Maikel Martinez

  • "Maikel Martinez: Recent Work" now on view in Boca Raton, Fla.

    "Maikel Martinez: Recent Work" now on view in Boca Raton, Fla.

    April 3, 2026
    Maikel Martinez: Recent Work is now on view through April 25 at Rosenbaum Contemporary's Boca Raton, Fla. gallery (150 Yamato Road). The exhibition features new oil paintings by popular Cuban artist Maikel Martinez. Martinez’s paintings combine his memories of places in Cuba and South Florida with his dreams and subconscious resulting in landscapes that appear both photorealistic and surreal at the same time. Though his works are often mistaken for photographs, he does not use any photographic references to create his paintings. Martinez was born in Pinar del Río,...
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  • "Maikel Martinez: Dream Worlds" On View in Boca Raton, Fla.

    "Maikel Martinez: Dream Worlds" On View in Boca Raton, Fla.

    February 4, 2025
    Maikel Martinez: Dream Worlds is now on view through March 1 at Rosenbaum Contemporary's Boca Raton, Fla. gallery (150 Yamato Road). The exhibition features new paintings by popular Cuban artist Maikel Martinez. While at first glance Martinez’s works appear to be photographs or photorealistic paintings, upon closer inspection they are revealed to be places that do not actually exist. In each painting, Martinez’s memories of places from his past combine with his dreams and internal dialogue to create landscapes that have been reinvented in his mind. As he paints and...
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  • "Maikel Martinez: The Lost Landscapes/Los Pasajes Perdidos" on view in Boca Raton

    "Maikel Martinez: The Lost Landscapes/Los Pasajes Perdidos" on view in Boca Raton

    July 27, 2023
    Maikel Martinez: The Lost Landscapes/Los Pasajes Perdidos is now on view through Sept. 2 at Rosenbaum Contemporary's gallery at 150 Yamato Road in Boca Raton, Fla. The exhibition features new paintings by popular Cuban artist Maikel Martinez. While at first glance Martinez’s works appear to be photographs or photorealistic paintings, upon closer inspection they are revealed to be places that don’t actually exist. In each, Martinez’s memories of places from his past combine with his dreams and internal dialogues to create landscapes that have been reinvented in his...
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  • "Maikel Martinez: Dreamscapes" on view at Rosenbaum Contemporary in Boca Raton

    "Maikel Martinez: Dreamscapes" on view at Rosenbaum Contemporary in Boca Raton

    June 16, 2022
    Maikel Martinez: Dreamscapes is now on view through Sept. 3 at the Rosenbaum Contemporary gallery (150 Yamato Road) in Boca Raton, Fla. The exhibition features paintings by Cuban artist Maikel Martinez. While at first glance Martinez’s works appear to be photographs or photorealistic paintings, upon closer inspection they are revealed to be places that don’t exist. The majority of them are dreams or images that come to Martinez’s mind. He takes elements from landscapes and develops them to create his own scenarios. As he paints, he plans where...
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