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Arnaldo Roche Rabell — La Ley: Sin paños ni lágrimas
Arnaldo Roche Rabell

La Ley: Sin paños ni lágrimas

A monumental and visceral painting by Puerto Rican artist Arnaldo Roche Rabell, this work employs his signature technique of pressing and dragging paint across the canvas to create densely layered, tactile surfaces that evoke both flesh and struggle. Figures emerge from a turbulent, dreamlike darkness, conveying themes of justice, power, and cultural identity with raw emotional intensity. The work reflects Roche Rabell's exploration of the psychological and political tensions embedded in Caribbean and diasporic experience.

Medium
oil on canvas

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Under the Influence

March 8, 2013

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Arnaldo Roche Rabell, La Ley: Sin paños ni lágrimas

A monumental and visceral painting by Puerto Rican artist Arnaldo Roche Rabell, this work employs his signature technique of pressing and dragging paint across the canvas to create densely layered, tactile surfaces that evoke both flesh and struggle. Figures emerge from a turbulent, dreamlike darkness, conveying themes of justice, power, and cultural identity with raw emotional intensity. The work reflects Roche Rabell's exploration of the psychological and political tensions embedded in Caribbean and diasporic experience.

Medium
oil on canvas
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Red, Expressionism, Emotional, Gestural, Portrait, Abstract, Figurative, Puerto Rican, Oil on Canvas, Contemporary

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