
Born 1974, CubaLiset Castillo creates metaphorical artworks in different disciplines that are precisely and expertly executed. Using sand and powder pigment in her sculptures and paintings, she explores the connection between humans and the sea, and illuminates the topic of the ongoing migration from Cuba to the United States. While the bright colours of her works visualise the immigrants’ hope for a better future, the fragile nature of the sand and floating water-inspired shapes draw attention to the precariousness of immigrant life. Liset Castillo grew up in Cuba, earning a Master’s degree in Fine Arts in 1998 at Havana’s Higher Institute of Art (ISA). She first came to Amsterdam in 2002 when she was invited to participate in the International Artists Program “de Ateliers.” Castillo currently lives and works in the Netherlands and Spain. Her works have been exhibited worldwide.
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Liset Castillo
Field of Vision
Sand, pigmented sand, super heavy gel medium on Belgian linen
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Liset Castillo
The Hope
Sand, pigmented sand, super heavy gel medium on Belgian linen
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Liset Castillo
Hallucination
Sand, pigmented sand, super heavy gel medium on Belgian linen
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Liset Castillo
Adrift
Sand, pigmented sand, super heavy gel medium on Belgian linen
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Adrift II
Sand, pigmented sand, super heavy gel medium on Belgian linen
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Adrift III
Sand, pigmented sand, super heavy gel medium on Belgian linen
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Liset Castillo
Adrift VI
Sand, pigmented sand, super heavy gel medium on Belgian linen
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Liset Castillo
One Horizon 40
Sand, pigmented sand, super heavy gel medium on Belgian linen
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Liset Castillo
One Horizon 41
Sand, pigmented sand, super heavy gel medium on Belgian linen
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Liset Castillo
One Horizon 42
Sand, pigmented sand, super heavy gel medium on Belgian linen
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Liset Castillo
One Horizon 43
Sand, pigmented sand, super heavy gel medium on Belgian linen
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Liset Castillo
Onene Horizonorizon (Installationnstallation of 4040 Pieces)ieces)
Sand, pigmented sand, super heavy gel medium on Belgian linen
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Liset Castillo
One Horizon (Installation of 40 Pieces)
Sand, pigmented sand, super heavy gel medium on Belgian linen
2022
40 × 30 cm
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