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Ángel Rafael Vázquez-Concepción

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Category: nuclear activism

ping pong, 2025

A riot of color collides with a void of black in this kinetic exploration of motion, play, and collision. Ping … More

Angel Rafael Vázquez-Concepción, Art, atomic age, Á.R. Vázquez-Concepción, California, Contemporary Art, nuclear power, Painting, Puerto Rico, San Francisco

James Acord: Bridging art, science, and the nuclear age

James Leroy Acord (1944–2011) was a singular figure in contemporary art, known for his audacious integration of sculpture and nuclear … More

Angel Rafael Vázquez-Concepción, Art, atomic age, Á.R. Vázquez-Concepción, California, Contemporary Art, energy, news, nuclear, nuclear energy, nuclear power, Painting, Puerto Rico, San Francisco, science

atomic flowers for peace, 2024

This piece reflects the dynamic tensions of our time—between destruction and renewal, fear and hope, the past and the future … More

Angel Rafael Vázquez-Concepción, Art, atomic age, Á.R. Vázquez-Concepción, California, Contemporary Art, nuclear power, Painting, Puerto Rico, San Francisco

Coloring outside the nuclear lines

I am excited that the incredible Mary and Jordan from the Nuclear Energy Institute interviewed me on the Fissionaries podcast. … More

Angel Rafael Vázquez-Concepción, Art, atomic age, Á.R. Vázquez-Concepción, California, Contemporary Art, nuclear power, Painting, Puerto Rico, San Francisco

yellowcake (the international uranium trade), 2024

This painting unfolds the alchemical transformation of uranium ore into potent yellowcake, the genesis of nuclear power. Layer upon layer, … More

Angel Rafael Vázquez-Concepción, Art, atomic age, Á.R. Vázquez-Concepción, California, Contemporary Art, nuclear power, Painting, Puerto Rico, San Francisco

atomics for the millions (rainbo conversation), 2024

The painting delves into the transformative power of relationships, likening them to the reactions that drive atomic energy. This metaphor … More

Angel Rafael Vázquez-Concepción, Art, atom, atomic, atomic age, atomic-habits, Á.R. Vázquez-Concepción, California, Contemporary Art, nuclear power, Painting, personal-development, Puerto Rico, San Francisco, science

fragment pour le future de l’homme, 2024

The title, also the title of a song by the band Stereolab, symbolizes life’s unpredictability and constant change. The artwork’s … More

Angel Rafael Vázquez-Concepción, Art, atomic age, Á.R. Vázquez-Concepción, California, Contemporary Art, nuclear power, Painting, Puerto Rico, San Francisco

U3O8 I and II, 2024

This pair of abstract paintings delves into the complex process of transforming uranium ore into yellowcake. Yellowcake, named for its … More

Angel Rafael Vázquez-Concepción, Art, atomic age, Á.R. Vázquez-Concepción, California, Contemporary Art, energy, news, nuclear, nuclear energy, nuclear power, Painting, Puerto Rico, San Francisco, uranium

The New Corporation (2022), plus notes on AI and nuclear energy

In 2003, “The Corporation” scrutinized corporations’ pervasive influence on society. Watching this documentary with my then-housemates quickly became a guiding … More

Angel Rafael Vázquez-Concepción, atomic age, Á.R. Vázquez-Concepción, California, nuclear power, Puerto Rico, San Francisco

Taking on the Nuclear Nightmare in Black Mirror’s ‘Demon 79’ (2023)

Black Mirror has always been a series that provokes thought, often leaving viewers in a state of introspection about the … More

Angel Rafael Vázquez-Concepción, atomic age, Á.R. Vázquez-Concepción, black-mirror, California, film, nuclear power, Puerto Rico, review, San Francisco, television, tv

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