Museum of Old and New Art, Tasmania, Australia. MUDAM Musée dart Moderne Grand-Duc Jean (The Grand Duke Jean Museum of Modern Art), Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk, Denmark.
I am convinced that Rafa and La Nave Salinas de Ibiza are going to get along really well. Lio Malca Collection, New York, United States. Edelman initially saw the work at art dealer Lio Malca’s loft in late 2016 and then arranged a viewing of it with a representative for a Middle Eastern royal family that was supposedly. I imagined very quickly the work of Rafa among the pine trees and the Mediterranean Sea that surround La Nave Salinas, being an organic and integral part of the landscape of Ibiza, celebrating the paintings also with his presence, the sunrise, the life of its beaches and people and, the warm sunsets that we have in summer in the natural park that surrounds the space. I knew that Rafa was heir to an important tradition of Spanish painting that I personally admire, and I have the firm intuition that he will do a lot of justice to his artistic relay. Malca renovated the building and created a new boutique hotel. His images seemed to me to be born from the universe of constellations of Joan Miró and the optimistic landscapes of Manuel H. Casa Malca, a stunning Mexican hotel near Tulum, was bought by renowned New York art collector and gallery owner Lio Malca in 2012. I was excited about Rafa's work from the beginning. Imaginé muy rápidamente la obra de Rafa entre los pinos y el mar Mediterráneo que rodean La Nave Salinas siendo parte orgánica e integrante del paisaje deIbiza y, de alguna manera, festejando, las pinturas también con su presencia, la salida del sol, la vida de susplayas y gentes y los atardeceres cálidos que tenemos en verano en el parque natural que rodea el espacio.Estoy convencido de que Rafa y La Nave Salinas de Ibiza se van a llevar realmente bien. Supe que Rafa era heredero de una importante tradición de pintura española que personalmente admiro, y tengo la firme intuición de que le hará mucha justicia a su relevo artístico. Sus imágenes me parecieron nacidas de entre el universo de constelaciones de Joan Miró y los paisajes optimistas de Manuel H. La obra de Rafa me entusiasmó desde el principio.