Jorge Pardo
Born in Trinidad, 1976 and lives in Havana
Jorge Pardo was born in 1976 in Trinidad, Cuba. He studied painting, drawing, and silverwork in the Academy of Fine Arts “Oscar Fdez. Morera” of Trinidad, graduating in 1996. Since then, his work has been recognized and rewarded by the critics within and outside the island.
Celebrated for his use of vibrant colours, eclectic patterns and natural and industrial materials, Jorge Pardo, a MacArthur Fellow, has since the 1990s drawn on the historical intersections of fine art, architecture and design to create a highly individual body of work. Characterised by its fluidity between genres, his diverse output ranges from paintings, sculptures and murals to furniture and even entire buildings. Pardo’s focus on multiple meanings, purposes and contexts invites constant re-evaluation of objects, images and architectural space.
