Statement

My artwork explores my personal and abstract universe to, in a broader sense, unlock the effects of the insularity and political indoctrination of the Cuba island were I from. I try to found sense of my personal story, as well as concern about my country and the elements and processes that make up my identity.

Creating visual exercises that investigate notions such as sequence, uniformity and repetition, concepts that are used in totalitarian regimes as tools of organization and social control. Some recurring themes in my work are political power and its relationship with the natural order. Creating fictions related to geometry and collective memory. Images that generate identity and at the same time in retrospect we can find clear answers, parallels in nature.

Luis Restoy 

jluizo88art@gmail.com

(917) 797 9500

Biography

Visual artist examining Afro-Hispanic cultural memory, political power and its relationship with the natural order through painting.

Luis Restoy. Cuba, 1988.

Visual artist based in New York. His work has developed in media from painting, drawing, installation to body art. His work investigates the effects of totalitarianism in the African Caribbean. With great poetic and personal content, it explores the sensory links between the elements of nature, power relations and our collective memory.

Graduated from the ISA Higher Institute of Art in Cuba in 2014. He has participated in various exhibition projects, collective and individual, together with emerging curators on the Cuban scene starting in 2015. Founder of O208 Studio, Havana, Cuba (2014) and MalaForma Studio, NewYork, USA (2019) His work was exhibited at the Museum of Colonial Art in Havana and has been shown in numerous exhibitions.

Current and Upcoming 

• The Last summer- Solo Show. MalaForma studio, Brooklyn NY. 17 December 4-8pm.
• A poem on the skin  – Open studio. Sunset Park Wide Open, Brooklyn NY.  14-16 October, 2023.
• Future is Now experience- Live streamig art session, Brooklyn NY. Sunday 29 October, 2023. 3-8pm
• 10x10=100 Art Show and Sale to benefit CAST ( Center for advocacy, support & transformation) Southold NY. Friday December 1- 5:30 pm.
• Art Groove Experience. Art Fashion Music. Saturday March 30, 2024. 516 w 26th St Chelsea, New York .
• Future is now experience. Collective Art exhibition. Friday December 22th, 2024. Soho, New York. 

MalaForma Studio and residency 

An Island in New York. Malaforma studio is an artist centered -artist supported Art studio space in Brooklyn NY. Lead by Cuban Artist Luis Restoy whose goal is to create an art space for Latin, People of Color artist in Brooklyn NY. At MalaForma studio we believe Art is a powerful tool for healing, expression, and social change. We provide a range of programs and service to support our artist , including art clases, workshops, technical support and exhibitions. Our studio is a welcoming and inclusive Art space where artists can come together to create and connect with our comunity.