Carlos Páez Vilaró
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Carlos Páez Vilaró was a Uruguayan abstract artist, painter, potter, sculptor, muralist, writer, composer and constructor. He took an active role in the search for survivors of the 1972 crash of Urugu
Carlos Páez Vilaró in 2009.
Plaque at the Suns of the Paseo de los Soles, Montevideo, Uruguay
Casapueblo, his "livable sculpture" and best-known creation near Punta del Este, has been a leading tourist destination in Uruguay since the late 1960s.
A number of recent paintings by the artist, on display at Casapueblo.
Casapueblo
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Casapueblo is a building constructed by the Uruguayan artist Carlos Páez Vilaró. It is located in Punta Ballena, 13 kilometres from Punta del Este, Uruguay. Initially, it was the artist's summer home
Carlos Páez Vilaró
…purchased a sea-front property on eastern Uruguay's scenic, then-desolate Punta Ballena in 1958, building a small, wooden lodge that over time became "Casapueblo" ("House-Village"). The sprawling compound, a whitewashed cement citadel reminiscent of Mykonos, was built in stages by the artist to resemble the mud…
Casapueblo