Carlos Huffmann

These are paintings of characters that form part of a narration (a non-existent one) and converge in the Retrato del artista como joven escritor, imaginary narrator in his working environment. The presumed story brings to life a gallery of portraits without identification, even when some protagonists may be discerned. It is Huffmann´s return to painting after presenting works on paper − pages of magazines intervened in with achrylic − and installations inhabited by objects in bronze, sculptures made of wire, papier maché, wood and various sorts of appliances.

A graduate in Economy who later obtained a Master´s degree in Fine Arts at the California Institute of the Arts, the artist does not surprise us because of his link with books; he grew up among them. His family owned the publishing house and book shop El Ateneo. He is the son of book editor Adriana Hidalgo and the grandson of diplomat Héctor Hidalgo Solá − who disappeared during the years of military dictatorship -, to whom he dedicates his remarkbale show. Huffmann´s bet is that faced with his work, the viewer will be guided by curiosity and intelligence, qualities which guide him in his works and reading.