Mario Gurfein

Mario Gurfein was born in Buenos aires in1945. In 1953, he began to study violin with Ljerko Spiller and painting at the Mutualidad de Estudiantes y Egresados de Bellas Artes. Three years later, he abandoned the violin for a chance to begin working with Juan Batlle Planas whom he assisted in the creation of various murals. Between 1963 and 1964, he worked on a cargo ship and went to southern Europe for the first time. Since 1965, sporadically, he has acted as decorator and costume designer for various theater shows. He lived in Paris and Milan between 1967 and 1969 before settling in Paris in 1980.