The Wings of Carlos Colombino: Architect, Artist, Writer (an Interview)

Abstract

This interview explores the multifaceted life of Paraguayan artist Carlos Colombino, highlighting his involvement in the creation of the Museo del Barro (the Museum of Mud) in Asunción, an institution where modern, popular, and indigenous art coexist side by side. Although Colombino was a well-known painter, he was also an engraver, a sculptor, an architect, and a builder of cultural institutions. He published poems and novels, critical studies, and ethnographic pieces on indigenous and popular practices. He cultivated a passionate militancy for democracy, and experienced censorship, persecution, and exile on several occasions. In short, the interview shows how Colombino became an artist committed to the creation of an artistic and intellectual scene in Paraguay.