Rafael began his artistic training at the Central School of Visual Arts in Santurce. He pursued visual arts at Universidad del Sagrado Corazón, pausing his studies to work as a lighting technician in theater and commercial events. His practice spans digital art, painting, drawing, and traditional printmaking techniques such as intaglio. Between 2004 and 2005, he participated in both solo and group exhibitions. He later entered the television industry, working in graphic design. Rafael continues to explore the intersection of analog and digital processes, combining hand-drawn and painted elements with digital tools to expand his visual language.

Artist Statement

My practice begins with free gesture and accident as catalysts for form and meaning. Through drawing, painting, and digital media, I explore how stains and errors open portals to the unconscious, revealing structures unplanned but deeply felt. I work intuitively, allowing the process to guide the image, as if each stroke responds to an internal need to organize chaos.I live and create from an island I sometimes feel connected to and other times estranged from. This paradox manifests in stains and visual fragments that form an emotional map.