| Carlos Regazzoni | |
| Birth Date: | 1 December 1943 |
| Birth Place: | Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina |
| Death Place: | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Occupation: | Sculptor |
Carlos Regazzoni (1 December 1943 – 26 April 2020) was an Argentine sculptor.[1]
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]
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]