Florencio Gelabert Soto
184 x 39 cm
Florencio Gelabert Soto's "Untitled" asserts the strength born of convergence through a tall cast bronze sculpture in which several slender, branch-like trunks rise from a circular base and lean inward to meet beneath a sharp semi-circular crown. Cast in bronze, the organic forms are made permanent, their individual fragility transformed into a unified vertical structure that gains power precisely through interdependence. The semi-circular element at the apex functions as both horizon and cutting edge, marking the threshold where separate paths resolve into singular purpose. Conceptually, the work presents an unequivocal metaphor for resilience: disparate elements achieve elevation only when bound together in shared aspiration, reflecting the Cuban condition of survival through collective direction amid conditions of scarcity and isolation.
Provenance
Joan Guaita Art, Palma de MallorcaExhibitions
“NEW WORKS,” Joan Guaita Art, Palma de Mallorca, Spain, 1999
(Solo exhibition of recent sculptures; this is the primary venue where the bronze Untitled, 1999 was first presented after being molded in Spain.)
“THE SOUND OF THE FOREST,” Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Jacobo Borges, Caracas, Venezuela, 1999.
“ARCO Madrid,” exhibited by Joan Guaita Ediciones, Madrid, Spain, 1999.
“Art Miami Fair,” exhibited by Joan Guaita Ediciones, Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami, Florida, United States, 1999.
“VACIO,” Galería Fernando Serrano, Moguer, Spain, 2000.
“PARADISE O,” Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden, 2000.