ARES
Artist Statement
“I think cartoons can help explain the coronavirus pandemic and raise awareness about the necessity to maintain social distancing,” said Hernandez, when he received the Grand Prize of the UYACC 2020 International Anticoronavirus Contest, held in China in June 2020. “Psychiatry and cartooning have many things in common, because they are related to people’s thinking, something that concerns me deeply."
Born in Havana in 1963, Ares earned degrees in both medicine and psychiatry. Throughout his education, drawing cartoons was his passion. His first cartoon was published in 1984 while still in medical school. He currently works in Havana as a freelance artist and illustrator. His works have been published around the world and he has received numerous awards. He is the author of 22 books. In the last years Ares has produced cartoons praising the work Cuban health workers during the pandemic