▁earlier ▁years , ▁became ▁more ▁figur ative , ▁later ▁on , ▁and ▁though ▁his ▁Commun ist ▁affili ation ▁was ▁reflected ▁in ▁numerous ▁works ▁with ▁social ▁undert ones , ▁he ▁painted ▁a ▁wide ▁variety ▁of ▁subject ▁matter . ▁ ▁Al ong ▁with ▁Antonio ▁Bern i , ▁Sp il im ber go ▁and ▁Mexican ▁m ural ist ▁David ▁Alf aro ▁S ique iros , ▁he ▁created ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁mur als ▁for ▁a ▁villa ▁belonging ▁to ▁local ▁business man ▁Natal io ▁Bot ana , ▁in ▁Don ▁Tor cu ato . ▁Cast agn ino ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Paris ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁where ▁he ▁attended ▁the ▁at el ier ▁of ▁cub ist ▁painter ▁André ▁L h ote , ▁later ▁travel ing ▁across ▁Europe ▁perfect ing ▁his ▁art ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁company ▁of ▁Georges ▁Bra que , ▁Fern and ▁Lé ger ▁and ▁Pablo ▁Pic asso , ▁among ▁others . ▁Cast agn ino ▁returned ▁to ▁Argentina ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁where ▁he ▁en rolled ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Buenos ▁Aires ▁and ▁obtained ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁architecture . ▁ ▁He ▁received ▁numerous ▁awards ▁in ▁subsequent ▁years , ▁including ▁the ▁Grand ▁Prize ▁of ▁Honor ▁of ▁the ▁Argent ine ▁National ▁Hall ▁( 1 9 6 1 ), ▁the ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor ▁at ▁Ex po ▁' 5 8 ▁( Br uss els , ▁ 1 9 5 8 ), ▁and ▁a ▁special ▁mention ▁for ▁his ▁draw ings ▁at ▁the ▁II ▁Mexico ▁City ▁B ienn ale ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁His ▁illustr ations