John Balossi: A Sculptor's Vision of Explosive Color John Balossi (May 28, 1931 – April 8, 2007) was an American sculptor and painter born in New York City. He pursued a distinguished artistic career marked by explorations into equine imagery and a distinctive approach to color—characterized as “shouting,” “blunt,” and “almost like a volcanic eruption”—that cemented his place within the landscape of Abstract Expressionism and Puerto Rican art history. His prolific output spanned painting, sculpture, ceramics, and printmaking, resulting in over thirty solo exhibitions across Puerto Rico, New…