Carlos Alberto Amoretti was born in 1937 in the city of Montevideo (Uruguay). He lived his childhood in the Palermo neighborhood (Montevideo, Uruguay) surrounded by Rioplatense traditions such as soccer and candombe. From a humble childhood, his talent for drawing began to appear during his school years. At the age of 13 he began his studies of drawing and painting at the National School of Fine Arts, where he was trained by Professor Miguel Angel Pareja. In 1960 he began his advertising activity, which marked an extensive career as an illustrator, draftsman, sketch artist and art director in some of the country's leading advertising agencies. He illustrated the almanac "Faros de la Costa Uruguaya" with watercolor pen drawings for the company Xerox. In 1970 he was hired to work at the Frank R. Blunt Agency in California (USA). His practice as an advertising illustrator for several years was what transformed him into a self-taught painter. His childhood in the Palermo neighborhood, the memories of his youth, his family, his Italian roots and his travels in Europe were some of the themes that inspired Amoretti. The boatman, the telephone with a handle, the manicero, the galley, the washing table, the radio, the spinning top, the charcoal iron, the primus, the streetcar and the antique buses, among others, are recurrent elements in Amoretti's constructivist paintings, which merge with events that have passed through the artist's life. Since 1985 he has contributed to Aldeas Infantiles, which has since selected one of his works every year to be transformed into a Christmas card. His famous doors opened for many the possibility of looking at a past that, in many neighborhoods, is still present. And his work became so Uruguayan and authentic as a reflection of a society that still lives in the retinas. Exhibitions: From 1963 to the present, he has held innumerable collective and individual exhibitions, among which are: In Uruguay: First Encounter of Figurative Plastics, II Biennial of Salto, XXXI Municipal Painting, Municipal Palace, Brazilian Club, B'nai Brith, Ajax Hotel, German Embassy in Uruguay, Vaz Ferreira Hall, Cuartel de Dragones de Maldonado, Victoria Plaza Hotel, San Rafael Casino, Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining, Legislative Palace and Cabildo of Montevideo. Halls: INCA, Nacional de Pintura, Municipal de Mercedes and San José. Galleries: Aramayo, Zira Guichón, Vernissage, Moretti, Matriz and Latina. Abroad: Exhibited his works in California, Sobrado de Alegrete Gallery (Brazil), VII and VIII Valparaiso Art Biennial (Chile), Centro Cultura de Providencia (Chile), Le Bibtion Y Kheops Galleries (Toulouse, France), Le Point Gallery (Buenos Aires, Argentina), Scappini Gallery (Asuncion, Paraguay), Gallery of the Americas (Washington, USA). He was the first Uruguayan artist to exhibit at the Museum of the Poster and Graphic Arts in Toulouse (France). He participated in the Collective Art Exhibition by Fax (Heidelberg, Germany). Awards obtained: Among his awards we can mention the First Prize in the Painting Contest "Ciudad de Montevideo" in the Watercolor category; First Prize in the Painting Contest of the Folkloric Heritage of the Barrio Sur, Watercolor category; Diploma in the Drawing Category in the Painting Salon Raíces Folclóricas de América Latina organized by the Chilean Embassy in Uruguay; Third Prize in the Painting Salon of the Chilean Embassy in Uruguay (1986); Second Prize at the Painting Salon of the Chilean Embassy in Uruguay (1987); Second Prize at the Municipal Painting Salon; Honorable Mention at the Painting Salon of the Chilean Embassy in Uruguay (1988); First Prize at the Painting Salon of the Chilean Embassy in Uruguay (1989); First Mention at the Painting Contest organized to celebrate the centenary of the foundation of the Chamber of Industries of Uruguay. As a judge, he participated in the 1st and 2nd International Painting Competition for Young Talents (for Uruguay) of the Philips Company. In the year 2000, he started teaching in his own workshop. One year later, the Postal Service issued a stamp in homage to his 50 years as a painter. He was married to Susana Van Ploeg, his lifelong companion, with whom he had his only son, Alvaro J. Amoretti. "Work, work, work", was the phrase of the master Pablo Picasso that he always had in his sight, next to the lamp that illuminated his work table. Creativity, the constant search for new ways to reflect old traditions was his most outstanding characteristic. The ability to always believe that one could go further, his personal seal. He died on July 26, 2010 in Montevideo (Uruguay). His works are part of the following collections: Chilean Embassy in Uruguay, Dubrovick Museum (Yugoslavia), Diplomatic Academy of Chile, Municipality of Valparaíso (Chile), Providencia Cultural Center (Chile), Uruguayan American Foundation (Washington, USA), OAS Museum (Washington, USA), Israeli Community of Uruguay, ALADI (Uruguay), B'nal B'rith (Uruguay), Quiniela Bank of Uruguay, Discount Bank (Uruguay), Citibak (Uruguay). Galleries: de las Américas (Washington, USA), Le Biblion (Toulouse, France), Sobrado (Alegrete, Brazil), E'cole Fourtanier (Toulouse, France). Private collections: Former Ambassador of Uruguay to the OAS Mr. Julio C. Jáuregui, Flia Schein (Washington, USA), Dr. Gregorio Koss (Washington, USA), Dr. Beraldo R. Nicola (Ambassador of Uruguay in Washington, USA), Dr. Fernando González Macedo (Ambassador of Peru to the OAS), Dr. Leonardo J. Horwitz (OAS Museum), Flia Paul Hyman (Washington, USA),Flia Myriam DeRitz Cherney (Maryland, USA), Ing. César Belmar (Chile), Dr. Carlos Alberto Irigoyen (Peruvian Ambassador to Uruguay), Dr. Darío Restrepo (Mexico), Mr. Francisco Rojas Penso (General Secretary of ALADI-Uruguay), Mr. Víctor Hugo Morales (Buenos Aires, Argentina). Private collectors from Denmark, Japan, Hong Kong, Italy, Kuwait, England, Spain, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, New York, Venezuela and France among others.