The legacy of Manuel Carbonell

The legacy of Manuel Carbonell, whose life spans from 1918 to 2011, is now being continued by his nephew, Ricardo J. Gonzalez III, based in Miami, Florida.

Gonzalez worked side by side with Carbonell for over 30 years, bringing his artwork to the forefront on many continents around the world in both public and private spaces and places. Today, Gonzalez is looking to welcome a global gallery to expand Carbonell’s legacy even further around the world.

Upon arriving in New York in 1959, Carbonell moved from his classical and religious period in Cuba to commence his modern and contemporary expression. In his personal style, Carbonell searched for the essence of the form and the absence of detail, while giving a feeling of monumentality to his oeuvre.

The unique personal style of his sculpture, his spectacular drawings, and the monumental feeling of his maquettes and sculptures led to major public commissions. Among them, in 1992, Carbonell won the competition to create the historical 53-foot bronze monument ā€œTequesta Family at the Pillar of Historyā€, located at mid-span of the Brickell Avenue Bridge over the entrance to the Miami River.

The column is a graphical narration of the lives of the Tequesta Tribe, Miami’s first inhabitants. Another important monument is ā€œEl Centinela Del Rioā€, a 21-foot bronze and alabaster sculpture located at Tequesta Point in Brickell Key, Miami. Carbonell was also the creator of the 15-foot sculpture ā€œHorse and Riderā€, which Burt Reynolds commissioned for his former theater.


His contemporary monumental works are part of important art collections and public spaces, ā€œCouple in Loveā€ adorns the lobbies of the Mandarin Oriental in Miami and of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Bangalore, India. ā€œLoversā€ is found at the entrance of the Carbonell Condominium, Brickell Key, Miami, Florida (named in the artist’s honor) where ā€œTorsoā€ is also found in its lobby. ā€œNew Generationā€ is in Xujiahui Park, Shanghai, China.

The sculpture ā€œAmantesā€ graces the entrance of the J W Marriot Hotel, Autograph Collection Buenaventura Golf and Beach Resort, Republic of Panama, and Les Jardins du ChĆ¢teau de Vullierens, Switzerland; ā€œAbrazoā€ is located at the entrance of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Bangalore, India.

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