Antonio Berni created the character of Juanito, protagonist of a narrative cycle that took the shape of paintings, collages, assemblages, and woodcuts produced between 1960 and ’77. Juanito is a boy who left the countryside to find work in Buenos Aires and ends up living in poverty on the city’s outskirts. The series for Berni became a social narrative on industrialization and scarcity, highlighting the vicious disparities between different social classes.
References:
- https://www.artforum.com/picks/museo-de-arte-latinoamericano-de-buenos-aires-malba-50097
- https://kweiseye.wordpress.com/tag/juanito-laguna-going-to-the-factory/
