Alvaro Guillot

By LatAm ARTE

Alvaro Guillot, an artist born in Uruguay, was a notable exponent of the “new surrealist school.” His late 20th and early 21st-century works, created using acrylics and oils, celebrated New Mexico landscapes, cats, horses, bovines, and stunted juniper uplands. The vibrant color schemes and skillful use of shadows defied traditional Western landscape art, creating something altogether fresh and captivating. While traces of his early years in South America remained, his art also reflected influences from mid-century Paris and contemporary Cuban art. Guillot maintained a quiet presence in Santa Fe, New Mexico, for over two decades, avoiding exhibitions and galleries. Instead, he reveled in the privacy of a select circle of like-minded friends, notably including Jean Morrison. Among his colleagues, Guillot was known as a great raconteur, satirist, and political pundit with strong left-leaning views. Additionally, he was a talented but private writer, and his memoirs about close friends such as Salvador Dalí, architect Le Corbusier, and Pablo Picasso are soon to be published.

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