JOSÉ MADRIGAL DESPAIGNE
"Many consider my pictorial and graphic work as a philosophical conceptual proposal because in my works I invite to a silent contemplation. A game of reflection and immersion in my personal world through narrative methods that combine literary, (auto)biographical and poetic/metaphorical associations. A discourse that responds to the need to verify that there is no longer any private space, therefore, my pieces have a close link with the nature of my experiences. This operation becomes a procedure and, at the same time, the object of my research. I focus my work on the processual character as an artistic document based on themes such as the life-death relationship, the reality-fiction relationship, the man-art-nature relationship, psychological introspection, memory, raciality and identity."
Studies
(2021 - 2024)
Halle (Saale), Germany.
Sculpture studies, Class: “Materiality and space”.
“Burg Giebichenstein Kunsthochschule Halle”.
Prof. Andrea Zaumseil and Prof. Karsten Födinger,
(Meisterschüler).
(2012 - 2017)
Havana, Cuba.
Studies of Visual Arts at the Universidad de las Artes (ISA, Instituto Superior de las Artes).
Arts (ISA, Instituto Superior de las Artes), Prof. Luis Gómez Armenteros, (Meisterschüler).
Gómez Armenteros, (Bachelor's Degree).
(2016)
Alfter, Bonn, Germany.
Exchange studies at the University “Alanus
Hochschule für Kunst und Gesellschaft”. Prof. Andrea Sunder-Plassmann.
Sunder-Plassmann (5 months).
(2006 - 2010)
Ciego de Avila, Cuba.
Studies of painting at the Provincial Academy “Raúl Corrales”.
Corrales”, (Bachelor).
Individual exhibitions
(2024) “Spiritual Self”: Meisterschülerstudiums Exhibition. Gallery “merche + thies”. Halle (Saale), Germany.
(2023) “SENO”_(mysticism, conceptions and original foundation). Gallery “merche + thies”. Halle (Saale), Germany.
(2020) “WILLKOMMEN” (Remix of the exhibition “THE ERA OF HANS HAACKE IS OVER!” by the visual artist Luis Gómez Armenteros). Procesual Art Studio Gallery. Havana, Cuba.
(2016) “Recent Work” (together with Salome García Bacallao), Künstlerforum Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
(2017) “DATO.” Center for the Development of Visual Arts (CDAV). Havana, Cuba.
(2015) “Moan”, “El Mejunje” Gallery, “El Mejunje” Cultural Center, Santa Clara, Cuba.
(2011) “MAPAS” - revelando mundos -, Studio-Gallery “Rene Rodriguez”, Ciego de Avila, Cuba.
Group exhibitions
(2024)
- The moment you know. HALLE 14, Spiennerei. Leipzig, Germany.
- TAKE OFF. Meisterschüler*innen der BURG. Burg Galerie im Volkspark. Halle (Saale), Germany
(2023)
- Raum” (III Edition), Mainz, Germany.
- “Die letzte Person”. Jahresausstellung (Annual Exhibition). “Burg Giebichenstein Kunsthochschule Halle”, Halle (Saale), Germany.
- “ZUR ZWISCHEN MIETE”. Galerie KUB, Leipzig, Germany.
(2022)
- “XYZ.” Orgelfabrik Durlach, Karlsruhe, Germany.
- “METAL? - METAL!” . Jahresausstellung (Annual Exhibition). “Burg Giebichenstein Kunsthochschule Halle”, Halle (Saale), Germany.
- “Wolfen Cinema”. OSTEN Festival, Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Germany.
(2020)
- “Compás de Espera”. Gallery “La Nave”, collateral exhibition to the event “Photographic November”. Havana, Cuba.
(2018)
“Und Nacht War” - ‘senseLAB X’. Galeía de la Facultad de Artes Visuales, “Universidad de las Artes”. (ISA). Havana, Cuba.
(2016)
- “S u p e r fi c i e ‘ , e x p o s i t i o n c o l a t e r a l l e v e n t ’November Photographic”, “Altamira” Gallery, Havana, Cuba.
(2015)
- “Exercises”, Workshops by Luis Camnitzer, collateral exhibition to the 12th Havana Biennial. Casa de las Americas, Havana, Cuba.
- “I wish!”, Künstlerforum Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
(2014)
“The third man”, Center for the Development of Visual Arts (CDAV), Havana, Cuba.
(2013)
“VIR”, Arab Castle of the Metropolitan Park, Havana, Cuba.
- “Rundgang”, “Alanus Hochschule für Kunst und Gesellschaft”, Alfter, Germany.
- “Performance-Kunst mit PAErsche”, Künstlerforum Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
Grants, residencies and awards
(2024 - 2025) “Graduiertenstipendium”. “Burg Giebichenstein Kunsthochschule Halle”. Postgraduate Scholarship funded by the State of Saxony-Anhalt. Halle (Saale), Germany.
(2021 - 2024) DAAD-Stipendium for Meisterschüler studies at “Burg Giebichenstein Kunsthochschule Halle”, Halle (Saale), Germany.
(2020) “Can Serrat” - Artistic residency program for writers 2020/ 2021. Residency to promote artistic and literary creation. Barcelona, Spain.
(2016) DAAD-Stipendium to study at “Alanus Hochschule für Kunst und Gesellschaft”, Alfter, Germany.
(2010) Prize, “Salón Espacio Cero” (VIII Edition), work: “Desármame”, “Raúl Martínez” Gallery, Provincial Council of Plastic Arts, Ciego de Ávila, Cuba.
Events
(2023) “Raum” (III Edition), Mainz, Germany.
(2016) Performance-Kunst mit PAErsche. “Künstlerforum Bonn”, Bonn, Germany.
(2022) “Festival OSTEN”. , Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Germany.
(2014 - 2017) “Festival de las Artes”, “Universidad de las Artes” (ISA, Instituto Superior de las Artes). Havana, Cuba.
(2015) “Havana Book Fair”, Havana, Cuba.
(2007 - 2011) Art and Literature Event “Juegos Florales”. Ciego de Avila, Cuba.
(2010 - 2014) “Contemporary Art Week”. Ciego de Avila, Cuba.
(2008) Event of interventions “Arte Público”. III edition of the “Salón Espacio Cero”. Ciego de Avila, Cuba.
Bibliographies (reviews, publications, references)
(2024) Madrigal Despaigne, José, “Spiritual Self” - Nature as a poetic subject-, 2021 - 2024. M e i s t e r s c h ü l e r thesis. I n é d i t o “ B u r g G i e b i e b i c h e n s t e i n Kunsthochschule Halle”, Halle (Saale), Germany.
(2023) Madrigal Despaigne, José, “Wolfener Kino”, p. 167 / 177. ORTS-BEGEGNUNG Bitterfeld. OSTEN Festival, Bitterfeld. Interdisziplinäres Forschungsprojekt zu
Transformationsprozessen. “Burg Giebichenstein Kunsthochschule Halle”, Halle (Saale), Germany.
(2018) Catalog of the Jahresausstellung (Annual Exhibition) “ M E TA L ? - M E TA L ! “ . “ B u r g G i e b i c h e n s t e i n Kunsthochschule Halle”. Halle (Saale), Germany.
(2017) - Madrigal Despaigne, José, “DATO”, 2016 - 2017. Diploma thesis in the profile of Visual Arts. “Universidad de las Artes” (ISA, Instituto Superior de las Artes). Unpublished, Havana, Cuba.
- “Artinhavana”. january, no. 2, “Photographic November”, Theme “The body as a modeler and transformer of physical and imaginary spaces, from a perspective.
c u l t u r a l a n d s o c i a l “ . E x h i b i t i o n “ S u p e r f i c i e ” (Dokumentation), page 39 / 42. Digital diffusion support. Havana, Cuba.
(2016) Portela, Julia, “Trece Relatos + Uno”, January 2016, Text for the catalog of the exhibition “Trece Relatos + Uno”. Havana, Cuba.
(2015) - González Román, Gabriela , “El creador y el Exégeta”, May 2015, Text for the catalog of the exhibition “DOMO” . Havana, Cuba.
- González Román, Gabriela, “Desde la realidad o desde el mito”. Critique of the exhibition “Version of the facts”. , March 2015. Unpublished, Havana, Cuba.
- Flores Feria, Amilkar, “Climate change winter”, February 2015, Text for the catalog of the exhibition “Sinfonía Visible” . Havana, Cuba.
(2013) - frency, “La otra Fuerza o La otra potencia”, July 2013. Unpublished, Havana, Cuba.
- Madrigal Despaigne, José, “VIR” - A closed circuit from the (VIDEO INSTALLATION) -, June 2013. Unpublished, Havana, Cuba.
(2010) Madrigal Despaigne, José, “Desármame”, 2009 - 2010. Bachelor's Thesis. Provincial Academy of Plastic Arts “Raúl Corrales”, Unpublished, Ciego de Ávila, Cuba.