Daniel Soldi, son of the brilliant plastic artist Raúl Soldi, spoke with LU 24 after 30 years of his death and recalled the link with the Tres Arroyos district. “I can’t believe the amount of work that dad did, it’s wonderful,” said the owner of a field in the La Tigra area.
Soldi was recognized for his ability to capture the human essence through his works, using a vibrant color palette and expressive compositions. His style evolved over time, passing through realism, surrealism and creating his own visual language that is not easily ascribed to a defined artistic trend.
In addition to his work as a painter of canvases and portraits, Raúl Soldi gained great recognition for his murals, particularly those created in public spaces and religious buildings. One of his most emblematic works is the decoration of the dome of the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, carried out in 1966.
Another notable project is his intervention in the chapel of Santa Ana, in Glew, province of Buenos Aires, where he captured a series of frescoes that narrate various religious and everyday scenes, displaying rich symbology.
Soldi’s work has been exhibited in numerous galleries and museums both in Argentina and internationally, and his contribution to Argentine art positions him as a key figure in the development of painting and muralism in the country. His legacy continues, inspiring new generations of artists.
He was a set designer for around one hundred films working for Argentina Sono Films. In addition, he decorated the windows of Harrod’s.
“His works are in the most important museums in the world, there are two in the Vatican, in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, in New York,” he highlighted.
“He was a great mate, with my brother Diego we would bring him some fruit and mate to the atelier so that he would give up cigarettes,” he recalled.
A fan of the countryside, Raúl sent him to work to learn how to work the land. “He was a friend of Leonor Hirsch from Bunge y Born, who had a ranch of 16 thousand hectares on 25 de Mayo. I had an extraordinary experience,” he said. Subsequently, they decided to invest in Tres Arroyos. “Dad recommended me to “Pepe” Carrera, president of the Commercial Bank, a lover of culture, and that is where the purchase of the field in La Tigra was born. I go often, we spend our summers there,” he said.
“He put up the small easel to make some landscapes and the wind knocked it over, until he discovered an old laundry room. Every morning he went to paint there and made 30 extraordinary landscapes that were exhibited in Buenos Aires and all of them were sold,” he emphasized.
“For him, Naples yellow was a very difficult color and he looked for it during the wheat harvest season,” he added.
“For a while we rented a house in Claromecó and he loved it. He said that the theater was there: it was the sea,” he concluded.
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