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Pintor y dibujante puertorriqueño conocido mayormente por su provocativa obra política. Exposiciones recientes en el Instituto de Arte de Minneapolis y en el Museo Tweed de Minnesota; en El Museo del Barrio y en las galerías Wright y L'Acajou en la ciudad de Nueva York. Ha enseñado dibujo y teoría de color durante mas de treinta años en instituciones nacionales e internacionales incluyendo la escuela del Minnesota Museum of American Art y la Academia de Arte Figurativo de Nueva York. Actualmemte es profesor en el colegio universitario Parsons y dirige L'Atelier donde conduce talleres de dibujo figurativo para artistas y otros profesionales de las artes plásticas.
" Son evidentes influencias el claroscuro de Caravaggio y el subido color tropical de Gauguin y su Puerto Rico natal."

English:

Painter and draftsman best known for provocative political works. Recent exhibitions at the M inneapolis Institute of Arts (1992) and the Tweed Museum in Duluth, MN (1993); Vanderbilt University in Nashville,TN (1993); and at El Museo del Barrio (1994), Wright Gallery (1998) and L'Acajou (1999) in New York City. Over 30 years teaching nationally and abroad, including the Minnesota Museum of American Art School (1992-1993) and the New York Academy of Art (1997-1998). Residencies at El Museo del Barrio (1994) and at the Universidad Internacional Menendez y Pelayo in Santander, Spain (1996). Presently at Parsons School of Design (1994-Present). Director of L'Atelier , NYC (1985-Present). An accomplished draftsman since early childhood, he was apprenticed to artist Fran Cervoni at the age of twelve. In New York he studied drawing under Gary Faigin and painting under Francis Cunningham at the Art Students League, anatomy at the New York Academy of Figurative Art, and perspective and design at the Parsons School of Design.

Recent work is about form, color and surface detail. Technically Dutch panel painting, it is firmly rooted in European painting tradition with an eye to modern sensibilities in color and composition.
Fragmented figures or objects are rendered against flat, bold, striking backgrounds and often paired to create startling overall abstract forms. Dramatic cropping makes for a unique tension between negative shape and image.
Suggestive or narrative titles have been eliminated in favor of a simple nomenclature used for identification purposes only. The frames have been designed and hand crafted by the artist for emphasis. The gesture remains spontaneous; the color brilliant; luminous, compressed, stark, unencumbered, unadorned, the image speaks for itself.