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Rene Peña Art

Cuban, b. 1957
René Peña (Rene de Jesus Pena Gonzalez) is a self-taught photographer born in Havana, Cuba in 1957. His photography is characterized by stark contrasts, between black and white, subject and background, subject and object. His work often focuses on the duality between human inability to escape institutionalization and human desire for individualism. His interest in contrast is also reflected in his place of residence: Peña currently inhabits the Cerro neighborhood of Cuba which is home to a mostly poor African-Caribbean population, despite having been an enclave of Havana's richest families in the 19th century. René Peña graduated from the Higher pedagogic Institute of Foreign Languages, University of Havana with a specialization in English in 1983. In the late 1980s he entered the national world of photography and since 1990 became leader of the new trends of Cuban photography, first by handling interiors and domestic situations in modern-day Cuba and later making studies of his own body in aspects such as negritude, sexual ambiguity and the influence of consumerism through self-portraits. He conceives his series on the basis of a conceptual, formal and structurally different analysis of all the parameters established up to the present, going from a brutal expressionism to a distinct homoeroticism, with strong mystic elements, trends from experimental painting, and a certain theatrical dramatization.
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Mesurage

Mesurage

By Rene Peña

Located in Denton, TX

Mesurage, 1994 Toned gelatin silver print 18 x 12 in. Signed, titled, and dated in pencil on print verso. From the series "El cocinero, el ladron, su mujer, y su amante" (The cook, t...

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1990s Contemporary Rene Peña Art

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Silver Gelatin

Black and White Photography by Cuban Photographer René Peña, Self Portrait

Black and White Photography by Cuban Photographer René Peña, Self Portrait

By Rene Peña

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Limited Edition Series. Black and White Photography by Cuban Photographer René Peña, Self Portrait René Peña (Rene de Jesus Pena Gonzalez) is a self-taught photographer born in Hava...

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1990s Contemporary Rene Peña Art

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Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

'Tutu' - Self Portrait by Leading Contemporary Cuban Photographer René Peña
'Tutu' - Self Portrait by Leading Contemporary Cuban Photographer René Peña

'Tutu' - Self Portrait by Leading Contemporary Cuban Photographer René Peña

By Rene Peña

Located in Brooklyn, NY

René Peña (Rene de Jesus Pena Gonzalez) is a self-taught photographer born in Havana, Cuba in 1957. His photography is characterized by stark contrasts, between black and white, subj...

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Early 2000s Contemporary Rene Peña Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Untitled, Photography Portrait by René Peña
Untitled, Photography Portrait by René Peña

Untitled, Photography Portrait by René Peña

By Rene Peña

Located in Brooklyn, NY

René Peña (Rene de Jesus Pena Gonzalez) is a self-taught photographer born in Havana, Cuba in 1957. His photography is characterized by stark contrasts, between black and white, subj...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Rene Peña Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Signature Black & White Self Portrait by Cuban Photographer René Peña

Signature Black & White Self Portrait by Cuban Photographer René Peña

By Rene Peña

Located in Brooklyn, NY

René Peña (Rene de Jesus Pena Gonzalez) is a self-taught photographer born in Havana, Cuba in 1957. His photography is characterized by stark contrasts, between black and white, subj...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Rene Peña Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Bright Vivid Self Portrait of artist watering his Aloe Plant Cuban René Peña

Bright Vivid Self Portrait of artist watering his Aloe Plant Cuban René Peña

By Rene Peña

Located in Brooklyn, NY

René Peña (Rene de Jesus Pena Gonzalez) is a self-taught photographer born in Havana, Cuba in 1957. His photography is characterized by stark contrasts, between black and white, subj...

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2010s Contemporary Rene Peña Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

'Thief' - Self Portrait by René Peña - Leading Contemporary Cuban Photographer

'Thief' - Self Portrait by René Peña - Leading Contemporary Cuban Photographer

By Rene Peña

Located in Brooklyn, NY

René Peña (Rene de Jesus Pena Gonzalez) is a self-taught photographer born in Havana, Cuba in 1957. His photography is characterized by stark contrasts, between black and white, subj...

Category

2010s Contemporary Rene Peña Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Black and White Self Portrait by Havana Cuban Photographer René Peña

Black and White Self Portrait by Havana Cuban Photographer René Peña

By Rene Peña

Located in Brooklyn, NY

René Peña (Rene de Jesus Pena Gonzalez) is a self-taught photographer born in Havana, Cuba in 1957. His photography is characterized by stark contrasts, between black and white, subj...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Rene Peña Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Nude Portrait with Blue Bucket by Havana Cuba Photographer René Peña
Nude Portrait with Blue Bucket by Havana Cuba Photographer René Peña

Nude Portrait with Blue Bucket by Havana Cuba Photographer René Peña

By Rene Peña

Located in Brooklyn, NY

René Peña (Rene de Jesus Pena Gonzalez) is a self-taught photographer born in Havana, Cuba in 1957. His photography is characterized by stark contrasts, between black and white, subj...

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Early 2000s Contemporary Rene Peña Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Solitario - Man, Tuxedo, Table, Playing Cards, Eggshells, Blue, Cuban artist
Solitario - Man, Tuxedo, Table, Playing Cards, Eggshells, Blue, Cuban artist

Solitario - Man, Tuxedo, Table, Playing Cards, Eggshells, Blue, Cuban artist

By Rene Peña

Located in Denton, TX

Solitario by Rene Peña is a black and white photograph of a man, tinted blue, sitting behind a table. He looks down at the various items scattered before him, including playing cards...

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1990s Contemporary Rene Peña Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

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