Bajo un eclipse total de sol
Artist
Arnaldo Roche Rabell
(Puerto Rican, 1955-2018)
Date1991
Object number92.1870
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions78 x 77 7/8 in. (198.1 x 197.8 cm)
frame: 79 1/4 x 79 1/2 x 3 in. (201.3 x 201.9 x 7.6 cm)
frame: 79 1/4 x 79 1/2 x 3 in. (201.3 x 201.9 x 7.6 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineMuseo de Arte de Ponce. The Luis A. Ferré Foundation, Inc.
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DescriptionThis large-format painting gathers many of the technical language qualities that characterized Arnaldo Roche Rabell's production for much of his career. In this work, Rabell achieved a pasty surface by coating several layers of bright colors with dark paint. He then mindfully scratched the darker coat to reveal underlying layers of yellow and orange paint. This process created lines or incisions that appear as burning flames. The artist painted the ferns with the frottage technique, using real plants. Self-portraiture and metapainting—recurring pictorial devices in his production—create a balance. This balance appears between the work's political discourse, the inclusion of the artist as a constant presence in the world he painted, and painting itself as a central concern.
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