Onay Rosquet

Cuba

Biography

- Havana, 1987 - Lives and works in Havana. A self-taught artist, he has moved from works influenced by fine arts to a personal style of hyperrealism. In 2000-2001 he participated in the workshop conducted by José Pérez Olivares at the “Antonia Eiriz” Studio-Workshop. From 2010 to 2014 he worked in the Contemporary Graphics Workshop. At present he is a freelance artist. He has made several solo exhibitions and has participated in more than thirty group exhibitions. His works have been published in Portal of Visual Arts. Arte Cubano Publishing House; CdeCuba Magazine, Spain; Granma newspaper, Tribuna de La Habana newspaper; Magazine Arte al Límite, Chile; Vistar Magazine; Portal CubaSi and CubaWhat’sOn. His works are in private collections in the United States, Colombia, Italy, Germany, Mexico, Norway,

Virtual Exhibitions

ATTACHMENTS

Onay Rosquet

Onay Rosquet (Havanna, *1987) takes inventory of our lives. He demonstrates: We can not give up our “attachments”, cannot live on bread alone. As insignificant as every object, every meaning appears, in their totality they show our life. The exhibition ATTACHMENTS is his second solo exhibition in Zurich. The latest work presented is a continuation of his series of collection of objects shown in 2017. His seemingly random – yet carefully orchestrated – compilation of papers lets the audience immerse themselves in personal memories. By painting collections of paper, he conjures up almost forgotten associations in the viewer. Onay Rosquet wants us to pay attention to the things we usually do not notice. “I’m fascinated by the social phenomenon of people’s dependency on documents – be it bills, legal documents or love letters,” says Rosquet. He shows how these documents have become companions or ATTACHMENTS of our lives.

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