What is Rogelio Polesello?
[[File:RogelioPolesello.jpg|thumb|Rogelio Polesello in January 2008.]] '''Rogelio Polesello''' (26 July 1939 &ndash; 6 July 2014) was an [[Argentines|Argentine]] [[painter]], [[mural]]ist and [[sculptor]]. He was best known for making [[Op art]] (or optical art) known in [[Latin America]]. He won two [[Konex Award]]s; one in 1982 and another in 2012. He was born in [[Buenos Aires]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.artnet.com/artists/rogelio-polesello/biography|title=Rogelio Polesello (Argentine, 1939)|work=artnet|accessdate=19 July 2014}}</ref> Polesello died from a [[Myocardial infarction|heart attack]] on 6 July 2014 in Buenos Aires. He was 75.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.eldia.com.ar/edis/20140708/Dan-ultimo-adios-artista-plastico-Rogelio-Polesello-informaciongeneral6.htm|title=Dan el último adiós al artista plástico Rogelio Polesello|publisher=[[El Día (La Plata)|El Día]]|date=7 July 2014|accessdate=19 July 2014|language=Spanish}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{IMDb name|4933272}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Polesello, Rogelio}} [[Category:1939 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] [[Category:Argentine painters]] [[Category:People from Buenos Aires]] [[Category:Argentine sculptors]] {{Bio-stub}}