Carlos Grasso is becoming more widely known these days for his “Mind Tapestries” series and in the past for his innovative “shredded” paintings series which he called “Canvas Deconstruction”. The coming show “COLORSPACE” at the Blackboard Gallery (Studio Channel Islands) in Camarillo will present the most recent artworks done in the past two to three years of these varied series which intrinsic nature is the pure interplay of colors, shapes and form. The recent creation of the Colorspace Room is a circular 46 ft diameter circular room with changing lights depicting modern mandalas.
A native Argentinian, Carlos never imagined he would spend more than 45 years abroad in France and the U.S. making art, gaining an American passport and three children, and all that after a promising professional career as a musician. Over the last 35 years, not only has he transitioned from music to making art full time, he’s also shifted from representational works (which he studied with master David Leffel) to abstraction, mixed media, installations and conceptual art.
In his studio in Ojai, California, one encounters a display of torn canvases, found objects and disproportionally big brushes – the tools of an inquisitive mind. With these, Carlos tells manifold stories and implements varied techniques.
He participated in numerous Museum and Gallery solo and group shows: LA Art Show – The Museum of Ventura County – The Santa Paula Museum – Ojai Valley Museum – Art Share L.A. – OCCCA (Orange County Center for Contemporary Arts) – Building Bridges (Santa Monica, LA, Bergamot Station) – San Diego Art Institute, and many more. His collector base spreads throughout the United States.