Luis García Fresquet

Luis García Fresquet

Graphic Designer, Illustrator, Cartoonist and Artist

García Fresquet started to paint when he was 11 years old, and had the first art exhibit of his drawings at the age of 12. His first cartoon was published when he was only 14 years old, in the La Calle newspaper in Havana, Cuba. He studied Graphic Design and Journalism in Havana, his birthplace.

Considered by critics as “one of the most creative, serious and consistent artists, locally and internationally” . (Santiago Armada, Critic and Humorist), and as “a multifaceted Graphic Designer, with an unquestionable mastery of the many possibilities inherent to the needs of de mediums of communication” (Félix Beltrán, Professor of Design at the Universidad Autónoma de México), Fresquet has developed an ever ascending artistic carreer, endorsed by many awards he has received.

García Fresquet has exhibited his work in many one man shows in Cuba, Mexico, and in Spain in the cities of Barcelona, Valencia, Madrid, La Coruña and Alcala de Henares. He has also been a part of collective shows in Cuba, Canada, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Russia, Poland, Mexico, Spain, United States and Portugal.

As an illustrator of books for children, he has received awards and praises from critics: “Fresquet leaves his mark in everything he does, like a King Midas- his illustrations for children books are proof of it.” (Waldo González, poet and critic.) Among others, Fresquet has done the illustrations for books like “Palomar” by Dora Alonso, “Cuentos de Sol y Luna” by Enid Vian, “La Boda de Anita y Aniceto” by Nury Rodríguez, “Poemas y Canciones” by Waldo González, and “Cartilla para la enseñanza de español”, published by Santillana USA for schools in Florida.

His book of cartoons titled “Yo, Tú, Él y el Humor” (Me, You, Him and Humor), published by Editorial de Prelo from Portugal and Pluma Ristre from Cuba in 1970, was considered by critics as a success of avant-garde Cuban humor.

García Fresquet has been the Art Director of various magazines and newspapers in Cuba, Spain and the Unided States. Presently he is the Art Director of two magazines, Construcción Panamericana and Minería Panamericana, and Graphic Designer for Editorial Universal in Miami.

He lives in Miami, Florida since 1998 and works as a freelance Graphic Designer.

Premios/Awards.
Exposiciones/Shows.
Fresquet, el diseño por vocación/Design as a vocation
Don Ufano: humor para pensar/Humor to make you think
Yo, Tú, Él y el humor, poema.

Spanish