The Forgotten House
Widely known in Cayman as an accomplished mural painter, Garcia employs a street art-inspired aesthetic to depict Caymanian scenes, both real and imagined. Borrowing widely from historical photographs, Garcia’s work achieves a kind of hyperrealism, fusing the historical and the contemporary in unexpected ways. The jarring clash of past and future — symbolically embodied in the artist’s juxtaposition of a dilapidated wooden cottage and the hazy outline of gleaming towers yet to be built — projects a fictional vision of Cayman as a concrete jungle: one in which rampant development will surely spell the end for historical houses such as this.
About the Artist
Carlos Garcia
Garcia is a self-taught painter, muralist, and designer from La Ceiba, Honduras. He has had multiple mural commissions since moving to the Cayman Islands and in 2019 he was a participating artist in KAABOO festival. He currently operates his own artist gallery in George Town where he frequently holds exhibitions. Garcia’s work was featured in NGCI’s digital exhibition Art Under Lockdown (2020) and in Reimagined Futures: 2nd Cayman Islands Biennial (2021).
