29 - REINALDO ORTEGA SARDIÑAS (Cuba, 1977).

REINALDO ORTEGA SARDIÑAS (Cuba, 1977). “Utopia of the Warlords with ABBA in the Mediterranean,” 2026. Series “Sturm und Drang 2.0: The Rebellion of the Icons Continues.” Digital collage printed on canvas, hand-finished with acrylic paint and varnish. Stretched on a stretcher frame. Hand-signed by the artist. One-of-a-kind work in this format and composition. Certificate of authenticity included. Dimensions: 64 x 120 cm. This work is part of the series “Sturm und Drang 2.0: The Rebellion of Icons Continues,” in which Reinaldo Ortega Sardiñas develops a visual language rooted in pop-surrealism and the critical appropriation of images from popular culture. The composition brings together a multitude of historical figures, musical and cinematic references, and symbols of consumer society, creating a scene of great visual intensity. Through superimpositions, changes in scale, and unexpected associations, the artist juxtaposes spectacle and entertainment with the contradictions of power and history. The result is an ironic and deliberately transgressive vision, in which icons lose their original meaning to become part of a new contemporary narrative. Reinaldo Ortega Sardiñas is a Cuban visual artist based in Alicante, a graduate of the National School of Art in Havana (1996) and the Higher Institute of Art (2004). His work explores cultural criticism, visual irony, and the reinterpretation of the collective imagination. He has presented solo exhibitions such as “Common Dreams Black & White” (University of Alicante, 2018) and “Destellos intransferibles” (University of Murcia, 2019), in addition to participating in group exhibitions linked to the Havana Biennial and at institutions such as the Fototeca de Cuba and the Fábrica de Arte Cubano.