Carlos Regazzoni
Carlos Regazzoni | |
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 Regazzoni in 2005 | |
| Born | 1 December 1943 |
| Died | 26 April 2020 (aged 76) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Occupation | Sculptor |
Carlos Regazzoni (1 December 1943 – 26 April 2020) was an Argentine sculptor.[1]
Biography
[edit]Regazzoni was born in Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut Province.[2] He started his career in the gallery of Teresa de Anchorena.
In 1991, he became known in France with the film El Gato del Hábitat Viejo after it won a short film festival in Vendôme. The SNCF became interested in decorating their rail stations, and Regazzoni's sculptures became relevant. After an exhibition at Gare de l'Est, the SNCF gave him a studio in the 18th arrondissement of Paris.[3]
He was invited to exhibit at the Cent ans de l'aéronautique française event, which led to a commercially prosperous period for Regazzoni. In 2006, the ZAC Pajol project forced him to move, and he subsequently deposited sculptures at a castle in Fontaine-Française.[4][5]
Regazzoni returned to Argentina and founded a workshop in Buenos Aires at the exit of the Retiro train station, where he would regularly welcome visitors. Here, he found his favorite tool: the acetylene torch.[6]
Carlos Regazzoni died on 26 April 2020 at the age of 76 in Buenos Aires.[7]
Works
[edit]Regazzoni often used abandoned hangars as studios, and he called them his "railway castles". He also converted abandoned wagons into places of residence.[8]
His works were often described as Dantesque, and he drew many comparisons to Salvador Dalí. The Argentine sculptor, Roman Alegre, considered himself to be a pupil of Regazzoni's.[9]
He often publicly displayed his works in Buenos Aires, but never entered a competition.[10]
Collections
[edit]- Latin American Art Museum of Buenos Aires
- Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris
- Sculptures in Bariloche dedicated to natives in the region
- Pico Truncado's dinosaur, Patagonius Saurius, made with waste from the petroleum industry: commissioned by the Bridas Corporation in 1997
References
[edit]- ^ "Murió Carlos Regazzoni, el gran artista de la chatarra". Infobae (in Spanish). 26 April 2020.
- ^ "El legado que dejó Carlos Regazzoni en la Patagonia". www.consellopatagonico.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-09-12.
- ^ "Vernissage de l'exposition de mes dernières œuvres à la galerie Feuillantine 18 septembre 2014". Paco Puyuelo (in Spanish). 7 September 2014.
- ^ "Un sculpteur insolite". Kaïros (in French). 23 September 2008.
- ^ "Catégorie : Carlos Regazzoni". Mythes au logis (in French). 15 December 2009.
- ^ "Carlos Regazzoni, sur les rails". Magazine Dijon (in French). Spring 2011. Archived from the original on 2020-07-20. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
- ^ "Carlos Regazzoni, the great scrap artist, died". Explica. 26 April 2020. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ "Carlos Regazzoni : le roi de la ferraille en son antre ferroviaire". Article 11 (in French). 15 November 2008.
- ^ "Le chien et son maître". Le Trait-d'Union (in French). 11 July 2011. Archived from the original on 25 April 2020.
- ^ "Le sculpteur ferroviaire de Buenos Aires". Trip Teaser (in French). 17 February 2010. Archived from the original on 26 July 2017.
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