Rómulo Macciò

Romulo Macciò (1931 – 11 March 2016) was an Argentine painter who was associated with the avant-garde art movement named Nueva Figuracion, which favored a new form of figurative art. Apart from Nueva Figuracion, he participated in another group called Phases. Helping pioneer the Nueva Figuración movement in the 1960s, these artists used figurative art forms to break taboos that constrained artists and their art-making, addressing important issues in Argentina and Latin America. He joined a surrealist movement, earlier mentioned, being involved in the process of designing the magazine. After experimenting with surrealism, he worked on biomorphic versions of abstract art for a short period, which was rare to see in Argentina. During these years, he'd proceed to paint in a spontaneous Neo-Expressionist style. Later, Maccio would continue to do advertisement work with firms like Grant, Relator, and J. Walter Thompson.

Art works

Magazine Advertising Layout, 1959, Monde Department Store 1969: Center of Interamerican Relations, Nueva York 1976: Modern Art Museum, Mexico DF 1977: Modern Art Museum, Paris 1987: National Halls, Buenos Aires 1990: Saint Jean Hall, Hotel de Ville, Paris 1991: Castello Sforzesco, Viscontea Hall, Milan 1996: Cuevas Museum, Mexico DF 1997: PROA Foundation, Buenos Aires 1999: Recoleta Cultural Centre, Buenos Aires