A striking red-and-black geometric composition designed for the Feria de Artesanías de Ponce (Crafts Fair). Rosa combines typographic boldness with surrealist abstraction — a stylized bull mask and checkerboard pattern referencing Ponce’s carnival iconography.
The Feria de Artesanías was a cornerstone of Puerto Rico’s craft revival of the 1960s–70s — a movement the ICP led to protect traditional artisans threatened by modernization.
Rosa’s use of the bull mask and red-black geometric forms ties the design to Ponce’s Carnival traditions, particularly the vejigante figure — a folkloric devil whose papier-mâché mask became a symbol of Afro-Caribbean resistance and celebration.
By blending modern abstraction with folk motifs, Rosa expressed the tension between industrial design and ancestral craftsmanship — a major debate among Puerto Rican artists in this period.
The Feria posters helped elevate crafts to fine art status, aligning with contemporaneous exhibitions at the Museo de Arte de Ponce and the ICP’s División de Artes Populares.
A striking red-and-black geometric composition designed for the Feria de Artesanías de Ponce (Crafts Fair). Rosa combines typographic boldness with surrealist abstraction — a stylized bull mask and checkerboard pattern referencing Ponce’s carnival iconography.
The Feria de Artesanías was a cornerstone of Puerto Rico’s craft revival of the 1960s–70s — a movement the ICP led to protect traditional artisans threatened by modernization.
Rosa’s use of the bull mask and red-black geometric forms ties the design to Ponce’s Carnival traditions, particularly the vejigante figure — a folkloric devil whose papier-mâché mask became a symbol of Afro-Caribbean resistance and celebration.
By blending modern abstraction with folk motifs, Rosa expressed the tension between industrial design and ancestral craftsmanship — a major debate among Puerto Rican artists in this period.
The Feria posters helped elevate crafts to fine art status, aligning with contemporaneous exhibitions at the Museo de Arte de Ponce and the ICP’s División de Artes Populares.
!! Print has fold creases on the top corners !!
Authenticity: Signed on plate
Condition: 4/5
Career: Blue Chip Artist
Print Age: 51
Size: 17 x 23 inches
Rarity: Unnumbered
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