Carlos Arcidiácono (July 25, 1929 – January 25, 2002) was born in Lanús, province of Buenos Aires on July 25, 1929. Professor of drawing and expert in vision graduated from the National Academy of Fine Arts. He held the chair in his specialties (drawing and vision) and initially dedicated himself to radio journalism, as editor of cultural programs on Radio Nacional and adaptor of classic works for radio and television (LRA and channel 7). His work of diffusion of the Argentine narrative meant a scholarship from the RTF (French Radio and Television) to specialize in programming and airing cultural programs.
After having deserved a special distinction in the international course of the magazine "Cuadernos", of Paris, which in Buenos Aires instrumented the magazine "Sur", Arcidiácono became a stable collaborator of the same. At the same time he joined the editorial staff of the newspaper La Prensa in 1966 where he came to direct the pages of art and shows. He collaborated as a theater critic in the magazine "Gente" and was a columnist on art issues for the magazine "Mercado". He was a special contributor to "El Cronista comercial". In the literary supplement of the newspaper "La Prensa" he published a series of essays on the short story genre.
The journalistic work of Arcidiácono was distinguished with the Konex prize and in 1994 a jury composed of Juan Jacobo Bajarlia, Liliana Heer, Leónidas Lamborguini, J.C. Martini Real, Tunna Mercado Hugo Padeletti and Nicolás Rosa awarded him the prize "Boris Vian" to the novel "The seer had nothing to do" "as an exercise that through the sense of humor moves smoothly from different tones of narrative to the essay, thanks to an unprecedented use of colloquial language" The "Boris Vian" prize is awarded spontaneously, that is, it does not admit contestants, and aims to indicate a text whose characteristics distinguish it as a significant contribution to non-conventional literature.
As a professor of Fine Arts, expert in vision, he taught and gave lectures in different chairs on topics related to pictorial theory.
In 1995 he held an exhibition of his sculptures and drawings at the Museum of Modern Art of Bahia, within the framework of the Argentina week in Salvador, convened by the Consulate of Argentina.
As an art critic, the Publishing Center of Latin America, for its collection "Argentine Painters of the Twentieth Century, published with number 83, its critical study on the work of the ceramist, draftsman and engraver Aída Carballo.
On January 25, 2002, he died of cancer.
His humor, his sparkling, direct spirit, his extensive knowledge of music and literature, his innovative spirit, his ability to open new perspectives of expression, all embodied in his works, make us remember a great writer and artist who will always continue to be valid.
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