39 - REINALDO ORTEGA SARDIÑAS (Cuba, 1977).

REINALDO ORTEGA SARDIÑAS (Cuba, 1977). “Utopias by Marc Hall, the Renegade in Valencia,” 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: 66 x 100 cm. In this composition, Reinaldo Ortega Sardiñas transforms imagery from popular culture into a setting for impossible encounters, where show business stars, historical figures, cinematic icons, and counterculture icons coexist. The work displays an exuberant aesthetic, akin to pop-surrealism, through the accumulation of images, the alteration of their proportions, and the contrast between black-and-white fragments and areas of intense color. The festive and seemingly chaotic atmosphere contains an ironic reflection on collective memory, freedom, and the construction of contemporary myths. The artist thus transforms visual appropriation into an exercise in critical reinterpretation, questioning the hierarchies between high culture, entertainment, and symbols of consumerism. Reinaldo Ortega Sardiñas is a Cuban visual artist based in Alicante, trained at the National School of Art in Havana (1996) and a graduate of the Higher Institute of Art (2004). His career is characterized by experimentation with collage, digital media, and iconographic appropriation. He has held solo exhibitions at venues such as the University of Alicante and the University of Murcia, and has participated in numerous group exhibitions in Spain and Cuba, including events linked to the Havana Biennial and exhibitions at the Fototeca de Cuba and the Fábrica de Arte Cubano.