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Arnaldo Roche Rabell
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'''Arnaldo Roche Rabell''' (1955 – 2018) was a [[Puerto Rico|Puerto Rican]] painter, described as "one of the most important artists of the neo-expressionist movement".<ref name=chicago5></ref>
He was educated at the Luchetti School of Art in [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]], [[Puerto Rico]], later studying [[architecture]] at the [[University of Puerto Rico]] before graduating with an MFA at the [[Art Institute of Chicago]] in 1984.<ref name=chicago5 />
Roche Rabell became known for his textured, sensual neo-expressionist paintings which often dealt with themes of memory, political turbulence, and consciousness, as well as the medium of painting itself.<ref name=artforum18></ref> He developed a technique of rubbing or scratching away the layers of paint to create his images.<ref name=elnuevodia18></ref>
Roche Rabell's work can be found in the permanent collections of the [[Miami]] Museum of Art, and the Museum of Contemporary Art in San Juan and the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]] in [[New York]].<ref name=artforum18 />
Roche Rabell died on November 17, 2018, after suffering from lung cancer.<ref name=chicago5 />
== References ==
[[Category:1955 births]]
[[Category:2018 deaths]]
[[Category:Puerto Rican painters]]
He was educated at the Luchetti School of Art in [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]], [[Puerto Rico]], later studying [[architecture]] at the [[University of Puerto Rico]] before graduating with an MFA at the [[Art Institute of Chicago]] in 1984.<ref name=chicago5 />
Roche Rabell became known for his textured, sensual neo-expressionist paintings which often dealt with themes of memory, political turbulence, and consciousness, as well as the medium of painting itself.<ref name=artforum18></ref> He developed a technique of rubbing or scratching away the layers of paint to create his images.<ref name=elnuevodia18></ref>
Roche Rabell's work can be found in the permanent collections of the [[Miami]] Museum of Art, and the Museum of Contemporary Art in San Juan and the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]] in [[New York]].<ref name=artforum18 />
Roche Rabell died on November 17, 2018, after suffering from lung cancer.<ref name=chicago5 />
== References ==
[[Category:1955 births]]
[[Category:2018 deaths]]
[[Category:Puerto Rican painters]]
December 26, 2018 at 09:48PM
