Rubén, Rubén, Rubén.
It's been incredibly well documented that Rubén Torres Llorca pulls no punches. He refuses to play "the game". ...that's not entirely true, he will play, but by his rules, on his court, and with his ball. Si te gusta bien, y si no, tambien, (If you like it fine, if not, that's fine too).
There is simply no compromising when it comes to his work, nothing and no one is safe. Which is exactly what we want from an artist, right? Llorca says and does exactly what he wants, risky business in this world of empty headed Insta-famous marketing schemes and fragile egos.
Ultimately Rubén is a thinker, well versed in philosophy, psychology, and with an encyclopedic knowledge of literature. He once spent three months in a Buddhist monastery, where he took a vow of silence. Which he considers, "...incredibly difficult for a Cuban". He's also funny. All of these attributes allow him to put the concept back into conceptual art. Llorca is a master of technique, woefully undervalued, and one of the most important Cuban artists alive. I'm not the only one who thinks so.
“His {Jorge Perez of the Perez Art Museum in Miami} Latin American favorites include...Cubans José Bedia and Rubén Torres Llorca, both of whom he believes are severely undervalued today.”
— THE MIAMI HERALD
Check out the artists website rubentorresllorca.com for links to articles, audio and video on the artist, as well as for a broader scope of the artist’s body of work.
- Stacy Conde