Rogelio Polesello
Bio
Rogelio Polesello (Buenos Aires, 1939-2014), was an Argentine painter and sculptor, exponent of optical art in Latin America. In 1958 he graduated as a professor of Engraving, Drawing and Painting at the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes Prilidiano Pueyrredón. In 1959 he had his first solo exhibition at the Peuser Gallery, where he began to investigate the possibilities of optical art through paintings of geometric compositions linked to the constructivist trend.
Throughout his career he has worked on different possibilities of geometric abstraction in painting, engraving and acrylic objects capable of generating optical effects that decompose the image. From an early age he worked in advertising design, an activity that led him to participate in experiences that transcend the world of plastic art, and include interdisciplinary works related to architecture, environmental design, textile design, body painting and interventions in public spaces.
Statement
Polesello was continually interested in the links between the worlds of visual arts, design and industry. His career was governed until his last days by visual research, which he never ceased to undertake as an "industrial craftsman. There is a certain illusionism in some works of optical art that multiply images following what appears as a secret and symmetrical order. Lights and shadows in his abstractions unfold here as unreal landscapes and as sensitive writings. His work appeals to playfulness, works diverse facets of abstraction and incites to think in cheerful kaleidoscopes.
