Carlos Gamez de Francisco was born in post-revolutionary Cuba in 1987 in a climate of art censorship and limited access to information. He was educated in an academic style heavily influenced by the Russian Academy. This influence and the history of Cuba itself, are the lens through which Francisco creates quasi-historic portraits, narratives and an illusory world. Francisco understood that decontextualizing epochs and artistic symbols are tools that establish a connection between the present and the past. His works explore themes of power, hierarchy, perfection and beauty, repetition, decoration and obscene abundance. His images often depict a sense of happiness and well-being which in turn, insinuates a nonexistent time. Thus, themes and specific figures are examples of distorted reality illustrating his perceptions about life. Francisco focuses on modifying historical periods, fashion, images and contexts using insects, whether realistically represented or not, as imaginary elements recreating new contexts. Mainly, he recreates experiences and memories by superimposing and manipulating historical figures and events. Finally, understanding beauty in its various forms is the motivation for experimenting with non-conventional materials. Francisco’s general approach is to demystify classical beauty and present it as a natural process and in its natural form.
The Pearl Necklace Story II - Surrealist Figurative Feminine Framed Portrait
By Carlos Gamez de Francisco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The figurative surrealistic paintings of Carlos Gamez de Francisco are heavily influenced by his Cuban upbringing in a Russian-governed academic setting. This presence exposed Franci...
Canvas, Acrylic
The House at the End of the Road - Original Framed Blue Floral Artwork on Canvas
By Carlos Gamez de Francisco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carlos Gamez de Francisco’s "The House at the End of the Road" is a striking blend of hyperrealism, figurative surrealism, and imaginative narrative art. This 12-inch round acrylic p...
Canvas, Acrylic
Purple Leaves - Large Colorful Surrealist Figurative Feminine Portrait Painting
By Carlos Gamez de Francisco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The figurative surrealist paintings of Carlos Gamez de Francisco are heavily influenced by his Cuban upbringing. This presence exposed Francisco to the world of figurative arts while...
Canvas, Acrylic, Watercolor
Equestrian Style and Decor II - Contemporary surrealistic horse painting
By Carlos Gamez de Francisco
Located in DE
Gamez de Francisco paints and photographs very passionately, making statements filled with symbolism. He frequently includes insects in his artwork. He says: Flying insects represent...
Canvas, Oil
Five Red Tulips - Framed Pink Original Whimsical Floral Artwork on Canvas
By Carlos Gamez de Francisco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carlos Gamez de Francisco’s "The House at the End of the Road" is a striking blend of hyperrealism, figurative surrealism, and imaginative narrative art. This 12-inch round acrylic p...
Canvas, Acrylic
Sunny Day IV - Original Textural Lace Surrealist Figurative Floral Painting
By Carlos Gamez de Francisco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The figurative surrealistic paintings of Carlos Gamez de Francisco are heavily influenced by his Cuban upbringing in a Russian governed academia setting. This presence exposed Franci...
Canvas, Acrylic
Social Etiquette V - Surrealist Portrait Figurative Woman in Mask Original Art
By Carlos Gamez de Francisco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The figurative surrealistic paintings of Carlos Gamez de Francisco are heavily influenced by his Cuban upbringing in a Russian governed academia setting. This presence exposed Franci...
Canvas, Acrylic
The Top Songbirds - Original Surrealist Figurative Portrait Painting on Canvas
By Carlos Gamez de Francisco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The figurative surrealistic paintings of Carlos Gamez de Francisco are heavily influenced by his Cuban upbringing in a Russian governed academia setting. This presence exposed Franci...
Canvas, Acrylic
Rainforest Parrots - Original Surrealist Figurative Portrait Original Artwork
By Carlos Gamez de Francisco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The figurative surrealistic paintings of Carlos Gamez de Francisco are heavily influenced by his Cuban upbringing in a Russian governed academia setting. This presence exposed Franci...
Canvas, Acrylic
Red Bow II - Original Framed Surrealist Figurative Portrait
By Carlos Gamez de Francisco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The figurative surrealistic paintings of Carlos Gamez de Francisco are heavily influenced by his Cuban upbringing in a Russian governed academia setting. This presence exposed Franci...
Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper, Graphite
Autumn - Original Surrealist Hyperrealist Figurative Sunglass Painting on Canvas
By Carlos Gamez de Francisco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The figurative surrealistic paintings of Carlos Gamez de Francisco are heavily influenced by his Cuban upbringing in a Russian governed academia setting. This presence exposed Franci...
Canvas, Acrylic
The Outfit - Original Colorful Floral Figurative Feminine Surrealist Framed Art
By Carlos Gamez de Francisco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The figurative surrealistic paintings of Carlos Gamez de Francisco are heavily influenced by his Cuban upbringing in a Russian-governed academic setting. This presence exposed Franci...
Acrylic, Paper, Graphite
Gold Earrings - Large Colorful Surrealist Figurative Feminine Portrait Painting
By Carlos Gamez de Francisco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The figurative surrealist paintings of Carlos Gamez de Francisco are heavily influenced by his Cuban upbringing. This presence exposed Francisco to the world of figurative arts while...
Canvas, Watercolor, Acrylic
Bunny I - Original Colorful Floral Figurative Feminine Surrealist Framed Artwork
By Carlos Gamez de Francisco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The figurative surrealistic paintings of Carlos Gamez de Francisco are heavily influenced by his Cuban upbringing in a Russian-governed academic setting. This presence exposed Franci...
Canvas, Acrylic
Blue - Original Figurative Girl with Black Lace Violet Dress Painting on Canvas
By Carlos Gamez de Francisco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The figurative surrealistic paintings of Carlos Gamez de Francisco are heavily influenced by his Cuban upbringing in a Russian governed academia setting. This presence exposed Franci...
Canvas, Acrylic
Green Summer - Original Surrealist Figurative Painting of Girl with Antler Crown
By Carlos Gamez de Francisco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The figurative surrealistic paintings of Carlos Gamez de Francisco are heavily influenced by his Cuban upbringing in a Russian governed academia setting. This presence exposed Franci...
Canvas, Acrylic
Twenty Shades of Sunlight - Contemporary colourful surrealistic painting
By Carlos Gamez de Francisco
Located in DE
Gamez de Francisco paints and photographs very passionately, making statements filled with symbolism. He frequently includes insects in his artwork. He says: Flying insects represent...
Canvas, Acrylic
$7,500
Casual Attire III - Vibrant Surrealist Figurative Original Painting
By Carlos Gamez de Francisco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The figurative surrealistic paintings of Carlos Gamez de Francisco are heavily influenced by his Cuban upbringing in a Russian governed academia setting. This presence exposed Franci...
Canvas, Acrylic
Roses are Red - Contemporary colourful figurative surrealistic painting
By Carlos Gamez de Francisco
Located in DE
Gamez de Francisco paints and photographs very passionately, making statements filled with symbolism. He frequently includes insects in his artwork. He says: Flying insects represent...
Canvas, Acrylic
$7,934
Fashion Essentials I - Contemporary colourful surrealistic painting
By Carlos Gamez de Francisco
Located in DE
Gamez de Francisco paints and photographs very passionately, making statements filled with symbolism. He frequently includes insects in his artwork. He says: Flying insects represent...
Canvas, Acrylic
$6,650
Spring III - Contemporary colourful figurative surrealistic painting
By Carlos Gamez de Francisco
Located in DE
Gamez de Francisco paints and photographs very passionately, making statements filled with symbolism. He frequently includes insects in his artwork. He says: Flying insects represent...
Canvas, Acrylic
Contemporary Figurative Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Floral Background, Realism
By Carlos Gamez de Francisco
Located in St. Louis, MO
Contemporary Figurative Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Floral Background, Realism Growing up in Cuba, I was surrounded by silence where music should have been. Western bands like The ...
Canvas, Acrylic
The Island I - Surrealist Vibrant Original Artwork by Carlos Gamez de Francisco
By Carlos Gamez de Francisco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The figurative surrealistic paintings of Carlos Gamez de Francisco are heavily influenced by his Cuban upbringing. This presence exposed Francisco to the world of figurative arts while censoring contemporary art. His near-obsession with the past and storytelling translates into his work, which provides an escape from reality while creating an illusory world. This surrealist 28-inch high by 20-inch wide oval artwork...
Canvas, Acrylic
BLUE BIRDS IN THE GARDEN
By Carlos Gamez de Francisco
Located in Three Oaks, MI
As with much of Gamez de Francisco’s work, the piece blurs the boundary between the regal and the real, challenging traditional portraiture and giving visual voice to those typically...
Canvas, Acrylic
HAUTE COUTUREIN AUTUMN
By Carlos Gamez de Francisco
Located in Three Oaks, MI
The artist's work delves into the fascinating realm of distorted reality, invoking a sense of happiness and well-being from a bygone era that exists only in the imagination. Through ...
Canvas, Acrylic
$625
H 11 in W 12.25 in D 2.75 in
Surreal Figurative Landscape with Milk and Cookies
Located in Soquel, CA
Surrealist figurative composition by David Lee Musser (American, 1949-2013). Addressed to, titled, dated and signed “Still Life with Milk and Cookies' @ 1992 David Musser" on verso. Presented unframed with painted edges. A long-time resident of Temecula, David worked as a professional musician for many years before changing careers to commercial art. After graduation from San Diego State University with a degree in applied art, David spent the next twelve years as an illustrator, animator and art director in the motion picture/TV industry. In 1994, David opened his own gallery and pursued a career in fine art. After eight...
Canvas, Acrylic
$3,500
H 11.81 in W 9.84 in
"Entrance and Exit" - Oil on Canvas Symbolic Surrealist Painting 2015
By Vachagan Narazyan
Located in Denver, CO
Vachagan Narazyan’s Entrance and Exit (2015) is an original oil on canvas painting that exemplifies the artist’s poetic and allegorical approach to spatial imagery. The composition c...
Canvas, Oil
MEJOR SOLAS
By Sofia Ruiz
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"MEJOR SOLAS" OIL AND ACRILIC ON CANVAS SIGNED AND DATED 2010 EXHIBITED MUSEO DEL BANCO CENTRAL DE COSTA RICA 47.5 X 59 INCHES Sofía Ruiz was born in ...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
UNTITLED
By Sofia Ruiz
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"UNTITLED" OIL AND ACRILIC ON CANVAS SIGNED 35.5 X 27.5 INCHES Sofía Ruiz was born in 1982. What she expresses through her paintings has to do with whe...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
"Untitled, " Acrylic Painting
By Ifeoluwa Alade
Located in Denver, CO
Ifeoluwa Alade ( Nigeria based) "Untitled" is an original, handmade acrylic painting that depicts a female model with colorful butterflies and a dark background. Artist bio: Ifeol...
Acrylic, Canvas
$90,000
H 45 in W 39.25 in
Vertumnus, Oil Painting by William Skilling, After Giuseppe Arcimboldo
By William Skilling
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: William Skilling, After Giuseppe Arcimboldo Title: Vertumnus Year: circa 1950 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 42 in. x 36 in. (106...
Canvas, Oil
$712Sale Price|20% Off
H 40 in W 28 in
A Walk in Fantasy, Abstract Acrylic and Oil Crayon Painting, 2024
By Perrine Honoré
Located in Barcelona, ES
In this series, Perrine explores the profound relationship between light and color, both essential elements in her artistic expression. Without light, there would be no colors, and i...
Oil Crayon, Acrylic, Paper
$1,880Sale Price|20% Off
H 48 in W 40 in D 1 in
Harvest is Ready - 21st Century, Contemporary, Surrealism, African Nature, Child
By Akanji Bolaji
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. Akanji Bolaji (b...
Canvas, Acrylic
$25,000Sale Price|61% Off
H 46 in W 36 in D 2 in
Lunar Encounter with Child, Surrealist Portrait, Oil on Canvas, 1958, Framed
By Leon Kelly
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Lunar Encounter with Child" by Philadelphia born modernist painter Leon Kelly, is a large, brightly colored surrealist portrait of two figures. The 40" x 30" oil on canvas was paint...
Canvas, Oil
$2,062Sale Price|25% Off
H 47.25 in W 27.56 in
#15, 120x70 cm, acrylic, pastel, canvas
By Evdokimova Maria
Located in Yerevan, AM
#15, 120x70 cm, acrylic, pastel, canvas
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
$1,350Sale Price|25% Off
H 27.56 in W 19.69 in
#23, 70x50 cm, acrylic, pastel, canvas
By Evdokimova Maria
Located in Yerevan, AM
#23, 70x50 cm, acrylic, pastel, canvas
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
$2,405Sale Price|35% Off
H 39.38 in W 47.25 in
Series "Horses", 100x120 cm, acrylic on canvas
By Majnun
Located in Yerevan, AM
Series "Horses", 100x120 cm, acrylic on canvas
Canvas, Acrylic
Sold
H 42 in W 1.5 in D 38 in
Contemporary Figurative Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Floral Background, Realism
By Carlos Gamez de Francisco
Located in St. Louis, MO
Contemporary Figurative Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Floral Background, Realism Growing up in Cuba, I was surrounded by silence where music should have been. Western bands like The ...
Canvas, Acrylic
Sold
H 12 in W 12 in
Portrait of a Purple Cat - Blue Original Floral Figurative Artwork on Canvas
By Carlos Gamez de Francisco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carlos Gamez de Francisco’s "The House at the End of the Road" is a striking blend of hyperrealism, figurative surrealism, and imaginative narrative art. This 12-inch round acrylic p...
Canvas, Acrylic
Sold
H 24 in W 16 in
Striped Gloves - Original Figurative Portrait Woman Surrealist Green Yellow Art
By Carlos Gamez de Francisco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The figurative surrealistic paintings of Carlos Gamez de Francisco are heavily influenced by his Cuban upbringing in a Russian governed academia setting. This presence exposed Franci...
Canvas, Acrylic
Six Shades of Sunlight V
By Carlos Gamez de Francisco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The figurative surrealistic paintings of Carlos Gamez de Francisco are heavily influenced by his Cuban upbringing in a Russian governed academia setting. This presence exposed Franci...
Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper, Graphite
Sold
H 66 in W 24 in D 2 in
Ancestors and Descendants I, Vertical Figurative Painting, Girl, Colorful Dress
By Carlos Gamez de Francisco
Located in Kent, CT
The sideways gaze of the female subject's dark blue eyes is the focal point in this enigmatic portrait by Carlos Gamez de Francisco. Vibrant, lively colors dance throughout the girl'...
Canvas, Watercolor