Alexi Torres at the Charles

Cuban artist Alexi Torres builds images the way stories are built — through memory, rhythm, symbolism, and the subtle balance found in nature. Known for his multi-layered paintings and bronze sculptures, Torres reconstructs cultural icons, political emblems, and everyday figures as if they were woven into being, inviting viewers to look beyond the surface and into the structures that shape identity and belief.

Raised in the agrarian community of Bermeja, Torres works in harmony with the lunar cycle, “planting” each idea at the new moon and “harvesting” it as the moon wanes — a generational ritual central to his philosophy that intention, patience, and authenticity hold creative power.

Through subtle juxtapositions and echoes of collective memory, Torres merges spirituality with social reflection, forming a visual language that feels both ancient and unmistakably current.

Since relocating to the United States in 2003, Torres has exhibited internationally, with works held in significant private and public collections including those of Will Smith, Delta Air Lines, the Marietta Cobb Museum of Art, and the Museum of Art Matanzas. He works between Atlanta, Georgia, and Zacundo, Costa Rica, continuing to explore how the stories we inherit shape the world we build.