4. Roberto Fabelo’s images appear to us from a different dimension.
Many of his works feature female subjects, water, birds and other
winged creatures. These haunting and unusual figures force the
viewer to question their own perceptions of reality and fantasy.
Fabelo’s timeless images contain references to Dante’s Divine
Comedy, Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s magical realism, the surreal world
of Bosch, the soul of Rembrant and the draftsmanship of the Dutch
and Flemish masters.
Stuart A. Ashman
MOLAA President and CEO
6. Roberto Fabelo
• Roberto Fabelo was born in Camaguey, Cuba, in 1951
• He graduated from the Instituto Superior de Arte in Havana in 1972
• His area of study includes painting, printmaking, and sculpture, and works
in many mediums including watercolor, ink, bronze, and oil paint
• He is widely regarded as the “Cuban Daumier,’ and is one of the country’s
most compelling artists
• In 1984, he received the Armando Reverón International Prize for Drawing
• In 1996, he was awarded the UNESCO Promotion of the Plastic Arts award
• In 2004, he earned the National Prize for Plastic Arts, and is the youngest
person to ever do so
• In 2007, he was commissioned by Gabriel Garcia Marquez to illustrate his
most famous novel: Cien años de soledad (One hundred years of Solitude)
• He currently lives and works in La Habana, Cuba
8. Fabelo’s Anatomy
Through this solo exhibition, MOLAA is pleased to be the first
museum to introduce the work of this internationally renowned
artist to Southern California audiences.” – Stuart A. Ashman
This is the first solo showing of the artist’s work in the United States,
consisting of:
– Twenty hand-colored ink drawings on pages from a
unique anatomy text
– Four large paintings on Chinese silk
– One bronze sculpture
– Other selected works in various media
10. Roberto Fabelo’s works have been shown in many museums and galleries
internationally, including:
• Museo Nacional de Belles Artes in La Habana, Cuba
• The Modern Art Museum of New Delhi in India
• The Museum of Modern Art in Mexico City, Mexico
