Carlos Páez Vilaró, now 85 years old, is a famous Uruguayan artist who lives several months of the year in Tigre. Last Saturday, a retrospective of his work opened at the Museo de Arte Tigre (Museum of Art in Tigre).According to La Nación,the retrospective brings together 115 works, most of which are paintings, though there are a few sculptures.There were many works to chose from; Vilaró first began exhibiting work in 1950.As a young painter he focused on afro-Uruguayan scenes, then experimented with bright colors, collages, and finally black and white photography.Today he continues to change and says he is honored to have his work shown in Tigre, where he has had a house for 25 years.

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The Argentine artist Fabian Perez currently has a show of paintings and sculptures opening in Sydney, entitled “Waiting for The Romance To Come Back.”According to Stuff, the show consists of over 50 paintings inspired mostly from his years growing up in Buenos Aires.As a child, Perez lived among the bars and the brothels that are the stuff of tango lyrics in Buenos Aires.For him, they were a part of every day life; his father owned the brothel and his mother was the “madam” until they were shut down in the 1970s.Now, Perez is a world famous painter.He has had shows in the U.S., Canada, and Europe and his paintings have sold in Sydney to restaurateurs and real estate developers.

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