Tenderness II

Jorge Dans is a Cuban-Swiss multidisciplinary artist who works within several styles. He merges elements of several of the major art movements of the last century. Philosophically, his approach also gives renewed importance to draftsmanship, which has seen its value questioned in the era of digital art and Artificial Intelligence. Dans is currently most known for a Pop Art-influenced Hyperrealist style that places both bright color and focused line work front-and-center while also strongly engaging negative space.\nHe personally studied under, and was influenced by, several renowned Cuban artists of the late 20th century including Belkis Ayón, Choco, and Alfredo Sosabravo. He began exhibiting in Cuba in 1989 and in Switzerland in 2000. He has grown an international base of collectors in the U.S., Canada, Cuba, Switzerland, France, Germany, and Portugal. Among his collectors is singer Willy Chirino.\nThis piece is taken from his Color is Life series and was exhibited in the major exhibition Flora & Fauna in The Gallery at Creative Pinellas in Largo, sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts and the State of Florida. Centered on showcasing intimacy within nature, works in the series feature Impressionist elements, such as Pointillism, to convey movement and energy within a framework of Pop Art that brings additional universality to his work while maintaining their intimacy.