The Visionary of Nueva Figuración Rómulo Macció stands as one of the most essential and profound figures in Argentine painting during the second half of the twentieth century. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, his journey into the heart of modern art was shaped by a unique blend of self-taught intuition and a professional background in the graphic arts. Before he became a titan of the avant-garde, Macció worked within the advertising industry, a career that began when he was just fourteen years old as an apprentice for an advertising agency. This early immersion in the world of design and com…