ABOUT
REYDEL ESPINOSA
Born in 1985, REYDEL ESPINOSA immersed himself in drawings since his early childhood. When other children were playing football or swimming in the ocean catching fish, the young boy REYDEL was drawing out endless imaginations in his mind on paper. He then was determined to become an artist at the age of 14 years old through a self-taught process. Compared to artists with formal training from art academies, he has demonstrated less traditional and more liberal ideas in his creation. He considers the originality of an artwork’s idea is far more significant than the techniques.
“Instead of imposing my ideas on the spectators, I would rather they are empowered to interpret what they see in my artworks. I consider myself a storyteller,
and the story comes from my imaginations.”
Although REYDEL is a self-taught artist, he has outstanding painting techniques. He gained his advanced skills through thorough and intense studies, analysis, and emulations of great art masters’ artworks. He received formal education from artisan school where they provided training in hand-made but not in painting skills. However, his abundant imaginations are unleashed uncontrollably in his paintings. Together with his persevering pursuit of perfecting his techniques, he gradually shapes his signature style in surrealism with a personal touch, especially in the animal themes.
REYDEL mentioned
“All species in nature synchronize and coexist in harmony without the
participation of human beings.”
He loves to create characters with a sense of humor in his artworks. For example, personified apes acting out intelligently, mimicking human beings, often cause a good laugh out of spectators. “In the vortex of my dream world, apes and peacocks stand out. They represent different meanings in my fantasy artworks.” In many of REYDEL’s paintings, the apes are the protagonists as they are funny and mysterious at the same time.
As to the mutant peacock, she gives splashes of beauty to his surrealist painting while she breastfeeds metamorphic creatures. Peacocks in rare transformation are inconceivable yet so astonishingly beautiful in his invented universe.
The Remarkable Influence
The remarkable influence since the beginning of his surrealist creations is from the painter Bosch (1450-1516). Bosch’s medieval dream metaphors, which were full of witches, alchemy, magic, bestiaries, and hagiographies, inspire REYDEL’s imaginations to depict the fictional world full of creative images. His most influential work on him is “The Garden of Earthly Delights”.
According to REYDEL, “the triptych reaches an enigmatic and exaggerated tone. It demonstrates, at the same time, the opposing ideologies of the proper natural obedience and the improper sinful disobedience of the human creature. The artist uses a sarcastic and humorous approach to express his ironies."
Thus, REYDEL is keen on not only producing works with technical perfection but also with themes that inspire the spectators to reflect on their own points of view.
Metaphysics is another topic that REYDEL is deeply interested in. This branch of philosophy plays a significant role in boosting his imaginative and subconscious mind. Mutant and mythical creatures emerge from his inner universe. Meditation is an important step for his creative process to produce the original ideas and figurations. Animals are given life in his works with virtues and intelligence to do impossible things.
He said
“It is a sacred mission and necessity for me as an artist,
to bring these inner images to light as they represent some unique spiritual value.”
“The inventions of the creatures and compositions of my paintings, completely depend on my emotional status. For instance, listening to my favorite music, moving the paintbrush whimsically, I am enlightened to create mutant creatures. The color tone of my artworks goes from monochromatic to saturated spectrums, as close to the limit of expectation as possible."
Although REYDEL cannot always show the desired color he has in his mind due to the lack of painting materials in Cuba, he always tries to express beyond rations and beyond defined principles via transcendent animals’ distinctive features and acts. In the future, he plans to write down a complete tale based on his current artworks, in which creatures living in another dimension or universe have their own customs and civilization. Maybe every piece of his artwork is depicting a certain scene or a small anecdote in this story. However,
he now focuses on creating independent pieces according to his heart,
that are worth looking forward to.
REYDEL ESPINOSA
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2000-2005 Craftsmanship Diploma Holguin/Self-Taught Artist
AWARDS
2022 Honorable Mention for the Contemporary Expressions Award
Talent Prize Award by Art Show International Gallery
American Art Awards Category Surrealism 3rd Place
2023 Mention Prize by the jury of Salon des Artistes Francais
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REYDEL ESPINOSA 1985) / 雷岱爾 (生於古巴 1985)
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2004 | Professional Craftsman Degree from Politechnical Institute Luis de Feria Garayalde in Holguín, Cuba
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古巴工藝學校畢業
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Website / 網站: www.espinosa.art
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SOLO EXHIBITIONS / 個展
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* 2025 | YILAN, TAIWAN – Artist-in-Residence at Wellspring by Silks: "Rising Endangered Species in Yilan"
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宜蘭礁溪-晶泉丰旅駐村藝術家「瀕危物種在宜蘭的崛起」
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* 2025 | TAOYUAN, TAIWAN – Art & Creative Life Expo, Taoyuan Series
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桃園會展中心-藝創生活展
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* 2023 | TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Fubon Tanmei Gallery: "Reydel's Fantastic Art in Parallel Universes"
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台北市-寶佳潭美藝廊平行宇宙中的雷岱爾奇幻藝術展
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* 2020 | NEW TAIPEI CITY, TAIWAN – SUMARI ART GALLERY "LOVE AND SHARE"
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新北市-蘇馬利藝廊「愛與分享」
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* 2019 | NEW TAIPEI CITY, TAIWAN – SUMARI ART GALLERY "AWAKENING"
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新北市-蘇馬利藝廊「覺醒」
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* 2018 | HAVANA, CUBA – CARMEN MONTILLA GALLERY "NEW SPECIES"
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古巴哈瓦那-CARMEN MONTILLA藝廊「新物種」
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* 2017 | HAVANA, CUBA – CARMEN MONTILLA GALLERY "ANIMAL INTELLIGENCE"
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古巴哈瓦那-CARMEN MONTILLA藝廊「動物智慧」
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* 2015 | CAPPADOCIA, TURKEY – "FAIRIES"
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土耳其卡帕多奇亞-「精靈」
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* 2010 | HAVANA, CUBA – CARMEN MONTILLA GALLERY "SPECIES"
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古巴哈瓦那- CARMEN MONTILLA藝廊「物種」
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* 2009 | HAVANA, CUBA – CARMEN MONTILLA GALLERY "LACTATION"
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古巴哈瓦那-CARMEN MONTILLA藝廊「哺乳」
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* 2007 | HOLGUÍN, CUBA – CUETO ART GALLERY "INNOCENCE"
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古巴CUETO-藝廊「天真無邪」
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GROUP EXHIBITIONS / 聯展
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* 2026 | TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Art Space Taipei 2026
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台北市- Art Space Taipei 2026 聯展
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* 2025 | TAOYUAN, TAIWAN – Asian Art Alliance Exhibition, Taoyuan Arts Center
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桃園市-亞洲藝術聯盟大展 桃園展演中心
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* 2024 | TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Art Expo Taiwan
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台北市- 台灣藝術博覽會 Art Expo Taiwan
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* 2023 | TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Fubon Art Pavilion: "Secret Garden in a Hybrid World"
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台北市-富邦藝庭「混種世界的神秘花園」
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* 2023 | PARIS, FRANCE – Le Salon Société des Artistes Français (Art Capital)
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法國巴黎-藝術家展 Le Salon Societe des Artistes Francais
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* 2022 | PARIS, FRANCE – Salon d'Automne
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法國巴黎-秋季沙龍展 Salon d'Automne
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* 2022 | PARIS, FRANCE – Salon des Beaux Arts
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法國巴黎-春季沙龍展 Salon des Beaux Arts
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* 2022 | CHIANCIANO, ITALY – CHIANCIANO Biennale
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義大利- CHIANCIANO雙年展
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* 2022 | NEW YORK CITY, USA – ARTEXPO NEW YORK
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紐約市- ARTEXPO NEW YORK
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* 2022 | MIAMI, USA – Red Dot Miami
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邁阿密 - RED DOT 藝術展
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* 2021 | MEXICO CITY, MEXICO – AGUAFUERTE ART GALLERY "BESTIARY"
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墨西哥市-AGUAFUERTE藝廊「動物寓言」
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* 2019 | MIAMI, USA – SPECTRUM MIAMI ART FAIR
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邁阿密- SPECTRUM MIAMI ART FAIR
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* 2019 | PARIS, FRANCE – ART SHOPPING PARIS ART FAIR
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法國巴黎-ART SHOPPING PARIS ART FAIR
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* 2019 | TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Art Gallery "TO GIVE"
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台北市-中正紀念堂「給予」古巴藝術聯展
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* 2019 | TAOYUAN, TAIWAN – Taoyuan City Cultural Affairs Bureau Lobby: "CUBAN DREAM"
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桃園市- 文化局大廳聯展古巴「藝夢」
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* 2018 | TAOYUAN, TAIWAN – SUMARI ART GALLERY "Cuban Contemporary Arts"
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桃園市-蘇馬利藝廊「古巴現代藝術聯展」
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* 2016 | HAVANA, CUBA – CARMEN MONTILLA GALLERY
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古巴哈瓦那-CARMEN MONTILLA藝廊
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* 2014 | HOLGUÍN, CUBA – Cultural Center & City Hall
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古巴奧爾金-文化中心 / 市政廳
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* 2008 | HOLGUÍN, CUBA – Yearly Salon Cueto
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古巴奧爾金年度CUETO沙龍
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* 2007 | HOLGUÍN, CUBA – Yearly Salon Cueto
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古巴奧爾金年度CUETO沙龍
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AWARDS AND MENTIONS 獎項和榮譽
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* 2026 | Kyla Artist Prize – Gold Medal
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* 2025 | Taichung Da Dun Fine Arts Exhibition – Selected Work
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台中大墩美術獎-入選
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* 2024 | Yilan Fine Arts Exhibition – Excellence Award
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宜蘭美術展-優選獎
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* 2023 | Mention Award – 2023 Salon des Artistes Français (France)
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2023 Mention Award by 2023 Salon des Artist Français - France
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* 2022 | Talent Prize Award – 2022 Figurative International Juried Art (USA)
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2022 Talent Prize Award - 2022 Figurative International Juried Art - USA
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* 2022 | 3rd Place Award – 2022 American Art Awards (Surrealism Category, USA)
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2022 3rd Place Award - 2022 American Art Award Category Surrealism USA
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* 2022 | Honorable Mention – Contemporary Expressions Award (Spain)
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2022 Honourable Mention for the Contemporary Expressions Award - Spain
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MEDIA & PRESS / 媒體
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* 2025 | Savour Lifestyle Magazine / 品味風
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* 2025 | FTV News Feature: "We Are Family" – Cuban Artist Reydel Espinosa / 民視採訪我們一家人融合文化元素在創作中的新住民藝術家|古巴-雷岱爾 Reydel Espinosa 【我們一家人】20250213 | 民視新聞台|移民署
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* 2024 | Star Cruises Art on Cruise / 波翼藝術一起啟航 麗星郵輪Art on Cruise
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* 2024 | China Airlines Art on Air / 華航機上空中藝廊 Art on Air
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* 2023 | Starlux Airlines In-flight Magazine Kiann (2023 Issue Vol. 1) / 星宇航空機上雜誌專訪
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* 2022 | Wow La Vie Magazine
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* 2022 | Tatler Taiwan Magazine
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* 2022 | UK Art Seen Magazine by Curator's Salon (Autumn Issue 2022)
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* 2019 |
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French Artmajeur Magazine: "REYDEL ESPINOSA: Fantastic Creatures"