Lemagne '83

ENRIQUE LEMAGNE CÁRDENAS, “Lemagne ’83” (Cuba, 1983).
“Pacman Village.”
Mixed media and acrylic on canvas.
Signed.
Certificate of authenticity included.
Measurements: 55.9 x 100 cm.

In “Pac-Man Village,” Lemagne’83 constructs an imaginary urban landscape where geometric language, Pop Art aesthetics, and references to contemporary visual culture converge. A succession of small, brightly colored houses forms a fantastical city, inhabited by characters inspired by the popular video game Pac-Man. The simplification of forms, the defined contours, and the use of primary colors give the composition a playful character, reminiscent of illustration and graphic design. The work reflects the artist’s ability to integrate elements of popular culture into a personal pictorial universe, where fantasy and humor take center stage.

Lemagne’83 creates work that moves between the surreal and the poetic, exploring the symbolic and metaphysical dimensions of the 20th-century avant-garde movements. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Sociocultural Studies from the University of Camagüey, Cuba (2012), and furthered his education with studies in photography in 2013. His work combines schematic figuration, abstraction, and diverse cultural references, expressed through a language of intense color. Notable among his recent exhibitions are his participation at the Thomson Gallery in Zug, Switzerland (2025); the BIARCO Contemporary Art Biennial in Armenia, Colombia (2024); “Plural,” at the Vearte Gallery in Alicante (2024), and the exhibition organized by the Alicante Artists’ Association (2024).