To help you navigate his work, we invite you to answer the following questions as you go along:

Why do you think it was innovative to travel through Latin America instead of Europe to pursue a career as an artist?
Why do you think it was essential to recognise Uruguay's indigenous tradition?
What was the difference between Matto's Universal Constructivism vs Torres Garcia's?
Did the signs and letters in Matto's work mean anything in particular?
Why did Matto use the materials he used?
What was the tradition Matto wanted to follow?
How did Matto conceive modernism? What makes it different from constructionism in Russia (Malevich) or the Neo Plastisist in the Netherlands (Mondrian, Van Doesburg)?
Did Matto think modernism originated in Europe?
What do you think the notion of Universal Art was for him?