Álvaro Barrios: A Colombian Visionary Bridging Comics and Conceptual Art Álvaro Barrios (born November 27, 1945, in Cartagena, Colombia) stands as a singular figure within Colombian art history—a conceptual artist whose distinctive approach seamlessly blends the playful spirit of comic strips with profound intellectual explorations. From his formative years studying at the School of Fine Arts in Cartagena to his subsequent academic pursuits at the National University of Colombia and Perugia and Venice universities in Italy, Barrios’ artistic journey has been marked by a relentless curiosity…