Brewing Espression: Coffee, Painting, and Poetry

Olga and Carlos Saladrigas Gallery 
November 15th, 2024

The exhibition, presented by Belen Jesuit Preparatory School in collaboration with Ediciones Furtivas features over forty paintings by contemporary Cuban American artist Reynier Llanes. All the works in the show were created using espresso coffee as a medium. Llanes’s original choice of a paint medium has resulted in a series of works that resonate with a palate of rich coffee-hued tones that is both moody and inviting. Each painting in the exhibition is paired with a poem by a contemporary writer to inspire further reflection.

Reynier Llanes: Passages 

At Harmon-Meek Gallery 

November 10th, 2024

In the years since, Llanes’s work has evolved greatly in style and subject matter. His latest style is of his own creation, a new art genre that a noted art historian labeled “Lyrical Expressionism”. His work is poetic in nature and evokes many emotions in the viewer. There are layers of symbolism in each painting such that each viewer will find unique meaning in the work based on their own interpretation and reaction to the work.