A Constructed Disquiet: The World of Rogelio Báez Vega Rogelio Báez Vega, born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in 1974, doesn’t simply paint architecture; he excavates it. His canvases aren't representations of buildings but rather palimpsests of history, memory, and the fraught relationship between a people and their constructed environment. Growing up on an island steeped in colonial legacies, Báez Vega’s artistic journey has been one of unraveling the layers of imposed structures—both physical and societal—that define Puerto Rico's identity. He earned a Bachelor of Visual Arts from the Universi…