Circular Reflections

Sardiña Esperón’s striking work pushes the boundaries of perception through an intense, hyper-detailed focus on the physical world. His mastery of chiaroscuro and atmospheric luminosity gives life to mundane textures—glass, weathered wood, and oxidized metal—while rejecting superficial beauty. Familiar scenes become emotional journeys inviting reflection on vulnerability, memory, and structural balance within forgotten remnants of reality.

Academic Foundations: Born in 1979 in Guanabacoa, Havana. He studied at José Antonio Díaz Peláez Fine Arts Elementary School (1995–1997) and graduated in Painting from Academia de Bellas Artes San Alejandro in Havana (2000). A Hudson River School opportunity was ultimately precluded by travel and visa complications.

Institutional Service & Parallel Disciplines: He apprenticed under Cuban master Arturo Montoto on large-scale public murals. In 2007 he co-founded Exis Project with Ernesto López Sao, Alexey López Matos, Yaumil Hernández Gil, and Daniel Griñán González, serving as a core programmatic leader.

Exile & Relocation: He moved to Veracruz, Mexico in 2008, then entered the United States in 2010, first working in Miami before establishing his base on the Gulf Coast.

Current Status: Active full-time professional studio practice from Lehigh Acres, Florida.

2008–2010: Professor of Drawing and Painting, Centro de Arte y Diseño, Veracruz, Mexico.

The Architecture of Decay: Weathered metal, damp wood, and fragile glass are isolated from utility and transformed into a metaphor for time and abandonment.

Trompe l’Oeil & Blue Tape Portfolios: Realistically rendered strips of blue masking adhesive anchor objects and papers to the picture plane, disrupting the boundary between painted illusion and gallery space.

The Ephemeral Real (Exis Project): Chiaroscuro and atmospheric luminosity freeze transient light and shadow at the boundary between optical fidelity and psychological abstraction.

Transmarine Limbo & Displaced Horizons: Vessels, shoreline detritus, and empty coastal horizons frame diaspora and geographic displacement.

2009: El placer del engaño, Aldama Fine Art, Mexico City. 2006: El instante de lo real, La Acacia Gallery, Havana Historic District. 2006: Noli me tangere, Count Lombillo’s Palace, Office of the City Historian, Havana.

2026: 39th Annual Art Festival, Boca Raton Museum of Art, Mizner Park, Boca Raton. 2025: 64th Annual Armonk Outdoor Art Show, Armonk, New York. 2019: Dealing with Reality, Favarola Museum at St. Thomas University, Miami; Virtuous, Independent Fine Art Showcase, Miami. 2018: Reference Cited, Green Library Gallery, FIU, Miami. 2007: EXIS Project Exhibition, Portuguese Embassy, Havana. 2006: Pan American Art Project Exhibition, Miami; Cuban Art in Paris, Paris. 2005: Mirada Interior, Convento de San Francisco de Asís, Havana. 2004: Salón de la Ciudad, Galería Luz y Suárez, Havana. 2000: Graduation Exhibition, San Alejandro, Havana.

2026: Best in Show / First Place Painting, 39th Annual Art Festival, Boca Raton Museum of Art. 2025: Excellence in Fine Arts Painting Designation, 64th Annual Armonk Outdoor Art Show. 1997: Institutional Selection Profile, Hudson River School Residency Delegation, New York; selection obtained, but travel was restricted due to diplomatic protocol.

No publications supplied in the curriculum.

Original creations, large-format canvases, and technical portfolios are preserved within: Office of the City Historian Permanent Registry, Havana; Favalora Museum Permanent Fine Arts Collection at St. Thomas University, Miami; Florida International University Green Library Special Collections, Miami; and the Aldama Fine Art Corporate Permanent Collection Registry, Mexico City.