Roberto Fabelo
152.4 x 76.2 cm
In this evocative piece the artist delves into the ambiguous boundaries separating humanity from its animalistic undercurrents, manifesting as hybrid creatures that symbolize spiritual emptying and human denaturalization. The work captures the insistent denial of primal instincts overtaking civilized behavior, with figures that reflect societal decay through traits of opportunism, betrayal, and stupidity—incarnations drawn from everyday observations of urban life in Cuba. Critical analyses highlight how such portrayals, rooted in baroque figuration and grotesque caricature, transcend mere sensory frenzy to offer an instructive fable, prompting viewers to confront the contaminative animality that leads to a decadent state of the world and calls for a definitive correction of collective moral horrors.
Provenance
Roberto Fabelo Studio > Private Collection PortugalExhibitions
"Roberto Fabelo: No Somos Animales (We Are Not Animals)," Galería Habana, Vedado, Havana, Cuba, November 21, 2012–December 21, 2012
"EXPO CHICAGO," Cernuda Arte, Festival Hall, Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois, United States, April 11, 2024–April 14, 2024
"A Surrealist Century / Un Siglo Surrealista," Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, Florida, United States, September 6, 2024–January 1, 2025