Roberto Pignataro often drew on music as a source of inspiration—from the syncopated rhythms of jazz and tango to the emotional architecture of orchestral sound. This article explores how those influences surfaced across different phases of his artistic journey.
Read MoreThe Art of Abstract Storytelling
In 1968, Roberto Pignataro defied convention with 'A Través de Estampas' (Through Stamps), an artistic book introducing the concept of abstract storytelling. This article delves into the origins of this idea, the book production, and the historical backdrop of 1960s Argentina in which it was conceived.
Read MoreAbstraction Under the Lens
In 1972, Roberto Pignataro self-published his second artistic book entitled, “En Slides Color.”, a pocket-sized album containing sixteen 35mm slides of “projectable” abstract collages. Here is the story behind this peculiar art project.
Read MoreSmall Windows into Deep Mindscapes
Between 1962 and 1967, Pignataro created several series of miniature abstractions. What led him to adopt and embrace this curious format?
Read MoreScenes of Destruction
This article revisits a violent episode in Argentine history—the 1955 bombing of Plaza de Mayo—and explores whether echoes of that trauma, however obliquely, might be reflected in a series of abstract works Roberto Pignataro exhibited eight years later.
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