“From Nothing to One” 2019
First solo show in New York City
“Art is art.
Everything else is everything else.”-Ad Reinhardt.
My work can be interpreted in many ways; they are abstract riddles, snapshots of dreams, mementos, or messages from a distant time.
The process begins with a session of automatic drawing and painting, allowing the unconscious mind to emerge. This is a very intuitive step. The rest of the process involves contemplating and conscious decision making, with the purpose of discovering the painting, kind of like a sculptor finding the figure in the stone. This process entails deleting, covering parts of the painting which most of the times become very difficult decisions to make. I consider this moment to be a sort of exercise for the soul. This practice has been fundamental in the solidification of my style and strengthening my spiritual connection to the world.
One of the concepts that I've been recently incorporating in my practice is incompleteness: everything is incomplete, everything is in constant motion, everything is changing as we see it, nothing is absolute. The negative space in my work represents stillness; and the subjects, merely suggestions, give the impression of motion. The viewer cannot confirm the state or identity of it.
I want my paintings to be constantly evolving, bringing new meaning at every glance. Inspire and encourage the viewer to reflect, and ultimately be a never-ending source of discovery, curiosity, and wonder.
Bio.
Bio.
Carlos RM was born in Bogota, Colombia on March 9th, 1981. He grew up in Villa del Prado, a neighborhood in the outskirts of the city with his two older sisters. At the age of 9, Carlos’s parents enrolled him in oil painting classes with artist Maria Elena Gallo. In 1994, due to the instability of the country at the time, his family decided to relocate to the United States. In 1997 after visiting the studio of artist Miguel Malgaret, Carlos was inspired to pursue art as a career. From 1998 to 2002 Carlos worked and studied in Malgaret’s studio. In 2012, Carlos moved to New York City where he enrolled in Robert Cenedella’s class at the Art Students League of New York. He also worked as an art handler for museums, auction houses and galleries. Carlos currently lives and works out of his studio in Norwalk, CT.
Solo Shows
“From Nothing to One” October 2019. ILevel Gallery. East Village, New York, NY.
Selected Group Shows
“Alternative Realities” The Norwalk Art Space, February - April 2023 Norwalk, CT
“The Yard” by Kontempo. September 2019. The Yard south Williamsburg, NY.
ILevel staff show. June 2019. Level Gallery. East Village, New York, NY
Kontempo presents “Prolific Minds”. 2019. Novo Gallery, New York, NY.
"Trust the Process" curated by Emily Cheng. 2018. Sotheby's Institute of Art. New York, NY.
HoratioCarson present "POST-POP". 2018. New York, NY.
"In Conversation" Sotheby's Employee Art Show. 2017. New York, NY.
LIC Arts Open @ Plaxall Gallery. 2017. Long Island City, NY,
“No Reserve” Sotheby’s Staff Art Show. 2016 New York, NY
"Art Works" Sotheby's Employee Art Show. 2015 New York, NY
"Twelve Inches of Fame"2014. Castle-Fitzjohns Gallery New York, NY.
“Anything But The Truth” 2013. Class of Robert Cenedella, The Art Students League of New York.
D'Art Vine Gallery 2011-2012 Hollywood, Florida
Satellite Art & Design at Miami Art Space . 2009 Art Basel Miami, Florida
Hortt Salon des refuses at Gallery 701 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 2003
Cornell Art Museum Delray Beach, Florida 2002
The Society of The Four Arts. Exhibition of American Paintings and Photography West Palm Beach, Florida 2002
“Self Portrait in the Studio 2015” New York City.