Tomás Esson is a Cuban painter born in Havana in 1963, known for his provocative and highly expressive artwork. Emerging during the 1980s Cuban art movement, Esson gained attention for combining distorted figures, surreal imagery, and bold color palettes to explore politics, religion, sexuality, and Cuban identity. His paintings often challenge social norms through raw emotion and symbolic narratives. Esson became one of the most influential voices of contemporary Cuban art and later continued his career internationally after relocating to the United States. His work remains recognized for its fearless visual language and impact on modern Cuban expressionism.