Julio Rosado del Valle's artwork is extremely reflective of Wifredo Lam, as I previously blogged, one of the Caribbean's most influential artists of all time. Like Lam, he uses strong strokes and focuses on similar subject matter. It's not uncommon for Santeria and voudoon to come up in Caribbean art due to the wide practice of the combination of ancient beliefs (both Caribbean and African) with Christianity influenced by the conquistadors and conquering cultures. The hybrid result is the Santeria and voudoo symbology and icons that we see in Caribbean art - they are essentially the locals' way of hiding their own sacred motifs and camouflaging them as otherwise. Julio Rosado del Valle's work is extremely reflective of these motifs, very much like Wifredo Lam.
But, Wifredo Lam got a full lengthy response from me, and Valle doesn't, purely because I don't think he developed his work as much as he could have. He does, however, show consistency as a Caribbean artist, and I respect his work.
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