"Consecrated Places:" Interview with Afro-Dominican Painter Antonio Carreño

The Afro-Dominican painter Antonio Carreño is best known for merging traditional fresco techniques with contemporary images, resulting in an abstract-surrealist style that speaks to the syncretic nature of his work.1 His paintings have been compared to masters such as Joan Miró and Paul Klee, placing him at the forefront of the Latino artistic community. Carreño describes his work as "inverse grabados," tactile experiments in texture, washes and color that blend contemporary themes with innovative uses of age-old materials including sand and sawdust.