Drawings by Xavier Cortada

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gallery of drawings

Horseshoe Crabs

(available at $3000 each)

Horseshoe Crab 1
charcoal on canvas,
72" x 36", (2004)

Horseshoe Crab 2
charcoal on canvas,
72" x 36", (2004)

Horseshoe Crab 3
charcoal on canvas,
72" x 36", (2004)

Horseshoe Crab 4
charcoal on canvas,
72" x 36", (2004)

Horseshoe Crab 5
charcoal on canvas,
72" x 36", (2004)

Mangroves

(available at $5000 each)

Mangroves 1
mixed media on canvas
48" x 36", (2004)

Mangrove Seedlings 2
mixed media on canvas
48" x 36", (2004)

Mangrove Roots 1
mixed media on canvas
48" x 36", (2004)
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Mangrove Seeds 1
mixed media on canvas
48" x 36", (2004)

Mangrove Seeds 2
mixed media on canvas
48" x 36", (2004)

Mangroves 2
mixed media on canvas
48" x 36", (2004)

Mangrove Seedlings 1
mixed media on canvas
48" x 36", (2004)
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The Miami Mangrove Forest

These drawings were initially exhibited at Miami Art Fairs: OMNIART I in December 2004 (above) and OMNIART II in January 2005 (below). The images were used to paint the columns beneath I-95 and create the Miami Mangrove Forest, a metaphoric reforestation of Downtown Miami.

Miami Mangrove Forest (Drawings for Downtown Columns)
pencil on paper/series of 56 framed drawings, each 8.5" x 11", (2004)
Currently the work is on long-term loan to Florida International University.
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Xavier Cortada's work has been shown across four continents and is in the permanent collection of The World Bank. The Miami artist has been commissioned to create art for governmental (the White House, Florida Supreme Court, Miami City Hall) and cultural institutions (Miami Art Museum, Museum of Florida History). Major collaborative art projects include International AIDS murals in Switzerland and South Africa, peace murals in Northern Ireland and Cyprus and child welfare murals in Bolivia and Panama.

Email:
xavier@cortada.com


Horseshoe Crabs (available at $3000 each)
Horseshoe Crab 1 charcoal on canvas, 72" x 36", (2004)	Horseshoe Crab 2 charcoal on canvas, 72" x 36", (2004)		Horseshoe Crab 3 charcoal on canvas, 72" x 36", (2004)


Horseshoe Crab 4 charcoal on canvas, 72" x 36", (2004)		Horseshoe Crab 5 charcoal on canvas, 72" x 36", (2004)

Mangroves (available at $5000 each)
Mangroves 1 mixed media on canvas 48" x 36", (2004)	Mangrove Seedlings 2 mixed media on canvas 48" x 36", (2004)	Mangrove Roots 1 mixed media on canvas 48" x 36", (2004) ●

Mangrove Seeds 1 mixed media on canvas 48" x 36", (2004)	Mangrove Seeds 2 mixed media on canvas 48" x 36", (2004)	Mangroves 2 mixed media on canvas 48" x 36", (2004)
	Mangrove Seedlings 1 mixed media on canvas 48" x 36", (2004) ●