Rafa Macarrón Explained

Birth Name:	Rafael Macarrón
Birth Place:	Madrid, Spain
Rafa Macarrón
Movement:	Expressionism
Relatives:	Ricardo Macarrón (great uncle)
Birth Date:	January 1, 1981

Rafa Macarrón (born January 1, 1981) is a Spanish artist known for his paintings of idiosyncratic humanoid characters in bright colors and dream-like compositions.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]} He is self-taught.

Biography

Macarrón was born and raised in Madrid. He was exposed to global contemporary art at a young age, as his parents, both architects, took him on trips around the world to visit art fairs and museum exhibitions.^{[8] [9]} Macarrón is the great-nephew of Spanish painter Ricardo Macarrón.

When he prepared to apply to college, Macarrón was dissuaded from applying to the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando by Spanish artist Juan Barjola. Instead, he studied as a physiotherapist and competed as a road racing cyclist before turning his attention to painting professionally at age 25.^[10]

Painting

Macarrón uses a wide range of materials in his works, including acrylic, gouache, and oil paints, pencils and markers, and aerosols, aluminum, and PVC.^[11] His influences include Roberto Matta, Jean Dubuffet, Alfonso Fraile, and Bonifacio Bembo, and is works have drawn comparisons with Joan Miró, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Pablo Picasso.^{[12] [13] [14]}

Awards

In 2011, he won the BMW Painting Award (sometimes dated as the 2010 Award) and in 2013 he was chosen as for a Best Artist award the Madrid art fair ARCO.^[15] He has exhibited at Art Madrid, Scope Basel, and Context Art Miami, with additional solo shows at CAC Málaga, La Fundacion La Nave Salinas, Allouche Gallery, Lio Malca Gallery, and SODA Istanbul, among others.^{[16] [17] [18] [19]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: 5 Reasons Why Rafa Macarrón Is Well Loved by Art Collectors . 2023-05-18 . Larry's List . en-US.
2. Web site: 2019-08-27 . Rafa Macarron's Dream-Like Characters to Take Over NYC's Allouche Gallery . 2023-05-18 . Hypebeast.
3. Web site: RAFA MACARRÓN 'EN FAMILIA' . 2023-05-18 . Juan Silió . es-ES.
4. Web site: 2023 . Rafa Macarrón《Océano》 . 2023-05-18 . Ravenel.
5. Web site: Tapia . Maria . 2018-02-16 . Rafael Macarrón, el exciclista y artista español con más proyección internacional . 2023-05-18 . Expansión . es.
6. Web site: Leung . Gabrielle . 2019-08-27 . Rafa Macarron's Dream-Like Characters to Take Over NYC's Allouche Gallery . 2023-05-18 . Hypebeast.
7. News: Talawadekar . Vaishnavi Nayel . April 6, 2022 . Emerging Artists Who Will Shape the Contemporary Art World . Sotheby's .
8. Web site: Pena . Paula . 2021-09-11 . Hablamos con el pintor Rafa Macarrón: "Gracias a mi familia tengo visión crítica, sé enfrentarme a una obra y discernir sobre ella. Sea mía o no" . 2023-05-18 . Vanity Fair . es-ES.
9. Web site: 2021-10-26 . Artist Interview: Rafa Macarron . 2023-05-18 . StreetArtNews . en-US.
10. Web site: June 2022 . Rafa Macarrón . 2023-05-18 . Phillips . en.
11. Web site: Rafa Macarrón - Collaborations with Avant Arte . 2023-05-18 . Avant Arte . en.
12. Web site: Bogojev . Sasha . June 7, 2021 . Review: Rafa Macarrón's 'Fifteen' @ CAC Malaga . 2023-05-18 . Juxtapoz . en-gb.
13. Web site: Onsina . Maria . July 18, 2021 . Expressionism born of a gesture. Rafa Macarrón exhibition, between imagination and reality at La Nave Salinas . 2023-05-18 . Metalocus . en.
14. Web site: MACARRÓN, Rafael . 2023-05-18 . Fundación Maria Cristina Masaveu Peterson . en-US.
15. Web site: Rafa Macarrón . 2023-05-18 . Art Madrid Contemporary Art Fair.
16. Book: Rafa Macarron: Horizontal . SODA Istanbul . 2015 . Istanbul, Turkey . en.
17. Web site: afinelyne . 2023-04-14 . Rafa Macarrón: Too Loud a Solitude / Una Soledad Demasiado Ruidosa to Open at Lio Maica's 60 White . 2023-05-18 . GothamToGo . en-US.
18. Web site: 2021 Rafa Macarrón . 2023-05-18 . La Nave Salinas . en.
19. Web site: Mui . Melissa . July 20, 2021 . Rafa Macarrón Explores Shape-Shifting Characters at La Nave . 2023-05-18 . Whitewall . en.