About
Roberto Carlos Piloto Morciego was born in Camagüey, Cuba, in 1989. From a very young age, his family recognized an unusual artistic sensitivity in him. At the age of four, his grandparents began nurturing his interest in the arts by introducing him to literature, cinema, music, and painting.
By the age of eight, he began formal training with private art instructors, focusing on techniques such as painting, human anatomy, perspective, and design. His talent developed quickly and stood out, earning him a place-among thousands of applicants-at the "Nicolás Guillén Batista" School of Art Instructors in Camagüey. During this time, he began exploring surrealism and developing a unique visual language that earned him early recognition.
In 2007, he was selected to design and create large-format artworks for the 40th anniversary of the prestigious Camagüey Ballet. Upon graduation, he had won awards in every event he participated in and was named the top student of his class.
In 2009, he began teaching visual arts while continuing to develop his own work across painting, installation, and performance. He participated in national exhibitions and showed his work in some of the country's most important galleries. Later, he became the curator of the Colibrí Project of Miniature Art in Camagüey, a collective that brought together some of the city's most renowned artists.
His constant creative curiosity led him to the world of cinema. In 2017, he joined the Audiovisual Movement of Nuevitas, where he worked as a director, producer, production assistant, and photographer. His work in this field was recognized with national awards.
In 2018, he was admitted to the University of the Arts (ISA), Camagüey branch, to study Audiovisual Communication with a specialization in Photography. He was one of only nine artists selected from thousands of applicants nationwide. He studied there until 2022.
In March 2023, he emigrated to the United States and settled in Louisville, Kentucky. Despite facing significant challenges-without a car and limited resources, and with a child on the way-he managed to have one of his pieces selected by Kore Gallery for its annual exhibition, marking his first show in the U.S. In 2024, he was awarded first prize by this prestigious gallery.
Roberto Carlos Piloto Morciego has exhibited in Cuba, Spain, and the United States. He is currently working on new bodies of work and preparing upcoming exhibitions.
ARTIST STATEMENT
My work is in constant transformation, driven by a restlessness that never stops exploring, pushing the boundaries of both the visual and the conceptual. My practice is fueled by experimentation with materials and textures, by the interplay between the erotic and the dark, and by a metamorphic view of reality. Surrealism has been one of my main influences, but my path is not confined to a single style or discipline. Painting, installation, performance, and film intertwine in my creative process, challenging the rigidity of traditional forms to open new paths to the unexplored.
Throughout my career, I’ve been drawn to textures and layers, both physical and conceptual, seeking to create works that invite a complex sensory experience. The metamorphic aspect becomes the central axis of my visual language: transforming the everyday, the recognizable, into something distorted, ambiguous, and ever-changing. My work doesn’t seek a definitive truth but rather a fluid interpretation of human existence, its desires, fears, and contradictions.
The influence of my training in Cuba, shaped by a rigorous academic tradition and the socio-political context of the island, remains present, but not as a limitation. These experiences and backgrounds intertwine with my exploration of surrealism, figuration, and new forms of expression, creating a space where the imaginary and the tangible merge and transform each other.
My art is, above all, a process of searching and discovery, a personal journey that unfolds in each work. Each piece is a conversation with the viewer, inviting them into a world of transformation, where the boundary between the real and the fictional becomes blurred, and where the most intense emotions take shape through matter.