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| Authenticity and genius in the legacy of Roche Rabell | ||
The plastic arts of Puerto Rico has lost one of its greatest contemporary exponents at the international level with the departure of Arnaldo Roche Rabell. The artist, who died at the age of 62, is recognized inside and outside of our coasts by the strength of his work and unique style. I have considered one of the main exponents of figurative expressionism.
His particular aesthetic derives from a very personal technique that Roche developed and perfected. It is based on the superposition of layers of paint that the artist scratched or rubbed to achieve images as intriguing as extraordinary. Roche also used to cover his models or objects with fabrics, and he traced the shape with his hands covered in paint, spatulas or other instruments.
Thus, the way in which I produced the work was as important as the image itself.
The resulting paintings, pasty, large format and bright colors, are part of the collections of important institutions. These include the Museum of Modern Art in New York (MOMA) and others in Chicago, Boston, Washington DC, Arizona, Miami and, in Puerto Rico, the Museum of Modern Art in San Juan.
The varied theme that covered the canvas of Roche Rabell presented to the world of art of our subjects, such as the African roots, the Puerto Rican culture and religion, as well as the political and cultural relationship with the American continent.
The painter began to explore aspects of Puerto Rican identity and its environment with the same intensity as he did with himself. Hence, it will also present the most intimate aspects and vulnerabilities of the human being, in multiple self-portraits. The human figure was central to his artistic production.
Roche Rabell was born in 1955. Interested since he was a child in art, he began his training at the Luchetti Art School in Santurce. There he had as a teacher the painter and engraver Lope Max DÃaz, at the same time belonging to a previous generation of abstract artists led by Luis Hernández Cruz.
Roche Rabell expressed his vocation for architecture, which he studied for a time, together with Design and Illustration at the University of Puerto Rico. He left those studies to go to Chicago. He obtained his master's degree in Fine Arts from the Art Institute of Chicago. This experience outside the island exposed him to other art figures who served as a guide and support to make themselves known internationally.
As a young man, Roche Rabell also had the opportunity to participate in contests for emerging artists. One of them was from UNESCO, chapter of Puerto Rico. These skills allow young talent to measure each other and make themselves known, but unfortunately they are no longer carried out on the island. It remains a challenge for the public sector, and also the private sector, to stimulate creativity and art through its support. Artists like Roche Rabell test the fruits of this support early in a race.
Personally Roche Rabell was very reserved. But this did not prevent him from exposing his intimate and creative experience before artistic and educational forums. It was a great example of industriousness. His daily and constant work was in a pictorial work of impact and scope. I have supported the training of students of the art schools of Puerto Rico, being himself, in part, a product of the public school.
Roche Rabell leaves a legacy of authenticity and genius that transcended our borders, as an example of the artistic capabilities that Puerto Rico has and that is important to promote.
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Arnaldo Roche Rabell (1955–2018)
Artforum-Nov 18, 2018
Arnaldo Roche Rabell, the oil painter widely considered to be one of Puerto Rico's most significant artists, died yesterday at age sixty-two.
Artist Arnaldo Roche Rabell Dies at Age 62
NBC 10 Philadelphia-Nov 17, 2018
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