MOYURBANDO – Paintings by Maykel Vargas: Artist Reception

Moyurbando references the Afro-Cuban religious mythology and practices, that inspire this new
collection of oil-paintings by Cuban-born artist Maykel Vargas. Vargasʼs paintings call on ancient symbolism to
express a spiritual path unique to todayʼs uncertain times. Out of the darkness, imagery appears from a base of abstract shape and color to reveal both the symbolic, as well as, the everyday in his recollections of life in the streets of Havana, Oakland and beyond.

Maykel Vargas was born in Havana, Cuba in 1977. Upon moving to the Unites States in 2008, he began showing his work at Art Spaces such as Good Bye Blue Monday in Brooklyn, New York. Additionally, Vargas has worked extensively in the Bay Area as both a teacher and activist in the “Viva El Espanol Program” and “Growing Great Families Project”, for HIV and substance abuse prevention.