Restless as he is, Pedro Quiñones Triana had long dreamed of a personal exhibition at the Raúl Martínez gallery, in the main city, that would open the doors to exchange with the public in these parts and that would be enjoyed among friends, after so many years of go back and forth between Morón and Ciego de Ávila.

This is how All Mixed arrived, an exhibition of 35 pieces that summarizes his path in the plastic arts and crafts, through a retrospective look at his creation, which has been on the rise since he began to use the patch technique around the year nineteen ninety six.

Now, not only time has passed, but also the shyness of the first discoveries, which is why his style is defined by a pure use of collage, which overflows with colour, folklore and allegories. The same symbology of the rooster or a dollar or the Yoruba pantheon have found shelter in his hands, which with the patience of a goldsmith, stitch by stitch, have shaped his passions and motives.

In the words to the catalog Mayslett Sánchez Clemente, a specialist from the Provincial Council of Plastic Arts, highlighted the inexhaustible exploitation of jute as a support, the reinterpretation of authors and figurations of universality, as well as the presence of family and social thematic issues and human experiences. in connection with nature and religion.

With the appreciation of works such as Oda al huevo, Tenderness, Cazando soles and Sin hilo de Ariadna we can confirm these assessments, since popular picaresque, wisdom and good finishing come together inextricably to give us a ticket to artistic enjoyment.

Quiñones Triana commented that this would be his 40th exhibition and it resulted from a meticulous selection of the pieces to which he attaches the most value. «It is a privilege to exhibit in this space and I am happy to meet again, I have the desire and strength to continue doing,» he said.

With more than 20 years of work and around 120 competitive exhibitions, Pedro continues, quietly and willingly, dreaming big and reinventing from the most common scrap of cloth and paper. (Written by Ailén Castilla Padrón)