired t not required.
Site Plan with proposed improvements to Bay of Pigs Memorial Park
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Section 2.
Scores I Rankings
Artists
Humberto
Cortina
Andre
Bryan
Jeremy
Gauger
Nadia
Arguelles
David
Snow
Total
kankings
Xavier Cortada
1
4
9
1
10
25
3rd
2
Sebastian
Duncan Portundo
5
11
8
5
11
40
Nilda Comas
4
5
5
2
5
21
1st
Cecilia Luenza
10
10
7
4
2
Joshua Weiner
6
7
1
6
3
23
2nd
Lauren Shapiro
11
16
2
11
13
53
Magnus Sodamin
12
17
11
12
14
66
Carlos Alves
2
9
10
13
12
46
Carlos Luna
8
3
4
7
9
31
5th
DiBari &
Associates
7
1
3
15
8
34
Carols Bravo
15
8
16
14
7
60
George Sanchez
Calderon
14
6
15
10
6
51
Heather Buecher
13
18
12
8
18
69
Juan Valdez
17
13
17
1.
17
80
Miguel Grillo
16
14
18
16
81
Tim Curtis
9
15
14
9
4
51
Octavio Cuellar
3
2
6
18
1
30
4th
Yamel Molerio
18
12
13
3
13
61
Recommendations:
The PAC, in consultation with Public Art Staff cond ted a thorough review of the submittals received as part of the
Call to Artists. The following top five artists were . nked as follows:
1. Nilda Commas
2. Joshua Weiner
3. Xavier Cortada
4. Octavio Cuellar
5. Carlos Luna
Due to the significant and histor al importance of the Bay of Pigs event to the community, city staff recommends that
all (5) top ranked artists be c. missioned to prepare design proposals for the Boards consideration with community
input. Additional funds hav- seen identified to commission the two additional artists. The shortlisted artists will each
receive a $1,000 honorari m to develop specific proposals and compete for the commission(s).
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Section 3. — Shortliste
LETTER OF INTEREST
XAVIER CORTADA
B. 1964 Albany, NY
xavier@cortada.com
www.cortada.com
P: 305.858.1323
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d Artists
Dear City of Miami Art in Public Places jurors:
It is with great enthusiasm that I submit this application answering the call to artists for t►- "Bay of
Pigs" Call to Artists. Based in Miami, I am a University of Miami Department of Art : Art History
Professor of Practice who's created art across six continents & over 75 site-scific public art
pieces, is in the permanent collection of various museums, & leads a robust c. munity-engaged
social art practice. As the son of two Cuban immigrant parents, I am especially terested in creating
a memorial to the courageous men who sacrificed all in their attempt to lis-rate my Mom and her
family (La Habana, Habana) and my Dad and his family (Nuevitas, Ca guey) on that fateful day
in 1961.
The slides and resume will show my capability as an artist. The e. rlier Cuba -related works
demonstrate my sensitivity, understanding and commitment to 'onoring these men:
• In 2004, I exhibited my "Painted Cuban Plane d Freedom Luggage Installation" at
Dinner Key's Coast Guard Hangar, the very .cation where the Bay of Pigs released
prisoners were reunited with their familie to create an interactive work chronicling
annual testimony of those who were fore,. to flee in search of freedom (The plane was
then gifted to FIU, the letters to the U ) Cuban Heritage Collection). Read
https://cortadaprojects.orq/press/200' -press/exiles-plane-to-symbolize-cuban-thirst-for-
freedom/
• On the 3rd anniversary of Pope ohn Paul I I's historic visit to Cuba, my 2001 "No Tengan
Miedo" exhibition featured as :emblages informed by the scarcity, tragedy and corruption
of the Cuban Revolution. he entire exhibition is in the collection of the MDC Museum
of Art and Design at th-. reedom Tower.) Read
htti s://cortadaproject .orq/press/2001-press/it-chanqed-the-paradigm-miami-artist-
explores-legacy-of apal-visit-to-cuba-three-years-ago/
• In my first solo s ' ow in Miami, the 1998 CUBABA exhibition at Art Center South Florida
(now Oolite) • owcased the loss across both sides of the Florida Straits as I focused
on being ban, being American, being both and being neither. Read
https://c• adaprojects.orq/press/1998-press/artists-life-permeates-his-paintings/
As in all my , ork, the piece I am commissioned to create will also address our interconnectedness
to one an, her and the natural world. Indeed I can see the work incorporating the topography of
the bay .nd its shoreline. For more than a quarter of a century, I have innovative arts elasticity to
find 'ew ways to connect with audiences My site -specific public art projects may range from
scpture, textured & flat tile ceramic murals, mosaics, paintings, & digital art, but all have
onceptual layers and opportunities for engagement.
More about my work can be found at cortada.com/publicart. I hope to be given the opportunity to
present you with my proposal & look forward to hearing back from you soon.
Thanks,
Xavier Cortada
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CIRRICULUME
VITAE
XAVI E R
CO RTA DA
B. 1964 Albany, NY
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EDUCATION
1987 - 1991 University of Miami School of Law I Juris Doctor
1986 - 1991 University of Miami School of Business I Master of Public Administr. on
1982 - 1986 University of Miami College of Arts & Sciences Bachelor of Arts
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
2019 - present University of Miami, Department of Art and Art History •rofessor of Practice
2011- 2018 Florida International University, College of Communicat'.n, Architecture +The
Arts (CARTA) and College of Arts, Sciences and Education (CASE), S ool of Environment,
Arts and Society (SEAS), Artist -in -Residence and Visiting Faculty . ministrator
1997-present Cortada Studio, Professional Artist
PUBLIC ART COMISSIONS
2020 Mangroves, Wildflowers and Native Trees, Liberty .uare, Miami Dade Art in Public Places
Heron and Ibises, Village Hall paintings, Villa: of Palmetto Bay
Tequesta Wildflower, Village of Palmetto B:y Art in Public Places, Palmetto Bay, FL
El Manglar and Miami Mangrove Forest, •almetto Bay Art in Public Places, Palmetto Bay, FL
Pinecrest Mangrove Forest, Pinecrest ardens, Pinecrest, FL
2020
2020
2020
2019
2019
2018
A Pelican's Path, Fine Plaza, Miami -
Four Seasons: Spring, Summer, F
Coral Gables, FL
2018 Marcia Gardens Mangroves
2018 Diatom Court, Pinecrest
2017 Longitudinal Installati
2017 Diatom Fountain, S
Diatom Mural, Ja
2016 Sunburst Woo
2015 (Rededicati
Miami-D..e
2015 Just Be
ade Housing Authority, Miami, FL
I and Winter, University of Miami, Miami Business School,
Marcia Gardens, Miami -Dade Housing Authority, Miami, FL
ardens, Pinecrest, FL
, Pinecrest Gardens, Pinecrest, FL
athers Plaza, Miami -Dade Housing Authority, Miami, FL 2016
Orr Plaza, Miami -Dade Housing Authority, Miami, FL
torks, Stirrup Plaza 2, Miami -Dade Housing Authority, Miami, FL
/Replica of 1999 mosaic:) Commemorating 100 Years ofJuvenile Justice,
Children's Courthouse, Miami -Dade Art in Public Places, Miami, FL
w the Surface (Founding of Miami Beach), Florida Coastal Everglades Long -Term
Ecol. • ical Research, Miami Beach, FL
2014 W.ding Birds and Herons, Stirrup Plaza 1, Miami -Dade Housing Authority, Miami, FL
2014 as Libelulas, Dragonflies on Blue, and Los Caballitos del Diablo, Pineiro Apartments,
Miami -Dade Housing Authority, Miami, FL
20 Julia's Blossoms, Flor, Orange Blossoms, and 500, Collins Park Apartments, Miami -Dade
Housing Authority, Miami, FL
2014 Pelican Path, Port Everglades Terminal 4, Broward County Public Art and Design Program,
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
2013 Starfish Shuffle, Port Everglades Terminal 2, Broward County Public Art and Design Program, Ft.
Lauderdale, FL
2013 Flight of the Ibis, University of Miami Activities Center, Coral Gables, FL
2013 Mangrove Cove, Seedlings, Mangroves (On Blue), Raices, Entangled, and Roots,
Dante Fascell Apartments, Miami Dade Housing Authority.
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CIRRICULUME
VITAE
XAVI E R
CORTADA
B. 1964 Albany, NY
xavier@cortada.com
/
www.cortada.com
305.858.1323
SUBSTITUTED.
2013 Sawfish , Horseshoe Crab March , Sea Star Light, Sea Stars , Night Swimming
South Miami Plaza, Miami -Dade Housing Authority, Miami, FL
2013 Flores de Cocuyos, Baile de las Mariposas, and Odonata, Joe Moretti Apar
Dade Housing, Miami, FL
2013 Splash!, Miami Gardens Aquatic Center, Miami -Dade Art in Public Pla
2009 Native Canopy, Murray E. Nelson Government and Cultural Center,
2008 Four Elements (at the Frost) , Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museu
State Buildings Program, Tallahassee, FL
2008 Plaza Allapattah , Plaza Rojo , Plaza Azul , and Plaza Amarillo
2007 Conquistadores and Raices, State of Florida Department of
2007 18 Mile Stretch, Monroe County Art in Public Places Nort
Key Largo, FL
2005 First Encounter: 1566 and The Incorporators: 1896 ,
2004 Our Community, Miami -Dade County Hall, Foyer to
1999 Commemorating 100 Years of Juvenile Justice, Mi
2004 Miami Mangrove Forest, metaphoric reforesta
1-95 throughout City of Miami
2003 Dreaming of a World Free of Poverty, The
2003 The Journey & Florida Mangrove, Museu
Tallahassee, FL
2002 Stepping into the American Dream t
Minority Homeownership, Washin
2001 Convictim, collaborative art mur
Public Defender, 11t"Judicial C'
2018 Endangered Species: Artists
Bellingham, WA
2017 Temperature Check: Bo
2015 Art@CMS , European P
2015 The National Weath
2015 Fermilab Art Galle
2013 Vanishing Ice: Al
Bellingham, W
2011 BLOOM: Ka
Kaohsuin
2010 The Libe
Ameri
2009 Ant
M
nd Octopus,
ents, Miami-
s, Miami Gardens, FL
ey Largo, FL
State of Florida Art in
Curtis Park, Miami, FL
tate , Tallahassee, FL
Key Largo Fire Station,
y of Miami, FL
ommission Chambers, Miami,
mi-Dade Juvenile Courthouse, Miami, FL
n of mangrove forest across underpasses of
C'
orld Bank, Washington, D.C.
of Natural History, Department of State,
official mural of the White House Conference on
on, D.C.
with the participation of juvenile offenders, Office of the
cuit of Florida, Miami, FL
the Front Line of Biodiversity , Whatcom Museum,
of Evidence , MACLA, San Jose, CA
ysics Society, Vienna, Austria
Center Biennale , University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
presents Art @ CMS , Fermilab, Batavia, IL
ne and Polar Landscapes in Art, 1775 — 2012 at the Whatcom Museum,
suing International Container Art Festival , Kaohsuing Museum of Art,
aiwan
ators Project/Liberadores (Denver Biennial of the Americas), Museo de las
s, Denver, CO.
ctica: Collection from the Bottom of the World , Maryland Science Center, Baltimore,
2008 'olar Attractions, Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA.
2007 Weather Report, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, CO — curated by Lucy
Lippard.
20P Envisioning Change, presented by the Natural World Museum and the United Nations
Environment Programme at the Nobel Peace Center, Oslo, Norway (June -August), and the
BOZAR Center for Fine Arts, Brussels, Belgium (October- December), and the Ministry of
Culture in Monaco (in February 2008).
2006 Miami in Transition, Miami Art Museum, Miami, FL.
2005 Plural Miami, curated by Antonio Zaya in the World Arts Bldg, Wynwood Arts District, Miami,
FL
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WORKS BY
XAV I E R
CO RTADA
B. 1964 Albany, NY
Section 2.
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Titled: "Painted Cuban
Plane"
Medium: Paint on
Russian Antonov-2 Colt
airplane
Size: 40' long x 60' wide
x 13' tall
Date: 2004
Titled: "Musica"
Medium: hand -made,
hand -painted ceramic
Size: 7' x 11'
Date: 2004
Titled: "Diatom Fountain"
Medium: hand -carved,
ceramic and mosaic on
concrete
Size: 16' x 8' x 8'
Date: 2017
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WORKS BY
XAVI E R
CO RTA DA
B. 1964 Albany, NY
SUBSTITUTED.
hWBtaied,and haMpainted csr mic file
oval rochl rile§paciAc, germanenl installation, '2018
Pinecres! Gardens, Pinegreit, FL'..
Titled: "Diatom Court"
Medium: hand -carved,
hand -painted ceramic
tile on coral rock
Size: 20' x 8' x 30'
Date: 2018
Titled: "Pineapple
Project"
Medium: hand carved
ceramic tile and glass
mosaic
Size: 6' x 9.5' x 6'
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XAV I E R
CO RTADA
B. 1964 Albany, NY
SUBSTITUTED.
imam g7n
Titled: "Pineapple Project"
Medium: hand carved ceramic
tile and glass mosaic
Size: 6' x 9.5' x 6'
Date: 2020
Titled: "Mangrove
Cove"
Title: Mangrove Cove
Medium: ceramic and
glass mosaic
Size: 8' x 50' x 1"
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XAVI E R
CO RTADA
B. 1964 Albany, NY
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Titled: "Plaza Roja"
Medium: hand -painted ceramic tile
Size: 96" x 96" x 18"
Date: 2008
Titled: "Miami Mangrove Fores
Medium: hand -painted cera
Size: 1100 square feet
Date: 2020
Titled: "Sea Stars"
Medium: hand -carved, hand -painted ceramic tile
Size: 2' x 16'
Date: 2014
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WORKS BY
XAVI E R
CO RTADA
B. 1964 Albany, NY
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Image List
01_Cortada. jpg
Title: Painted Cuban Plane
Medium: Paint on Russian Antonov-2 Colt airplane
Size: 40' long x 60' wide x 13' tall
Date: 2004
Description: In May 2004, iCelebra Libertad! featured Xavier Cortada's painted airp : ne: his painting
on the actual Russian Antonov-2 Colt airplane that brought a family from Cuba t• he United States.
Cortada also presented 45 pieces of luggage numbered sequentially f •m 1959 to 2004,
representing each year the Cuban community has been in exile. Each piece 1 as created to include
letters from exiles describing their diaspora during that year.
See https://www.xaviercortada.com/page/Cuban Plane
02_Cortada. jpg
Title: Musica
Medium: hand -made, hand -painted ceramic
Size: 7' x 11'
Date: 2004
Description: Working in tandem with the City of Mia , the local owners of the McDonald's on
Calle 8 and SW 15th Avenue (AMPY Enterprises I'c., a licensee of McDonald's Corporation)
commissioned Cortada to create a tile mural on t'e public art designated wall on the facade of
their building. The art was f r the enjoyment of •cals and the hundreds of thousands of visitors
who come to the epicenter of Little Havana.
03_Cortada. jpg
Title: Diatom Fountain
Medium: hand -carved, ceramic and ' osaic on concrete
Size: 16' x 8' x 8' Date: 2017
Description: Here, four vertical ater channels disrupt the natural flow of diatoms across the
sculpture, much like dredging . d canals have disrupted the flow of the River of Grass across South
Florida.
https://cortada.com/2017 diatomfountain
04_Cortada. jpg
Title: Diatom Cour
Medium: hand-c . ved, hand -painted ceramic tile on coral rock
Size: 20' x 8' 0' Date: 2018
Description: •iatoms are water -bound, single -celled symmetrical organisms encapsulated in silica
that capt e a moment of history far into the past. They harness the power of the sun to convert
carbon .'oxide into oxygen and are responsible for generating one-third of the air we breathe.
https•, /cortada.com/publicart/diatom-court/
_Cortada. jpg
itle: Pineapple Pro
Medium: hand carved ceramic tile and glass mosaic
Size: 6' x 9.5' x 6' Date: 2020
Description: Diatoms are water -bound, single -celled symmetrical organisms encapsulated in silica
that capture a moment of history far into the past. They harness the power of the sun to convert
carbon dioxide into oxygen and are responsible for generating one-third of the air we breathe.
https://cortada.com/publicart/diatom-court/
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WORKS BY
XAVI E R
CO RTA DA
B. 1964 Albany, NY
SUBSTITUTED.
Image List
06_Cortada.jpg
Title: Mangrove Cove
Medium: ceramic and glass mosaic
Size: 8' x 50' x 1"
Date: 2013
Description: Inspired by the image he once painted of Juan Ponce de Leon landi : among
Florida's mangroves, the artist has created public art projects here that featur- our unique
coastal habitat. This building is named after congressman Dante Fascell, wh• e successfu
Biscayne National Park.
https://cortada.com/2013/MangroveCove
07_Cortada.jpg
Title: Plaza Azul
Medium: hand -painted ceramic tile
Size: 96" x 192" x 18"
Date: 2009
Description: Placemaking was an important goal in this ork. The plazas are part of a linear park
where the art established places t er of the park. http-.//cortada.com/2008/curtis-
park-plazas/azu 1/
08_Cortada.jpg
Title: Plaza Roja
Medium: hand -painted ceramic tile
Size: 96" x 96" x 18"
Date: 2008
Description: Placemaking was an important goal in this work. The plazas are part of a linear park
where the art established places t of the park. http://cortada.com/2008/curtis-
park-plazas/roja/
09_Cortada.jpg
Title: Sea Stars
Medium: hand-carvehand-painted ceramic tile
Size: 2' x 16'
Date: 2014
Description: Xay. r Cortada elegantly created a series of sea stars crossing a bed of seagrass in
this hand-carv-d ceramic mural. Reckless boating, pollution, and dredging imperil these seagrass
beds. The w• drous allure of these
ancient species motivates our efforts to protect their fragile habitats.
https://Pirtada.com/2014/SeaStars
10 ortada.jpg
T e: Miami Mangrove
orest Medium: hand -
painted ceramic tile
Size: 1100 quare feet
Date: 2020
Description: An intricate mangrove forest is created through the usage of hand -painted ceramic
tiles, creating the illusion of nature overtaking the urban environment.
https://cortada.com/2020-miami-mangrove-forest/
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CIRRICULUME
VITAE
NILDA
COMMAS
B. San Juan, PR
nildamcomas@yahoo.com
www.nildacomas.com
954.298.3621
SUBSTITUTED.
Nilda Comas is an international artist. In 2017, Comas was commissioned to create a n • w
statue for National Statuary Hall, inside the US Capitol building in Washington, D. Her
work has been featured in group exhibitions, museums and galleries in the US and -..road.
She has received numerous grants and among the following awards listed and my more:
a Bronze medal and two Agopoff Memorial Prizes from the National Sculptur• Society in
New York; First Prize from Hambro Bank, London; and the Award for Excell• nce from the
Society of Women Artists in London. Her works have been exhibited all .ver the US and
abroad including The Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens; Palm Beach; Nati. al Arts Club, New
York; Accademia di belli Arti di Carrara, Italy; Chiostro di Sant' Agosti ., Italy; Westminster
Gallery, London ... Comas' works are part of public and private coll tions in the US, Europe
and South America. The last few years Nilda has been working or Public Art pieces for City
parks and private commissions in marble or bronze.
Comas believes that technical mastery is vital to creatin fine art. She has studied the
techniques of Classical, Renaissance, Baroque, and Mo. -rn sculpture in order to perfect
her craft. "I aim at pursuing theses established standa : s, which demand the knowledge of
composition, perspective, form, draftsmanship, ananatomy as vehicles that will enable
me to bring my personal visions to life," she wro . (She has an M.F.A. from the New York
Academy of Art and post -graduate studies fro Accademia di belli Arti di Carrara). "I feel
that by absorbing this knowledge I can fr: - my creativity and give my art character,
sensitivity, and the universal quality of ex-Ilence that is only achieved by being fully able
to express my inner thoughts while conering the material."
Today Comas divides her time betw• en Pietrasanta, Italy and Fort Lauderdale where she
has her studios. In addition, she ravels to Vermont, Georgia, Louisiana, Ocala, Florida,
Pietrasanta, and San Juan, Pu: to Rico to teach "Living Among the Artists" Sculpture
Workshops during the last fif -en years. US: 207 SW 5th Street, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. 33301
Tel: 954 298 3621 Email: n' damcomas@yahoo.com www.nildacomas.com Italy: 7 Via del
Poggetto Pietrasanta (LU , 55045 Italy
Title: "Tequesta"
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: 9' w/ base
Date: 2019
Location: Lewis Landing
Park, City of Ft
Lauderdale, FL
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CIRRICULUME
VITAE
NILDA
COMMAS
B. San Juan, PR
nildamcomas
ahoo.co
www.nildacomas.com
954.298.3621
SUBSTITUTED.
NILDA COMAS MFA, NSS
FINE ARTIST
The Legacy Art Studio
207 SW 5th Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL. 33301
www.nildacomas.com
nildamcomas@yahoo.com
Tel 954-298-3621
Born: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Languages: Spanish, English, Italian and French
EDUCATION
1998-1999 Accademia de Belle Arti di Carrara, Italy (Post G duate Studies)
1998 New York Academy of Art, The Graduate School of . gurative Art, NYC area of specialization:
Sculpture, M.F.A. Cum Laude
1971-1974 University of Houston, Houston, Texas, B ' .A.
1970-1971 Sam Houston State University, Huntsvi , Texas (studies in Fine Arts)
1969-1970 Universidad de Puerto Rico San Juan .R. (studies in Humanities, Philosophy)
CURRENT COMMISSIONS
2017-2021 Commissioned by FCAC Flor'.a Council on Arts & Culture to create a marble sculpture of
Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune to repres- t the State of Florida in the National Statuary Hall, at the US
Capitol building in Washington, D.
2020-2021 Commissioned by th ity of Daytona Beach, FI. to sculpt Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune 11 ft.
in bronze for a park.
2021 Commissioned by the ' urch Our Lady of Guadalupe, Doral, FI. to sculpt a 9 ft. Sculpture for
the Plaza of the Unborn.
2018-2020 Commissioned by the Church Our Lady of Guadalupe, Doral, FI. to sculpt 4 Large Bronze
Reliefs for the Plaza o the Lady of Guadalupe
PUBLIC COLLE IONS
2015 Life siz- Figure bronze of Kaye Stevens for City Park, Margate, Florida
2015 Conn issioned by the Archdiocese of Miami, 10 ft. Bronze Corpus, sculpture of Christ for altar
of Chur Our Lady of Guadalupe, City of Doral, Florida
2015 'ommissioned by the Archdiocese of Miami, 9 ft. Marble Virgin Lady of Guadalupe, Church Our
La. - of Guadalupe, City of Doral, Florida
15 Selected by the Consulate of Argentina to sculpt Equestrian Monument of San Martin, Miami,
orida
2015 "'Florida' A Seminole Girl" 12 Ft. Monument in Bronze with Colorful Ceramic Tiles installed in
the City of Ft. Lauderdale for the 500th Anniversary of the State of Florida, Sponsorship Seminole
Tribe of Florida, 100 city of Fort Lauderdale citizens, &Benefactor Al Acker
2014 Life size Bronze Sculpture of "Danny de Gennaro" at Buck's County College, Pennsylvania
2014 Portrait Bust in Bronze of wife of Founder of the City of Doral
2014 Life size Bronze T-Ball Player, City of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
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CIRRICULUME
VITAE
NILDA
COMMAS
B.
nildamcomas@yahoo.com
www.nildacomas.com
954.298.3621
/
SUBSTITUTED.
2013 Tequesta Indian, City of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
2013 "Al Galopo" Museo dei Bozzetti, Centro Culturale "Luigi Russo", Pietrasanta, Ita
2000 Accademia di Belle Arti di Carrara, Italy
2000 "Lil Bader" Bronze Colee Hammock Park, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
2000 "Alive" Bronze at Chris Evert's Children's Center, Broward District Hospit. , Florida
AWARDS, HONORS & GRANTS
2020-2021 Interviewed by BBC, NPR, Discovery Channel, Biz in the Arts.
2018, inducted to Broward County's Women's Hall of Fame
2017, SunSentinnel newspaper will start a documentary video and writ
two year coverage of sculpting a Statue for the National Statu
2017, City of Ft. Lauderdale WOW Award for Monument "Florida,
2015 filmed by Univision for a documentary about the art works
Guadalupe
2015 filmed by BBC for documentary on Marble Carvers in It
2011 Speaker at MOCA, Museum of Contemporary Art, Mi
2010 Gateway Bank, Speaker, Ocala, Florida
2009 Judge "Fine Arts for Ocala Exhibition," Ocala, Flor
2009 Interviewed by WLRN at The Legacy Art Studio
2008 ECD Grant from The Broward County Cultura
2008 Mini -Grant from The Broward County Cult
2007 Mini -Grant from The Broward County Cu
2007 Interviewed by WLRN at The Legacy Ar
2006 Sister City Grant, Ocala, Florida
2006 Award for Excellence, Internationa
2006 Master Artist and Speaker, Inter
2004 Award for Excellence in Figura
Club, NYC
2003 Best in Show Award, Wes
2003 1st prize for Sculpture,
2000 National Sculpture So
2000-1999 Art in the Dow
1998 Filmed interview i
1998 Agop Agopoff
1998 Bronze Meda
1998-1997 Andy
1997-1996 And
e
a
n articles to have complete
y Hall in Washington, DC
eminole Girl"
the Church Our Lady of
ivision for 2008-2009
al Division for 2008-2009
ural Division for 2007-2008
Studio
iennale, Palm Bch., Florida
tional Biennale, Palm Bch., Florida
Sculpture, Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, National Arts
inster 142nd Exhibition of Women Artists, London, UK
mbro Group Bank, London, UK
ety Agop Agopoff Memorial Prize, NYC
town Award, Downtown Development Authority,Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Austria for TV Program " Good Morning Austria
morial Prize, National Sculpture Society, NYC
National Sculpture Society, NYC
arhol Scholarship, The Graduate School of Figurative Art, NY Academy of Art, NYC
Warhol Scholarship, The Graduate School of Figurative Art, NY Academy of Art, NYC
SOLO EXHI TIONS
2015 Vic •rian on the Blvd. Ocala, FI.
2014 seum of Art at River Oaks Art Center, Alexandria, Louisiana
201 enetian Arts Society, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 2011 Art in Public Places, Boynton Bch., Florida
20 Museum of Florida Art, Deland, Florida
10 The Legacy Art Studio, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
2009 The Legacy Art Studio, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
2008 The Legacy Art Studio, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
2007 The Legacy Art Studio, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
2006 Appleton Museum of Art, Ocala, Florida
2003 Florida Collectors Gallery, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
2003 Chiostro Sant'Agostino, Pietrasanta, Italy
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CIRRICULUME
VITAE
NILDA
COMMAS
B. San Juan, PR
nildamcomas
ahoo.co
www.nildacomas.com
954.298.3621
SUBSTITUTED.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2016 Museo Barsanti, Pietrasanta, Italy
2016 Venetian Arts Society, Historical Women's Club, Ft. Lauderdale, FI.
2015 Fort Lauderdale Yacht Club, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
2014 Palm Beach International Arts & Antiques, Palm Beach, Florida
2014 Art Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Florida
2014 MA+D Miami Art & Design, Miami, Florida
2014 Fort Lauderdale Yacht Club, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
2013-2014 MOCA Montecatini Terme Museum of Contemporary Art, Montecatini, Italy
2013-2014 Artopia, Miami, Florida 2013 Museo dei Bozzetti, Pietrasanta, aly
2012 Lighthouse Museum of Art, Tequesta, Florida
2011 National Sculpture Society, New York, N.Y.
2010 Palazzo Ducale, Massa di Carrara, Italy
2010 Gateway Bank, Ocala, Florida
2009 New York Academy of Art, New York, New York
2009 National Arts Club, New York, New York
2009 Catherine Lorillard Wolfe, New York, New York
2008 A N.E.W. Museum/ Galleries, Miami, Florida
2008 International Palm Beach Biennale, Wellington lorida
2007 University of Toledo, Ohio
2007 Springfield Museum of Art, Ohio
2007 Jule Collins Smith Museum, Auburn Uni rsity, Alabama
2007 Butler Institute of American Art Sateli-- Gallery, Salem, Ohio
2006 Wayne Stark Galleries, Texas A.& . University, Texas
2006 Picker Art Gallery, Colgate Univer.ity, New York
2006 Appleton Museum of Art, Ocal Florida
2006 International Palm Beach Bi: nale, Wellington, Florida
2005 Westervelt Warner Muse of American Art, Alabama
2005 Midwest Museum of A 'erican Art, Indiana
2005 University of Maryla Baltimore, Maryland
2004 Dswart Galleries, N ples, Florida
2004 Catherine Lorilla . Wolfe Art Club, National Arts Club, NYC
2003 Classic Art For, s, Beverly Hills, California 2003 Westminster 142nd Exhibition Women's Show,
London, UK
2002 Started e ibiting at Classic Art Forms, Beverly Hills, California
2001 Nation. Sculpture Society 57th Annual Exhibition, Americas Park Ave. Tower, NYC
2000 Art i •owntown Outdoor Exhibition, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
1999 Ar 'n Downtown Outdoor Exhibition, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
1999 s Nova 2000 Chiostro di Sant'Agostina, Pietrasanta, Italy
199:: Accademia di Belle Arti di Carrara, Italy
1• •8 Downtown Dev. Authority, Art in Downtown, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
997 Florida Collector's Gallery, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
1996 National Arts Club in New York, New York
1994 Royal Palm Beach Gallery, Palm Beach, Florida
1993 Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens, West Palm Beach, Florida
TEACHING = Master Sculpture Workshops - Living Among the Artists Sculpture Workshop In the
United States and Italy
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WORKS BY
NILDA
COMMAS
nildamcomas@yahoo.com
www.nildacomas.com
954.298.3621
SUBSTITUTED.
1
1_N Commas.jpg
Title: "Lady of
Guadalupe"
Medium: Marble
Dimensions: 13'
Date: 2015
Location: Lad
Guadalupe
Church, D.
f
tholic
ral, FL
2_N Commas-.jpg
Title: `Corpus"
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: 10'
mounted on a 20' cross
Date: 2015
Location: Lady of
Guadalupe Catholic
Church, Doral, FL
CORPUS, BRONZE. COMMISSIONED BY THE ARCHDIOCESE OF MIAML SCULPTOR NILDA COMAS
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COMMAS
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3_N Commas.jpg
Title: "Danny de
Gennaro"
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: 44"
Date: 2014
Location: Bucks County
Community College,
Bucks County, Penn
4_N Commas.jpg
Title: "Melancolia"
Medium: Marble
Dimensions:
19"x14"x20"
Date: 2010
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COMMAS
5_N Commas.jpg
Title: "Dr. Mary McLeod
Bethune"
Medium: Clay Model
Dimensions: 8' to be
mounted on a 3' base
Date: 2019 — to
represent The State of
Florida at the Nationa
Statuary Hall at the
Capital.
SUBSTITUTED.
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COMMAS
SUBSTITUTED.
Commas.jpg
Title: "Model —
Monument to Missing
Children"
Medium: Marble
Dimensions:
14"x12"x28" to be
expanded to a 12'
marble monument
Date: 2007
7_N Commas.jpg
Title: "Last Moments"
Medium: Marble
Dimensions:
15"x15"x18"
Date: 2013
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NILDA
COMMAS
7_N Commas.jpg
Title: "Florida A
Seminole Girl"
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions:12'
Date: 2015
Location: Stranahan
Landing Park, City of Ft
Lauderdale, FL
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IDONPBRCtiMENT
QMnTnfIDODHY
8_N Commas.jpg
Title: "Lil Blader Girl"
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: 7.5'
Date: 2019
Location: Colee
Hammock Park, City of
Ft Lauderdale, FL
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COMMAS
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Title: "Tequesta"
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: 9' w/ base
Date: 2019
Location: Lewis Landing
Park, City of Ft
Lauderdale, FL
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JOSHUA WIENER
B.
flowcus@gmail.com
www.joshuaweiner ' om
P: 303.908.2396
SUBSTITUTED.
"Public art projects demand a level of commitment, vision, passion, collaborative spirit
LETTE R OF I NTE REST attention to detail that is challenging for many artists. 1 have absolutely no doubt that Josh Wien
would, should you be so fortunate in contracting him for your project, not only rise to the occa on
but also knock your socks off doing it!" "Josh is a delight to work with, has so much talent, ind is
poised for any major commitment."Judy Anderson, Artistic Director & Founder of Platte -.rum-
2006 Mayors Award for Excellence in the Arts & 2011 National Arts and Humanities You Program
Award
I want to generate art that is more than an aesthetic experience, but is a remonstration of
innovation, something that makes people more aware. I want to create ar that goes beyond
expressing the function of the site and becomes a partner to inspire gre, thinking. I feel it is
necessary to help others find the fun and brilliance that surrounds the . As an artist, I seek to
inspire the general public. A strong work of art will have enough co ent that it will keep daily
visitors curious.
Public art should be important. It should mean something, hav- an impact on the audience, and
change lives. To do this it has to be relevant, contain recogni ble language, speak to the viewer,
reveal something new, and be executed with the highest st, dard of perfection. I believe in art as
an instrument to define our world. A well -planned artwshapes its environment and is shaped
by it. My work becomes the site, the people, the past, ',resent, and future.
My projects are a culmination of innovation, ae
place and people. I look at my creative voice a
designs. I find it essential to be present in cre
I always prefer to do a site visit before pres
community a work of art that is truly refl
allows me to interact with the people
want to create art that raises curio
create sculpture that is unique, ti
etic discipline, and a deep understanding of
a conduit; I draw upon everything to invent my
ing one -of -a -kind and site -specific art, which is why
nting a design. I feel that this is the best way to give a
tive of the local people. I have found that this approach
f an area and address their wants, needs, and concerns. I
ty of the viewer and excites the imagination. My goal is to
eless, and inspiring.
You can see through my 'ody of work that the level of sophistication and engineering
demonstrates that I can puartwork anywhere. I am a certified structural welder, and I have made
art that has had to wi stand hurricanes, earthquakes, and adhere to guidelines for roads,
playgrounds, and histis sites.
On all of my pr.'-cts, I work with the team of city officials, architects, landscape architects,
engineers, com ' unities, etc. I try to make all my public projects into design teams because I know
that if the people of an area are engaged with my creative process, the project will be more
successfulvery place has cultural perspectives that influence how an artwork is experienced: if I
can inte ate those forces into the design process, the artwork will advance greatly. I am driven by
art be' g a process; it is exciting to involve various people and entities.
of my references will attest to my commitment to make sure each project's needs are fully met.
or all projects that I am involved with, I am available for any meeting at short notice- I can be on
a plane rather quickly and spend as much time as needed on site. For most of my projects, I often
attend public meetings to interact with the community and answer any questions of concerned
citizens. I know how to facilitate conversations with communities that all have different ideas, and
I enjoy this process of working with everyone in the community.
"Joshua's knowledge of materials, shapes, forms, and compositions makes me highly
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CIRRICULUME
VITAE
JOSHUA WIENER
Title: "Balance of Life"
Fountain at traffic circle.
Location: Village of
Palmetto Bay, FL
Date:2011
flowcus@gmail.com
www.ioshuaweiner.c
P: 303.908.2396
SUBSTITUTED.
PUBLIC COMMISSIONS
2022 Tribune Building Project, Incourage Community Foundation Wisconsin Rapids, WI
2021 Tradewinds Park Stables & Farm Coconut Creek, Florida
2021 Roundabout at the Eastside Regional Park El Paso, Texas
2019 Lake Linganore at Eaglehead Roundabout (steel & lights) Linganore, Maryland
2019 Turkey Creek Streamway Park Trail (stone & steel) Merriam, Kansas
2019 Enterprise Business Center at Stapleton (steel & stone & lights) Denver, Col • ado
2019 Flood Recovery Project (stone & steel) Longmont, Colorado
2018 Lafayette Gateway at Fairmount Park (stone & steel) Norfolk, Virginia
2018 Second Creek Recreation Center (aluminum, steel, lights, earth) Com rce City, Colorado
2018 Plano Portal Project, Downtown Plano Arts District (painted alum i um & lights) Plano, Texas
2017 Axis Development at Westminster (steel) Westminster, Colora%o
2016 James Riverfront Revitalization (core -ten steel) Richmond, Vir nia
2016 Harold Bacchus Community Park (aluminum) Frisco, Texas
2015 Northside Regional Park at Rillito Regional Park (painted .luminum) Tucson, Arizona
2015 23rd Avenue and 10th Street Triangle Median (design eam & sculpture/stone & aluminum) Greeley,
Colorado
2015 Quinn's Junction/Highway 248 (aluminum) Park Ci , Utah
2015 RTD/City of Boulder - Boulder Transit Village (lights & aluminum), with Martin Mosko ofMarpa Boulder,
Colorado
2015 Gladstone Downtown Village/Linden Squ
2014 Downtown Rawlins, "Building Communi
2014 Kingsley and First Street Rain Garden
2014 RTD/West Rail Line - Perry Station
2014 RTD/West Rail Line - Oak Station
2014 Fairfax Park (aluminum & stainless
2013 Oklahoma State Board of Ph
2013 Homestead Park and Open
2013 Community Gardens at
2013 RTD Light Rail Station
2013 Hudson Gardens (ste
2012 Florida Road Roun
2011 Village of Palme
2011 Carson Nature
2010 DenverUrb
2010 Juanita Be
2010 172nd AV
2008 (Artis
2008 Mi
2007/0
2006
200
e (stone & painted aluminum & lights) Gladstone, Missouri
Energy with Public Art" (aluminum) Rawlins, Wyoming
culpture & design team) Ann Arbor, Michigan
one & steel & lights) Denver, Colorado
luminum & steel) Lakewood, Colorado
eel) Commerce City, Colorado
acy (stone & steel) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
pace (aluminum) Greeley, Colorado
adow Park (stone & steel & living) San Luis Obispo, California
Decatur St./Federal Blvd. (steel & lights) Denver, Colorado
Littleton, Colorado
bout, 2012 USA Pro Cycling Commemoration (steel) Durango, Colorado
o Bay Roundabout (bronze, lights, concrete & water feature) Palmetto Bay, Florida
enter/South Platte Park (steel, stone, living -gateway) Littleton, Colorado
Gardens (SCFD GRANT) (living sculpture) Denver, Colorado
ch Park (stone, plants, water/living sculpture) Kirkland, Washington
nue Roundabout (stone and steel/gateway& sign) Happy Valley, Oregon
or) Governor's Excellence in Renewable Energy Award (stone & steel) Denver, Colorado
own Redevelopment Project (Designs for Crosswalks) Longmont, Colorado
Maher Ranch, Gemstone Park (design team & 2 stone sculptures) Castle Rock, Colorado
ommunity Park (3 stone sculptures) Broomfield, Colorado
Founders' Park (marble, granite, concrete) Wheat Ridge, Colorado
ELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2018'Sculpture on the Rooftop' by the Art Students League at Museum Residencies Denver, Colorado
2016/15/14/13/12"Snow Sculpture in the Dark" competition(2013 & 2012 won 2nd place)Loveland,
Colorado
2014 Denver Maker Faire, Sculpture Games (2ndplace)Denver, Colorado
2013 Co -Curator for "Side Effects May Include..." Exh. - Art Students League Denver, Colorado
2013/12/11/10City of Durango outdoor loan exhibit Durango, Colorado
2013/12/11City of Lafayette's 'Art on the Streets' outdoor exhibit(2 Sculptures Exh.)Lafayette, Colorado
2012/11/10/04/03US Bank "Art on the Streets" Exhibition(3 Sculptures Exhibited)Colorado Springs, CO
2011/10City of Greeley outdoor exhibit (2 Sculptures Exhibited) Greeley, Colorado
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CIRRICULUME
VITAE
JOSHUA WIENER
flowcus@gmail.com
www.joshuaweiner.com
P: 303.908.2396
SUBSTITUTED.
2011-99 Stone Carver's Exhibition at Redstone Art Center Redstone, Colorado
2011 Arts Students League exhibition, '14 Collaborations' Denver, Colorado
2010/09/08 Douglas County "Art Encounters" outdoor exhibit (4 Sculptures Exhibited)
Castle Rock & Parker CO
2009 -2003 "Sculpture in the Park" exhibition, Invited 09-08, Juried 07-03Loveland, olorado
2009 Madden Museum, "Windows to the Divine", juried Denver, Colorado
2009 Loveland Museum/Gallery, "Twirling Dali's mustache" Denver, Colorado
2009 Red Line Gallery, "Art for Ransom' Denver, Colorado
2009 Platte Forum Gallery, "Elevating nature/Germination of ideas "Denver, ' olorado
2009 event gallery 910Arts, "Exploring the Values of our Waters "Denver, .lorado
2009/08/06/05 Evergreen Sculpture Walk-(3 Sculptures Exhibited)Ever: een, Colorado
2009/08/07Sioux Falls Sculpture Walk-(3 Sculptures Exhibited)Sioux F. Is, SD
2009/08/07"Art on the Move" -(3 Sculptures Exhibited)Longmont, C. orado
2008 Icelantic Gallery, Solo Show Denver, Colorado
2008/0720thAnnual outdoor Sculpture Exhibition Lawrence, Kan
2007/06The Standing Sun Fine Art Gallery, Solo Show2007Den er, Colorado
2006/05/04/03Randall Chase Gallery Palm Desert, Californi
2006/05/04Treeline Gallery Estes Park, Colorado
2004Sumukha Art Gallery Bangalore, India
2003/01 Colorado History Museum / Stone Sculptor She case Denver, Colorado
2002 15th Annual Sedona Sculpture Walk Sedona, Arizon
AWARDS / GRANTS / RESIDENCIES
2014 Excellence in Community Design Award, Ci of Greeley, Homestead Park Greeley, Colorado
2010 SCFD GRANT, Denver Urban Gardens (livi gsculpture) Denver, Colorado
2009 Residency at PlatteForum, working wi at -risk youth Denver, Colorado
SELECTED TEACHING AND SPEAKING ' NGAGEMENTS
Present-96 Instructor Marble Institut of Colorado Marble, Colorado
2013-08 Instructor Art Students Le. ue Denver, Colorado
2011 Juror Wyoming Arts Council 011 VA Fellowships Laramie, Wyoming
2011 Speaker Red Rocks Community College Lakewood, Colorado
2011 Presenter/Workshops Southwood Middle & Perinne Elementary Palmetto Bay, Florida
2010 Juror Colorado Artfes / 21stAnnual Castle Rock, Colorado
2009 Presenter Universit of Colorado Boulder, Colorado
2009 Juror/Architectur studio UCD/College of Architecture & Planning Denver, Colorado
2009 Residency Platt- orum Denver, Colorado
2009 Stone Carvin: orkshop Art Students League Denver, Colorado
2009 Juror La Ac.:emia, "Art for Youth" Art Show Denver, Colorado
2008 Presenter nstructor Denver Art Museum Denver, Colorado
2008 Instruc .r for workshop Colorado Academy Denver, Colorado
2007 Prese ter Communication Arts, Inc. Boulder, Colorado
2006 Ins uctor/Presenter Bridge School Boulder, Colorado
2006 P--senter Parker High School Parker, Colorado
2005 ubstitute Instructor Armory Art Center Master Artist Workshop West Palm Beach, Florida
LECTED COMMISSIONS
2020 David Thomson Denver, Colorado
2015 Designs for United Health Plan roof garden, with Martin Mosko of Marpa South Bronx, New York
2015 Designs for El Rio Health Center Park, with Martin Mosko of Marpa Tucson, Arizona
2010/05 Evoke Landscape Design Boulder, Colorado
2008 Denver Art Museum (demonstration piece) Denver, Colorado
2008 Laura Landgraf Denver, Colorado
2008 Benjamin & Heather Victor Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
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CIRRICULUME
VITAE
JOSHUA WIENER
flowcus@gmail.com
www.ioshuaweiner.co
P: 303.908.2396
SUBSTITUTED.
2004/03/02 Studio Forma Landscape Design Boulder, Colorado
2004 Cody Center Lakewood, Colorado
2004 Pharmatech, Inc. Denver, Colorado
2004 Ken Lindeneau La Mesa, California
2004 Adam Wiener Durango, Colorado
2003 Bobby Smith Niwot, Colorado
2003 Ryan Hubbard Denver, Colorado
2002 Colorado State University Fort Collins, Colorado
2001 Marpa & Associates Landscape Design Boulder, Colorado
2001 Dr. William Silvers Denver, Colorado
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
2012 Benjamin Victor Durango, Colorado
2010 Nick Sorenson Denver, Colorado
2009 Town of Castle Rock Castle Rock, Colorado
2009 La Academia at the Denver Inner City Parish Denver, "olorado
2009/08 John & Dianne Dinneen Littleton, Colorado
2008 Sandy Wolf Denver, Colorado
2007 Dr. Henry M. Sondheimer Washington, D.C.
2007 Jeannie Stuntz Loveland, Colorado
2007 Martin Gates Micanopy, Florida
2007 Linda Raynolds Cody, Wyoming
2006 Russ Johnson Denver, Colorado
2006 Casey Matthews Denver, Colorado
2005 Pharmatech, Inc. Denver, Colora
2004 Krishnamurti Valley School Ba :alore, India
2004 John and Karen Nystrom For Collins, Colorado
2004 Christine Lark Longmont, •lorado
2003 Barbara Wojcik West Br. •mfield, Michigan
2003 Marita Schmitz Denve', Colorado
2002 Bob Case Flagstaff, izona
2002 Vickie Branson A •n, Oklahoma
2002 James Moses Flagstaff, Arizona
2002 Matthew W. er Aurora, Colorado
1996 Kazutaka Uida Tokyo, Japan
1995 John Col
INTERNAT • NAL STUDIES —JAPAN
• Apprenticed twice with master sculptor, Kazutaka Uchida, in Tokyo, Japan, studying the
techniques of respectful professional practices
Worked with Uchida on monumental pieces for museums, and also public and private
collections
• Worked with Uchida on two different twenty -piece stone exhibitions in Japan, assisted also on
a sculpture for permanent collection at the Toyota Municipal Museum in Japan along side a
Henry Moore bronze
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE " INDIA
• Invited to Bangalore, India in 2004 along with over forty other carvers from around the world
to be a part of a two weekstone sculpting symposium
• Sculpture was exhibited in Bangalore at the Sumukha Art Gallery Sumukha Art Gallery
Sumukha Art Gallery Sumukha Art Gallery Sumukha Art Gallery Sumukha Art Gallery Sumukha
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Title: "Camp Fire"
Medium: Score -ten Steel
Dimensions: 40'x15'x15'
Date: 2019
Location: Lake Linganore
Roundabout, Frederick
MD
Budget: $100,000.00
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Title: "Connectedness"
Medium: Silverdale
Limestone
Dimensions:
11'8"x23'x18"
Date: 2018
Location: Lafayette
Gateway at Fairmount
Park in Norfolk, VA
Budget $102,000.00
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Title: "Futterfly"
Medium: Stone and
painted aluminum
Dimensions:
12'x75'x75'
Date: 2014
Location: City of
Greeley, CO
Budget $90,000.00
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Title: "Riverscape"
Medium: Power -coated
Steel
Dimensions: 5 at
8'x20'x7'
Date: 2014
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
Budget $23,380
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Title: "The Path
Untraveled"
Medium: Core -ten Steel
Dimensions: 8 at 17' x
17' x 1' each (1,100 ft
total)
Date: 2018
Location: City of
Richmond, VA
Budget $200,000.a0
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Title: "Navigation"
Medium: Powder C..ted
Steel
Dimensions: 2 a
20'x6.5'x7" e. h
Date: 2014
Location: Downtown
Rawlin , Wyoming
Budt $18,000
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Title:
"Interconnectivity"
Medium: Limestone,
Steel and Lights.
Dimensions: 2 at 8' x8' x
2' each.
Date: 2018
Location: Perry Light Rail
Station, Denver, CO
Budget $55,000.00
flowcus@gmail.com
www.joshuaweiner.com
P: 303.908.2396
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Title: "Rhythmic
Illuminations"
Medium: Power Coated
Steel
Dimensions: 7 at 29' x
14'x5'each
Date: 2018
Location: Downtown
Plano Arts District,
Plano, TX
Budget $350,000.00
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Title: "Entanglement"
Medium: Aluminum and
Light
Dimensions: 7 lights at
20' x 10' x 10' each
Date: 2015
Location: RTD Transit
Village in Boulder, CO
Budget $113,000.00/
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Title: "City of Dre. s"
Medium: Steel a
Lights
Dimensions• 0' x 14' x
14'
Date:2► 3
Loca ••n:
De .tur/Federal Rail
ation, Denver, CO
Budget $30,968.00
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P: 303.908.2396
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01. "Campfire"
2019 Core -ten Steel 40' x 15' x 15' $100,000
Location: Lake Linganore Roundabout, Frederick, MD
Commissioning Agency: Land Design
-Campfires have an allure. They hold our attention and give us a sense of peace. F• those who get
to know Lake Linganore intimately, this sculpture will be a landmark for the q lity of life that is
enjoyed here, as the comfort and joy of a campfire evokes the essence of .ke Linganore as an
impressive place to experience nature. Just as a campfire centers us in the •utdoors, so too does
Lake Linganore. This piece evokes a sense of destination, arrival, and curi.sity. This artwork is part
of my body of work that plays with your perspective. As you drive a •und the roundabout, the
piece is constantly changing. I am drawn to this body of work becse it stretches the viewer's
perception.
02. "Connectedness"
2018 Silverdale Limestone 11'8" x 23' x 18" $102,000
Location: Lafayette Gateway at Fairmount Park in Norfol,, VA
Commissioning Agency: City of Norfolk, VA Public Art P ogram
-The most prominent quality I felt from all of my exp• rience with Fairmount Park was the sense of
connection within the community. Community is distinguished when our quality of life is
recognizably tied to our connection to others. is through our connectedness that we become
more than we could otherwise. To articulate tis in art, I wanted to show a group of people coming
together to create a trolley. I am drawn to e trolley because it has a historical connection to this
site. Public transportation is a clear imag: or environmental stewardship. I wanted the artwork to
be fun for kids and adults, creating a so se of mystery and wonder.
03. "Flutterby"
2015 Stone and Painted Alumin . m 12' x 75' x 75' $90,000
Location: 23rd Avenue and 11 Street Triangle Median in Greeley, Colorado
Commissioning Agency: Cit, of Greeley, Colorado
-The butterflies, stones and landscape suggest a healthy relationship between nature and
civilization as the con-mporary stones are nestled into the landscape as if they are the most
ancient things, and e butterflies' movement are embedded into the landscape as if they are the
force that is distin uishing the forms in this environment with the juxtaposition of the stones with
butterflies crea ' g a sense of balance and moving with imagination.
04. "Rivers•-pe"
2014 Po • er-coated Steel 5 at 8' x 20' x 7" $23,380
Locati• : Kingsley and First Street Rain Garden in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Co issioning Agency: City of Ann Arbor and the Ann Arbor Public Art Commission
-Tr ough this collaboration between the general public, art council, landscape architect and me,
e artist, water became the key element that informed this artwork in order to connect the
sculptures to how the land functions and what the rain garden will do for the quality of life in this
area. The significance of water on this site is represented by having 5 bass fish on the land,
emerging to articulate how this rain garden is an extension of the river.
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JOSHUA WIENER
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www.ioshuaweiner.c
P: 303.908.2396
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05. "Navigation"
2014 Powder -coated Steel 2 at 20' x 6.5' x 7" each $18,000
Location: Downtown Rawlins, Wyoming
Commissioning Agency: Rawlins DDA/Main Street
-When I am in Wyoming, I am always struck by the vastness of the sky so I - anted to bring that
feeling of immense expanse into the experience of being downtown. The . twork is the outline of
two hawks. The hawks create a beautiful line that swells and thins like .rush stroke. Having the
hawks create a frame suggests that we need to see through nature. 0 quality of life is dependent
on the entire environment. The fact that Wyoming is a leader in win. -nergy was an exciting aspect
to this project and another inspiration for my design. The hawks .nvey the movement of wind.
06. "The Path Untraveled"
2016 Core -ten Steel 8 at 17' x 17' x 1' each (1,100 ft. total) 200,000
Location: James Riverfront
Commissioning Agency: City of Richmond, Virginia
-"The Path Untraveled" is a sculpture exploring mo -ment through the landscape. The sculpture
is a series of 8 rings placed in a line to create a vis .al path. It crisscrosses the designated paths for
people in a way that creates new visual cor 'dors, suggesting new perspectives through the
landscape. As I immersed myself in Richm. d, I was most impressed with the distinguished
network of paths at the James River Park. It a vehicle for community stewardship and a wonderful
aspect of place.
07. "Interconnectivity"
2014 Limestone, Stainless Steel an Lights 2 at 8' x 8' x 2' each $55,000
Location: Perry Light Rail Statio n Denver, CO
Commissioning Agency: Deny : Regional Transportation District
-When I first visited Perry St. ion, I was moved by the amount of different forces that were passing
through this place so I wa ' ted to create a sculpture that gives the viewer a perspective of the city
in a way that suggest that the 'wheels' we use are framing our future. Our shift to public
transportation is alte g how we live in our cities; it is an efficient way to move, therefore allowing
for more open spa - for humans and nature.
08. "Rhythmic luminations"
2018 Powdecoated Aluminum and Lights 7 at "29' x 14' x 5' each $350,000
Location: r.wntown Plano Arts District, Plano, TX
Commis oning Agency: Plano Arts, Culture, and Heritage
-Thes: sculptures are a celebration of art. After spending time in Plano, I felt the momentum of
the , its here and saw the visions for an inspired community in the numerous theaters and stages.
T experience is based on being lost in the charms of a performance. Sounds, light, and movement
II blend into a surreal mass, leaving room for interpretation. This work gives shape to the unseen
form of sound. One of the most exciting aspects about this sculpture is that through the
overlapping of materials, it creates a kinetic experience without moving parts. At night, an eruption
of color splashes into the art with a color changing LED system.
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. 09. "City of Dreams"
W 0 R KS BY 2013 Steel and Lights 20' x 14' x 14' $30,968
Location: Decatur/Federal Light Rail Station in Denver, CO
Commissioning Agency: City of Denver
JOSHUA WIENER -This sculpture articulates what the light rail means to our future. At one po t our cities were
entirely defined by the waterways then they took shape in relationship to o highways. The light
rail is guiding our future & represents our evolution so I wanted tho sculpture to express
advancement. Our transition to an ecologically balanced society will b inspiring; there will be
innovation, planning & discovery that will make it so our cities have rtually no negative impact
on the planet.
Title: "Balance of Life"
Medium: Bronze
Location: Village of
Palmetto Bay, FL
Date: 2011
Budget: $50,000
10. "Entanglement"
2015 Aluminum and Light 7 lights at 20' x 10' x 10' each $113 ° 00
Location: RTD Transit Village in Boulder, Colorado
Commissioning Agency: Boulder Regional Transportatio 1 istrict
-This installation consists of 7 'tree' lights spread thrghout the new transit village. Part of my
strength as a team was based on my ability to int: act with other designers as I had over —15
fantastic meetings with the developer, CDOT, ' ty, architects, engineers, lighting, landscape
architects, and art committee in developing the resign for the transit village.
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Artist Statement
CARLOS LUNA
B. 1969, Pinar del Rio Cuba
www.CarlosLuna.com
/
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Born in 1969 in Pinar del Rio, Cuba, Carlos Luna explores across a deep body .f work how
memories and imagination affect temporal perception. His art draws deeply upon . ich culture.
Luna has unabashedly focused his artistic career on the medium of painting culpting, and works
on ceramics remaining insistently committed to what he views to be art's 4nique capacity to offer
seemingly limitless opportunities to extol what most people rarely find i eir daily life:
an imagery that transcends physical boundaries; visual traditiothat transcends cultural and
political divisions; and a guiding moral philosophy. Luna's a narrative of unification that
simultaneously acknowledges the legitimacy of diverse culturreferences and integrates complex
commentary into accessible, non -threatening vistas. He do-. not shy away from challenging topics.
Instead, he asks the viewer to wrestle with argument ranging from the importance of social
harmony to society's predilection for beauty, ques ons that reveal themselves upon closer
inspection beneath the painted surface.
His career is full of solo and group exhibitions ' several museums and showing alongside renown
visual artist Pablo Picasso, along with havi'g his sculptures beautifying public spaces nationally
and internationally. His rich cultural back. -.und and vast interest in enriching the global community
with art along with his passion for findi beauty in daily life piqued his interest in this project. Luna
wants to beautify the world around h' for the visual pleasure of others
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CIRRICULUME
VITAE
CARLOS
LUNA
B. 1969
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Born January 2, 1969, Pinar del Rio, Cuba
Left Cuba in 1991
Lived in Puebla, Mexico between 1991 and 2002
Resides in the U.S. since 2002 with his wife and their three children
EDUCATION
1987-91 Visual Arts College (Institute Superior de Arte), Havana
1984-87 National School of the Arts (Escuela Nacional de Artes Plasti as, ENAP), Havana
1983-84 Academia de San Alejandro, Havana
1980-83 School of Visual Arts (Escuela Provincial de Artes Plastic• s), Pinar del Rio, Cuba
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2018 • Flower Power; Art of the World Gallery, Houston, T
• Public Art Project; Zocalo, Fiscalia, Panteon, Pueb :, Mexico
2017 • Deep Line, Drawings by Carlos Luna; Boca Ra.,.n Museum of Art, Boca Raton, FL
• Green Machine: The Art of Carlos Luna; A -rican University Museum, Washington,
DC*
• Dialogues: Carlos Luna; Fort Smith Reg'.nal Art Museum, Forth Smith, AR
• Scope Miami; Espinasse 31, Milan Ita
2016 • Green Machine: The Art of Carl Luna; Museo de los Pintores Oaxaquenos, Oaxaca,
Mexico *
2015 • Green Machine: The Art o Carlos Luna; Frost Art Museum, Miami, FL *
2011 • Carlos Luna: Los Deco : dos; Heather James Fine Art, Palm Desert, CA *
2009 • Pablo Picasso Cer
BUAP, Puebla, xico
Pablo Picasso 'eramics I Carlos Luna Paintings; Miramar Cultural Center—Artspark,
Miramar, FL
ics I Carlos Luna Paintings; Complejo Cultural Universitario
*
2008 • Pablo Picasso Ceramics I Carlos Luna Paintings; Museum of Art I Fort Lauderdale, FL *
• Carlos una: El Gran Mambo; American University Museum, Washington, DC *
• Carls Luna: El Gran Mambo; Museum of Latin American Art — Molaa, Long Beach, CA
*
2007 Carlos Luna: Personal Histories; (Oil paintings) Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg,
PA
• Carlos Luna: Personal Histories; (Works on amate paper) The Suzanne H. Arnold Art
Gallery, Lebanon Valley Collage, Annville, PA *
• Carlos Luna: Personal Histories; (Oils and works on amate paper) Polk Museum of Art,
Lakeland, FL *
• Art Santa Fe; Osuna Art, Washington, DC *
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CIRRICULUME
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CARLOS
LUNA
B. 1969
www.CarlosLuna.com
/
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2011 • Salon d'Automne 2011: I'AlteRnaTive; Paris *
• Group Show; Heather James Fine Art, Jackson, WY
• Cuba On My Mind; The Von Liebig Art Center, Naples, FL
• Independiente; Espacio-Reforma, Oaxaca, Mexico *
2010 • !Si Cuba!; New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA
• !Latinas!; Nassau County Museum of Art, Roslyn Harbor, NY
• Four Views from the MOLAA Permanent Collection; Museum of L. in American Art —
Molaa, Long Beach, CA *
• Art in Embassies Program, United States Embassy El Salvador, an Salvador, 2010-
2013
• Unbroken Ties: Dialogues in Cuban Art; Flint Institute of t
• Art Santa Fe; Osuna Art, Washington, DC
2009 • Latinamerican Art: Classic to Contemporary; Heather
• Latin American Painting Now (Pintura Latino Amer
Museum of Art, Naples, FL
2008 • Art in Embassies Program, United States Emba
• Unbroken Ties: Dialogues in Cuban Art; Mus
• Visiones: 20th Century Selections from the
Raton, FL
• Art Santa Fe; Osuna Art, Washington,
2007 • Latin American Art: Myth & Reality;
• Alarca, Talavera Contemporanea;
• Art Miami; Gomez Fine Art -Gale
• Arte Americas; Maxioli Galler
• Group Show. Latin America
2006 • Unbroken Ties: Dialogue n
CA *
*
• Diversidades. Del Ca
• Group show; Lurie
Arts, Flint, MI *
ames Fine Art, Palm Desert, CA
ana de Ahora) Naples
y Santiago, Chile, 2008-2011 *
m of Art I Fort Lauderdale, FL *
assau County Museum of Art; Boca
assau County Museum of Art, Roslyn Harbor, NY
I Museo Franz Mayer, Mexico DF *
a, San Juan, PR *
, Miami, FL *
Art Gallery; Scottsdale, Arizona
Cuban Art; Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach,
e al Sur; Gomez Fine Art-Galeria, San Juan, PR
ine Art Galleries, Miami, FL
2005 • Figuratively S. -aking; Miami Art Museum, Miami, FL
• Works on p. .er; Osuna Art, Bethesda, Maryland
• Arte Amer as; George Billis Gallery, Convention Center, Miami, FL *
• Wet; Ed:e Zones, Worlds Art Building, North Miami, FL *
• Grow Spurt; Edge Zones. Worlds Art Building, North Miami, FL
2004 • "L.' in Visions": A Collector's Insight; Nassau County Museum of Art, Roslyn Harbor, NY
cope Miami, Art Basel. Townhouse Hotel; Leonard Tachmes Gallery, Miami, FL
• It's for the Birds; Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Miami, FL *
• Summer Miami; Leonard Tachmes Gallery, Miami, FL
• TONDO; Galeria Botello, Hato Rey, PR
• Art Miami; Latin Collector Gallery, Miami, FL *
• Erase una vez en Mexico; Institute of Mexico in Miami, Miami, FL
• American Dream; The Olga M. & Carlos Saladrigas Gallery,The Ignatian Center for the
Arts, Miami, FL *
• The Soul of Latin American Art; Lurie Fine Art Galleries, Boca Raton, FL
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CARLOS
LUNA
B. 1964
www.CarlosLuna.
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MUSEUM AND PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Museum of Art I Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale, FL
New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA
El Museo del Barrio, New York, NY
Nassau County Museum of Art, Roslyn Harbor, NY
Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, FL
Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach, CA
Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs, CA
Polk Museum of Art, Lakeland, FL
The Suzanne H. Arnold Art Gallery, Lebanon Valley Collage, A ville PA
Lowe Art Museum, Coral Gables, FL Museo Amparo, Puebla exico
Museo Amparo, Puebla, Mexico
Museo Poblano de Arte Virreinal, Puebla, Mexico
Museo Casa de los Munecos, Puebla, Mexico
Banco de Mexico Collection, Mexico DF
Secretaria de Hacienda y Credito Publico Collectk n, Mexico DF
Gobierno del Estado de Puebla Collection, Pue, a, Mexico
Casa de la Culture, Puebla, Mexico
Universidad de las Americas, Puebla, Mex. o
Coleccion Talavera Santa Catarina, Pue• Mexico
Talavera Uriarte Ceramics Collection, ' uebla, Mexico
Alarca Museo de la Talavera, Puebl., Mexico
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, . avana
Wifredo Lam Center, Havana
The Ludwig Foundation, Ger► any
The Jaime Wasch Foundaf. n, Spain
The Miterrand Foundati . n, France
SCULPTURE IN PU LIC SPACES
Bass Museum of rt, Miami Beach, FL
Museum of Lat. American Art, Long Beach, CA
Complejo Cu ural Universitario BUAP, Puebla, Mexico
AWA
2008 • • rtist in Residence; Museum of Art I Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale, FL
• New American Paintings; Juried Exhibition -in -Print, Number 76 *
2811 • Grant award; Pollock -Krasner Foundation, New York, NY *
998 • Fellowship; State Government of Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
1997 • Fellowship; State Government of Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
1991 • First Prize; Salon de Profesores, Luz y Oficio Gallery, Havana
1989 • First Prize; V Salon Provincial de Artes Plasticas; Pinar del Rio, Cuba
• "IV Salon Nacional de Premiados" Award; Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Havana
1988 • First Prize; Salon de la Ciudad, Luz y Oficio Gallery, Havana
• First Prize; IV Salon Provincial de Artes Plasticas, Pinar del Rio, Cuba
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LUNA
B. 1969
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Titled: "Untitled"
Medium: Byzantine
Mosaics
27 IA" x 23 %"'
Date: 2018
Titled: "Camila and her
flowers"
Medium: Byzantine
Mosaics
Size: 49" x 59"
Date: 2018
Titled: "Untitled"
Medium: Talavera
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LUNA
B. 1964 Albany, NY
Titled: "Diatom Court"
Medium: Talavera,
hand -painted ceramic
Description: Private
Collection
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Titled: "War Giro"
Medium: Bronze
Museum of Latin
American Art, BASS
Museum
Size: 98"
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LUNA
B. 1964 Albany, NY
Titled: "Talavera
Plates"
Private Collection
Medium: Talavera
Description:
Titled: "In the Garden"
Medium: Jacquard
Tapestry
Size: 74" x 98"
Date: 2015
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Titled: "Dreamer"
Medium: Jacquard Tapestry
Size: 93" x 72"
Date: 2015
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ARTIST STATEMENT
OCTAVIO
CUELLAR
www.octaviocuellar.com/
Tel: +1 305 632 9703
info@octaviocuellar.com
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Section 2.
The landing of the Bay of Pigs is of patriotic significance for the history of Cuba
an inspiration for all those who love freedom, integrity and independence since
those who carried out the landing were a group of young exiles - military, u ' iversity
students and members of religious organizations - grouped under Bri;.de 2506,
who put their lives at the service of their homeland in order to rescue : nd reinstate
the civic values of a society established constitutionally and plated by the
establishment of an undemocratic political system.
Although this military event had national objectives, it has imcit universal human
values such as duty, patriotism, justice, freedom, i egrity, perseverance,
dedication.
Based on this approach, a sculptural monument 's proposed that reflects the
historical event of the landing of the Bay of Pigs fra universal vision of values and
human spirit so that the layers of reading in th= viewer transit from the regional to
the global, from the Cuban cultural identity t. universal human identity; diversifying
the reading and expanding the character . d scope of the sculptural work.
Sife Plan with pro.' -. ^, impmvemenls to Bay of Pigs Memorial Park
Area identified for the integration of Public At
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Section 2.
ARTIST
PROPOSAL
OCTAVIO
CUELLAR
Vito Di Bari - Innovation Designer - CEO and Founder
BACKGROUND
In 1999, Vito was appointed Executive Director at International Multimedia Institute UNESCO,
in Paris. At this time, Vito was a member of the Editorial Committee of Harvard Bu ness Review
(Italy) and the Scientific Committee of the International Institute for Opera and Po- ry of UNESCO,
a Member of the Fiction Financing Committee Euro-Aim MEDIA with the •until of Europe
(Bruxelles),
and a Chairman of the Arts & Communication International Fellowship oft Rotary International
(Evanston, II).
In 2007, the city of Milan appointed Vito Di Bari to be the Innov
Universal EXPO. As a result of this, Vito began developing creativ
All of Vito's projects are value -driven and based on next-gener
His Digital Expo Project won the competition with a visionar
to design a city of the future using recent discoveries in var
movement sensors, nanotechnologies, and robotics. Vit
ion Designer for The 2015
and inspiring urban projects.
ion technologies and materials.
roposal featuring Vito's concepts
us fields, such as augmented reality,
created his vision of the Inspirational
•
City, a city of the future releasing positive emotions and 'mproving the overall quality of life driven
by hidden next generation technologies.
NEO-FUTURISM
Vito is considered the leader of the avant- • .rde movement called Neo-Futurism, which is a
rethinking of the aesthetics and efficient f ctionality of future cities, concerning architectural
design and art in public places. The pione of the movement was French architect Denis Laming.
Neo-futurist urbanists, architects, and .rtists believe in cities releasing positive emotions and
improving the quality of life through o sustainability, values, and innovative technologies.
With The Art Reef Project (2017), V' o designed, fabricated, and installed a piece as creative as it
is altruistic. In Naples, Florida on an find his one of a kind installation, which takes the form of a
sea turtle laying on the ocean f or. It is composed of stone panels that have already grown new
coral in an effort to revitaliz the dying sea life in the area. Firmly situated within the realm of
neo-futurism,
it echoes Di Bari's ethos t at "beauty will save the world". Vito's neo-futuristic vision of the "cross-
pollination of art and chnology for a better world" was defined by Steve Jobs as the "post- PC
DNA" and it is share. by world-renowned designers, artists, and other creatives.
ART, PHILOSOP , AND STYLE
Vito's imagin ive projects reflect the convergence of art, values, and cutting -edge technologies.
He is an ins rational thought leader of not only the Neo-Futurist movement, but also of "history
telling w s". The idea is to preserve the memories and feelings of a city and its citizens by
immor izing them through large-scale murals. His 2019 Tamarac Community Center Wall Mural
does ust that, chronicling the history of the city, from its founding to present-day, using
co emporary graphics. Aesthetically, Vito's work plays off of each site's unique pulse. The clean
d sleek design of the multifaceted installation Zero Mile Marker (2019) both fits within its
surroundings and makes it stand out as a true landmark, beautifying a previously gray urban
underpass in downtown Miami, Florida. It is this balance as well as the balance between
traditional and contemporary, representative and abstract, which grants his art such widespread
appeal. Of course the philosophy behind his concepts, the theory behind his designs, and the
selection of materials and media is of utmost importance. However, what matters most to Di Bari
is that the lives of residents improves with the installation of each of his public artworks. My
Equilibria (2016) is a testament to this, as it encourages open-air exercise and blurs the border
between art and wellness.
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VITAE
OCTAVIO
CUELLAR
www.octaviocuellar.com
Tel: +1 305 632 9703
info@octaviocuellar.co
SUBSTITUTED.
Born: 1964, Czech Republic
Place of Residency: Miami, FL
Affiliations: National Sculpture Society
Education:
BA 1988 — 1992 Graduate of Sculpture and Drawing, "San Alejandro" rational Academy
of Fine Arts, Havana, Cuba
Awards:
First Prize of Sculpture, Art Fest @Doral, Carlos Albizu Unive ity, Miami, FL, USA (2011)
Second Place, Erotic Art Salon, Gallery La Acacia, Havana, ba (2000) First Place, Small
Sculpture Competition Format Fernando Boada, Havana uba (1993)
Solo Exhibitions:
2013 Tautology, Miami River Drive Art Fair, Ja s L Knight Miami Convention Center,
Brickell, Miami FL, USA (Dec 5-8) Hedo m, Viceroy Hotel at Icon Brickell, Miami
FL, USA
2010 Palimpsest, Gallery -Studio o2c-Art, rt Basel, Wynwood, Art District, Miami, FL,
USA (Oct 6-9)
2005 To exhale, Smoke Jazz and Sup
2002 The Art of Octavio Cuellar, J.
of Mexico, Mexico
2001 Fugitive Spirit, La BOOM how Center, Mexico City, Mexico
1999 Escaping of my body, gar Smokers Country Club and Habano Tobacco House.
Istanbul, Turkey Up '.e down Century. Travelling exhibition in Greece. May,
Piraeus Municipal ' allery; July, Cultural Center of the Kephalonia Island's
government anuseum of the University of Athens
1997 In silence, Mi stry of Foreign Affairs (MINREX), Havana, Cuba Eyes that prefer to
imagine, G. ery La Acacia, Havana, Cuba (Nov 18-Dec 15)
Things of e soul, Andalucia Plaza Hotel, Puerto Banus, Andalucia, , Spain
1995 The ess' ntial is invisible to the eyes, Octavio Cuellar sculptures, Provincial Center
of PI tic Arts and Design, Havana, Cuba (Sep 20-Oct 21)
1993 Spi ' tual, Provincial Center of Plastic Arts and Design, Havana, Cuba (Apr)
1992
r Club, New York, NY, U S A
Contemporary Art Gallery, Valle de Bravo, State
flections, Art Center 23 y 12, Havana, Cuba (Jul)
Gro • Exhibitions:
20 Visions of Cuba, Historic Cuban Cigar Factory "Eduardo Gato", Key West, FL, USA
(Feb 1-May 3)
2018 I'm Icon, Icon Brickell Residences Tower II, Miami, FL, USA (Dec 3-9)
2017 Memories & Challenges of Contemporary Latin American Art, Magnetic
Pompano, Creative City Collaborative & Pompano Citi Centre, Pompano Beach,
FL, USA (Aug 14-Sep 17) Dreams, Sarcasm, Cynicism, Art & Design Gallery, Miami,
FL, USA (May 4-29)
2016 Art Medellin'16,"Trazos de Identidad" (Strokes of identity), Latin American Art
Pavilion Booth, Plaza Mayor, Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia (Sep 16-19)
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VITAE
OCTAVIO
CUELLAR
www.octaviocuellar.com
Tel: +1 305 632 9703
info@octaviocuellar.co
SUBSTITUTED.
Born: 1964, Czech Republic
Place of Residency: Miami, FL
Affiliations: National Sculpture Society
Education:
BA 1988 — 1992 Graduate of Sculpture and Drawing, "San Alejandro" National Academy
of Fine Arts, Havana, Cuba
Awards:
First Prize of Sculpture, Art Fest @Doral, Carlos Albizu Unive ity, Miami, FL, USA (2011)
Second Place, Erotic Art Salon, Gallery La Acacia, Havana, ba (2000) First Place, Small
Sculpture Competition Format Fernando Boada, Havana, uba (1993)
Solo Exhibitions:
2013 Tautology, Miami River Drive Art Fair, Jam's L Knight Miami Convention Center,
Brickell, Miami FL, USA (Dec 5-8) Hedon'.m, Viceroy Hotel at Icon Brickell, Miami
FL, USA
2010 Palimpsest, Gallery -Studio o2c-Art, rt Basel, Wynwood, Art District, Miami, FL,
USA (Oct 6-9)
2005 To exhale, Smoke Jazz and Sup• -r Club, New York, NY, U S A
2002 The Art of Octavio Cuellar, J.
of Mexico, Mexico
2001 Fugitive Spirit, La BOOM
1999 Escaping of my body,
Istanbul, Turkey Ups
Piraeus Municipal
government an
1997 In silence, Mi
imagine, Ga
Things of
1995 The ess
of PI
1993 Spi
Contemporary Art Gallery, Valle de Bravo, State
ow Center, Mexico City, Mexico
ar Smokers Country Club and Habano Tobacco House.
e down Century. Travelling exhibition in Greece. May,
allery; July, Cultural Center of the Kephalonia Island's
useum of the University of Athens
stry of Foreign Affairs (MINREX), Havana, Cuba Eyes that prefer to
ery La Acacia, Havana, Cuba (Nov 18-Dec 15)
e soul, Andalucia Plaza Hotel, Puerto Banus, Andalucia, , Spain
ntial is invisible to the eyes, Octavio Cuellar sculptures, Provincial Center
c Arts and Design, Havana, Cuba (Sep 20-Oct 21)
ual, Provincial Center of Plastic Arts and Design, Havana, Cuba (Apr)
1992 ' ' flections, Art Center 23 y 12, Havana, Cuba (Jul)
Gro • Exhibitions:
20 • Visions of Cuba, Historic Cuban Cigar Factory "Eduardo Gato", Key West, FL, USA
(Feb 1-May 3)
2018 I'm Icon, Icon Brickell Residences Tower II, Miami, FL, USA (Dec 3-9)
2017 Memories & Challenges of Contemporary Latin American Art, Magnetic
Pompano, Creative City Collaborative & Pompano Citi Centre, Pompano Beach,
FL, USA (Aug 14-Sep 17) Dreams, Sarcasm, Cynicism, Art & Design Gallery, Miami,
FL, USA (May 4-29)
2016 Art Medellin'16,"Trazos de Identidad" (Strokes of identity), Latin American Art
Pavilion Booth, Plaza Mayor, Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia (Sep 16-19)
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CUELLAR
Title: "Moorish Women"
Medium: Cooper
Dimensions: 64" H X 35"
WX24"D
Title: "Virgen de Loreto"
Medium: Copper
Dimensions: 40" H X 30"
WX29"D
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Title: "Tautology"
Medium: Copper
Dimensions: 120" H X
90" W X 66" D
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Title: "Virgen de Loreto"
Medium: Copper
Dimensions: 40" H X 30"
WX29"D
Title: 'Virgen de Loreto"
Medium: Copper
Dimensions: 40" H X 30"
WX29"D
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Title: "The Garden - s"
Medium: Copper
Dimensions: 8A x 67" x 56"
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Title: "Ad Libitum"
Medium: Copper
Dimensions: 20" x 14" x 6"
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Title: "Contra Bass
Musician"
Medium: Copper
Dimensions: 77" x 34" x 32"
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Title: "The Immigrant"
Medium: Copper She
hand embossed an
welded
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Planning Department
Public Art Division
444 SW 2nd Avenue, 3rd Floor
Miami, FL 33033
www.miamigov.com
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