Pedro Vizcaíno
Pedro A. Vizcaíno Martínez, is a Cuban-born American visual artist based in Miami, Florida. He was one of the members of Arte Calle, a Street Art group, between 1985 and 1987. He works in the mediums of painting, drawing, performance, and installation art.
Early life and education
Pedro Vizcaíno, known by some under nickname "cafetero," was born on October 11, 1966, in Havana. Since 1993, he has resided primarily in the Little Havana neighborhood in Miami, Florida. He attended the Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes San Alejandro, where he graduated in 1981. He continued his studies at the School of Artistic Education at the “Enrique José Varona” Superior Pedagogic Institute in 1985.Work
Pedro Vizcaíno's work and cartoonish style combines references from graphic design, 1980s urban art, and illustration. to elaborate on social and political critique. According to critics, his works has been influenced by painters Robert Rauschenberg and Philip Guston.Exhibitions
Throughout his career his work has been exhibited in museums and galleries in the United States, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, in countries such as Spain, Cuba, Mexico, and Poland. Major exhibitions include Atopia at the Center of Contemporary Culture of Barcelona, Spain; Wild Child Graffiti at Figarelli Contemporary, Scottsdale, Arizona.In 2023, Vizcaíno presented the solo show Pedro Vizcaíno: Mind Control at the NAME Publications gallery space in Miami, Florida.