Tempestades presents a selection of paintings created by Puerto Rican artist Luis Borrero over the past decade, bringing historical painting practices into dialogue with contemporary experience. Emerging from a period marked by Hurricane Maria and the pandemic, the works examine uncertainty, change, and vulnerability without directly documenting these events.

Central to the exhibition is Borrero’s recovery of mantelillo, a refined textile support identified in works by El Greco and Diego Velázquez. In collaboration with Spanish master textile artist Javier Sebaste, Borrero has revived these complex historical weaves, returning oil painting on mantelillo to contemporary practice after more than four centuries.

Among the exhibition’s central works is Jinete, which reinterprets the tradition of equestrian portraiture. Historically associated with monarchs and military leaders, the figure of authority is replaced by a child, transforming an established symbol of power into a reflection on vulnerability and an uncertain future.

Tempestades was presented at the Antonio J. Fas Alzamora Senatorial Gallery of Puerto Rican Art at the Capitol of Puerto Rico, August 2026.

Read the articles about my exhibition published by local newspapers Periódico El Adoquín and El Nuevo Día