Carlos Dávila RinaldiPiraguero contemporáneo
About
The Museo de Arte de Ponce is making several thematic groupings of art available for loan through our Partner Loan Network.
A grouping of three mixed-media paintings ranging from 72 x 48 in. to 68 x 99 in. that mirror the range of visual vocabularies being developed by contemporary artists in Puerto Rico today. While Carlos Dávila Rinaldi’s (b. 1958) rendering of the ubiquitous Piraguero (snow cone cart) figuratively explores both the shape and colors of everyday life in Puerto Rico, Orlando Vallejo (b. 1955) portrays the clash between natural elements and urbanization in a dynamic composition, and José Jorge Román (b. 1967) relies on Braille and polychromatic grids to explore visually abstract paintings that remain legible through tact for blind and partially sighted people.
Loan Duration
1 - 2 years
Loan period
2025-2027
Total Artworks
3
Century
21st Century
lending Museum
Museo de Arte de Ponce
Facility Requirements
Artworks can be hung together or dispersed throughout the galleries.
Support
Art Bridges covers all costs to prepare and ship the artworks to the borrowing museums. The foundation encourages borrowing museums to apply for accompanying Learning & Engagement funding to support the activation and interpretation of Partner Loan Networks artworks. Learning & Engagement funding supports multidisciplinary programming, interpretive materials, and community outreach.
