Carlos Regazzoni

Carlos Regazzoni (1 December 1943 – 26 April 2020) was an Argentine sculptor.^[1]

Carlos Regazzoni
Regazzoni in 2005
Born	1 December 1943 Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina
Died	26 April 2020(2020-04-26) (aged 76) Buenos Aires, Argentina
Occupation	Sculptor

Biography

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

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

• 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