1923 Pinar del Río, Cuba / 2005, Paris, France.
Among visual artists, critics and researchers, Guido Llinás's work is known associated with the so-called Los Once Group. Most of his life was lived in Paris and he was a prominent member of Abstract Expressionism in Latin America.
He was a painter, printmaker, draftsman, and illustrator. To a lesser extent author and partner in wall paintings. He taught at Artemisa schools and completed pedagogy studies at the University of Havana.
His interest in international and Cuban modern art, and in mural painting prompted his participation in circuits of international legitimacy and, of course, in Havana and the center of the Island. As a young man, he closely appreciated the artistic values that exhibited the MoMA.
In 1963, his departure for Paris left behind his secure blanket that was already the Los Once Group, meant verifying José Lezama Lima's statement: What matters is not the target, but the arrow.
In 1997, Florida International University presented a retrospective of his work, and in 2004, Miami-Dade College exhibited an exhibition of his engravings and wood carvings.
Prestigious private and institutional collections treasure his work. His works are part of the collection of the National Museum of Fine Arts in Havana, Cuba.