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About the Artist
Feliciano Centurión (1962-1996) was a Paraguayan artist known for his vibrant use of color and figuration, blending influences from indigenous Guaraní craft traditions and the queer social scene in Buenos Aires, where he moved after 1980. He became an important figure at the Centro Cultural Ricardo Rojas (El Rojas), among a new generation of artists like Marcelo Pombo and Marcia Schvartz, who embraced personal, introspective themes following Argentina’s period of military rule.
Centurión’s intermedia practice combined acrylic paint and embroidered text on hand-sewn fabrics and mass-produced objects, often blankets. His frequent depictions of flora and fauna demonstrate a focus on visual harmony rather than overt political statements. However, his use of materials associated with femininity contributed to a distinctly queer aesthetic, particularly after his HIV diagnosis in 1992. In his later years, working from his sickbed, his art took on a more personal, diaristic tone, incorporating embroidered phrases that reflect on mortality, spirituality, and life with a delicate, poetic sensibility.