Raúl Milián
PAN AMERICAN ART PROJECTS
274 NE 67th Street - Miami FL 33138
Tel. 305.751.2550 e-mail:
May 15 > June 15, 2020
Raúl Milián | Mostly ignored for 60 years Milián finds mention in MoMA's World of Art Magazine
"What most captivated me about Milián was the fact that he lived with René Portocarrero, such a powerful figure in Cuban art, both historically and pictorially. And yet, you find no influence whatsoever of Portocarrero on Milian's work. He followed his own route, consistently painting with ink on paper, in small sizes. The only reference I find in my knowledge of art is Paul Klee. They both worked in small sizes, and almost never did a bad painting..."
"As soon as I saw the first Milián piece, at the Acacia's gallery storage room, I tried to acquire all that I could find. There were not many. People more knowledgeable than I, had started collecting the work: Ramón Vázquez, and Orlando Hernández. I have always liked especially Head of man (1957) and Untitled (1963) which I have kept at my house for many years; perhaps because they especially remind me of Paul Klee. Perhaps the effort to maintain his artistic freedom and independence from Portocarrero exerted too much pressure on Milián and their relationship; after a couple of failed, or faked, suicide attempts, Milián finally took his own life, in the building where they had met when he was the elevator operator."
Robert Borlenghi
"What most captivated me about Milián was the fact that he lived with René Portocarrero, such a powerful figure in Cuban art, both historically and pictorially. And yet, you find no influence whatsoever of Portocarrero on Milian's work. He followed his own route, consistently painting with ink on paper, in small sizes. The only reference I find in my knowledge of art is Paul Klee. They both worked in small sizes, and almost never did a bad painting..."
"As soon as I saw the first Milián piece, at the Acacia's gallery storage room, I tried to acquire all that I could find. There were not many. People more knowledgeable than I, had started collecting the work: Ramón Vázquez, and Orlando Hernández. I have always liked especially Head of man (1957) and Untitled (1963) which I have kept at my house for many years; perhaps because they especially remind me of Paul Klee. Perhaps the effort to maintain his artistic freedom and independence from Portocarrero exerted too much pressure on Milián and their relationship; after a couple of failed, or faked, suicide attempts, Milián finally took his own life, in the building where they had met when he was the elevator operator."
Robert Borlenghi
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