THE BOSTON GLOBE
By Cate McQuaid
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| La soledad (Solitude), 1975, oil on canvas, 40 x 50", private collection |
MASSACHUSETTS---The Cuban painter Rafael Soriano, who died in 2015, was known for flat geometries until he came to the US, in 1962, where his work became luminous, ethereal, and rooted in contemplation.
McMullen Museum of Art: "Rafael Soriano: The Artist as Mystic" (Jan. 30-June 4, 2017); Boston College, 2101 Commonwealth Ave., Boston; (617)552-8587; bc.edu/sites/artmuseum [
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