My name is Luis Miguel Rodriguez and I am a multidisciplinary, Cuban painter and artisit based in Miami. Here’s my story…
Luis Miguel Rodriguez was born in Havana, Cuba September 29th 1959.
At the age of 13, his outstanding abilities to create sketches and drawings led to him to be selected by the prestigious academy of art “San Alejandro” of Havana Cuba.
During this time, his love of the sea and the underwater world he discovered temporarily distanced him from the art that he displayed such a passion as well. His love for underwater diving opened a new prospective for his abilities as an artist.
It was also this time that allowed him to comprehensively explore and gain a great influence of the marine environment which surrounded him during his diving ventures. These influences are still predominant in his paintings, as it continues to compliment and display his vision of the sea world on the canvas.
Armed with his gifted ability and imagination, he tirelessly pursues his expressions of these visions using the palate and canvas. Primarily a medium to communicate his surrealist concept, he is further influenced by the addition of his interpretation of the universal plastic arts, expressionism and contemporary art as seen thru the lens of his remarkable imagination.
The impressionist influence can clearly be defined in the chromatic synthesis displayed in his artwork, which serves to express an intensity of light, atmosphere and the reflections these conditions and effects have in his creation. To the naked eye he allows the complimentary vision of balance that is reflected by his use of dimensions and proportions to further compliment the shadows and shades of colors that enable the viewer to associate with his art.
A good example is of his symbolism is found in his work titled “New York-New York (9/11/2001), in which he embodies the human unity of the pain and suffering we all felt as a nation of all creed and colors. The union if all races and cultures, as seen lifting the Big Apple are irrevocably expressing the bond between us as a people. This resurrection from the ashes is our link to the N.Y.C. phoenix being reborn once more. This work is on exhibit as part of the permanent collection of the 911 commemorative paintings in the City hall of Manhattan, New York.
“San Alejandro” of Havana Cuba.
- Naples Daily News
- Nuevos Ecos Magazine
- Diario Las Ameritas
- El Nuevo Herald
- Libre Magazine
- Iberoamericana Internacional Magazine
- Florida Exclusive
- Contemporary Artists Dictionary
- Los Pueblos mas bellos de Cuba(libro)
- La Habana(libro)
- Documental-2006
- Documental Pintores Cubanos Contemporáneos2005
- Canal 41Raiza palumboNoticias 41
- Canal 41Jorge SotolongoProtagonistas
- Architectural Digest
- Carátula del libro: “Dicen que tengo madera de escritor” de Jorge V. Rojas
- Revista Mar y Pesca
- Los Pintores Cubanos “ Dos siglos de pintura”
2011 – Inaugural Opening of Luis Miguel Art Gallery – Miami, Florida.
2011 – Cuba Nostalgia – Westchester, Florida.
2010 – Carnival on the Mile – Coral Gables, Florida.
2010 – Gables Hispanic Cultural Festival – Coral Gables, Florida.
2010 – Permanent Exposition – Salón de Exhibición, Biblioteca Birlocha – Gijón, Asturias, Spain.
2007 – “Mundos Paralelos”- Luis Miguel Art Gallery.
2006 – “Memorias”- Domingo Padron.
2006 – Rainbow Art Gallery.
2004 – “Pan, Amor y fantasía”- La Boheme Private Gallery-Miami, Florida.
2002 – Arte Exquisito en Brickell- Miami, Florida.
2002 – “Luis Miguel”- 133 Giralda Ave.- Coral Gables, Florida.
1996 – Palermo, Italia.
1994 – Liceo Artístico y Literario de Regla- Habana, Cuba.
1993 – Museo Municipal de Regla- Habana, Cuba.
1991 – Casa de la Cultura de Regla- Habana, Cuba.
1984 – Segundo Premio- Concurso Grafico de la Habana- Cuba.
1983 – Premio a la Popularidad- Concurso Grafico de la Habana- Cuba.
1983 – Primer Premio- Concurso Grafico de la Habana- Cuba.
2011 – Colectiva en Luis Miguel Art Gallery – Miami, Florida.
2011 – Herencia Hispana
2011 – First National Bank – Miami, Florida.
2010 – Solo Art Miami – Miami, Florida.
2010 – Gables Hispanic Cultural Festival – Coral Gables, Florida.
2010 – GDS Fine Arts Studio – Miami, Florida.
2010 – Carnaval Miami – Miami, Florida.
2010 – Cuba Nostalgia- Miami, Florida
2009 – Carnaval Miami – Miami, Florida.
2009 – Cuba Nostalgia- Miami, Florida.
2009 – Alexandria Festival of the Arts, Virginia.
2009 – DaVinci’s Galerry – Miami, Florida.
2008 – Alan Howard Events- Key Biscayne, Florida.
2008 – Cuba Nostalgia- Miami, Florida.
2008 – Home Show- Miami, Florida.
2007 – “A Great Small Format”- La Boheme- Miami, Florida.
2007 – Miami Science Museum- Miami, Florida.
2007 – “Expresiones de Arte- The Wirtz Gallery- Miami, Florida.
2007 – Cuba Nostalgia- Miami, Florida.
2006 – Art Miami- Convention Center- Miami, Florida.
2006 – Cuba Nostalgia- Miami, Florida.
2005 – Exposición de arte cubano- Ocean Bank-Miami, Florida.
2005 – Cuba Nostalgia- Miami, Florida.
2005 – The art of the Sister Cities- Teatro Tower- Miami, Florida.
2005 – Uniting artist for Tsunami Raties.
2004 – Art Miami- Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami, Florida.
2004 – Desarrollo artístico e integración Latinoamericana- Brickell Squares.
2004 – Cuba Nostalgia- Miami, Florida.
2004 – Con sabor a Cuba- Casa Juancho- Miami, Florida.
2004 – Homenaje a la cultura iberoamericana, Teatro Tower- Miami, Florida.
2004 – Expresiones iberoamericanas de arte- The Wirtz Gallery- Miami, Florida.
2004 – Exposición Iberoamericana de arte- Teatro Tower- Miami, Florida.
2004 – Pequeño Formato- La Boheme Private Gallery- Miami, Florida.
2003 – “Beyond the Skin”- Sono Art Gallery- New Cork.
2003 – Homenaje a Jesse Ríos- Domingo Padron- Miami, Florida.
2003 – “Gallinas”- 1067 Gallery- Miami, Florida.
2003 – St. Francis of Assis Church- Carol La Plante Gallery- New York.
2003 – Cuba Nostalgia-Miami, Florida.
2003 – Sonidos de Cerrojos- Potrony Gallery.
2003 – Fointainblue Hotel- Miami Beach.
2003 – CAMACOL Intercontinental Conference-Miami, Florida.
2003 – Subasta Internacional- San Juan- Puerto Rico.
2002 – Latin Brush Strokes Fine Art Gallery- Naples, Florida.
2002 -Viva Naples- Naples, Florida.
2002 – Subasta Niños Discapacitados- Miami, Florida.
2002 – Cuba Nostalgia- Miami, Florida.
2002 – Giralda Gallery- Coral Gables, Florida.
2002 – Galería Artistas Contemporáneos- Downtown Miami, Florida.
2002 – O & Y Gallery- Coral Gables, Florida.
2001 – CAMACOL- Miami, Florida.
1997 – Casa de Cultura de Regla- Habana, Cuba.
1995 – Jóvenes Pintores- Museo Municipal de Regla- Habana, Cuba.
1994 – Liceo Artístico y Literario de Regla- Habana, Cuba.
1984 – Concurso Grafico de la Habana- Habana, Cuba.
1983 – Concurso Grafico de la Habana- Habana, Cuba.