Opening at Visitor Center, Newburgh, New York

Kase Painting, 2023

 

With my wife Eleanor White

Painting: Karlos Cárcamo

Sculpture: Daniel Giordano

Daniel Giordano, Eva Zanardi, Karlos Cárcamo

Sculptures: Daniel Giordano

The Dog That Ate The Birthday Cake

At Visitor Center, Newburgh, NY

Oct 14 - Dec 30, 2023

A few more pics of the opening and installation shots of my Kase Paintings with sculptures by Daniel Giordano. So happy with how the exhibition turned out. My deepest thanks to Visitor Center director Eva Zanardi and artist Daniel Giordano. As well as the support of my wife Eleanor White and all who came to the opening. Had a blast!

Galería Espacio Mínimo

Sin Fronteras / No Borders .- Karlos Cárcamo, Guadalupe Maravilla, Abigail Reyes, Crack Rodríguez y Verónica Vides. Curated by Omar López-Chahoud and Patricio Majano.

Installation views of my work in Sin Fronteras / No Borders at Galería Espacio Mínimo in Madrid, Spain. The work on view includes a work on paper Study for Kase Painting (Gold), a new Crate Painting (B7) and Black Book (Fate of a Gesture). An art history book that has been entirely painted black using Krink Ink. The exhibition is on view from Nov 20 - January 29, 2022

All images courtesy of Espacio Mínimo.

https://www.espaciominimo.es/sin-fronteras-no-borders-karlos-carcamo-guadalupe-maravilla-abigail-reyes-crack-rodriguez-y-veronica-vides/

57w57ARTS

 

57w57ARTS

My blue Kase Painting just back from the Latinx Abstract exhibition at BRIC will be on view at 57w57Arts in Al's Office. Along with work by Dom Gray (L) and James Sterling Pitt (On Table). Opening this Thursday June 17th from 6-8pm. Stop by and say hello! My thanks to Sue and Al Ravitz of 57w57ARTS! 

Kase Painting

Studio Notes: 5/26

Almost finished with this new Kase Painting in the studio. Color inspired by an old industrial site that I see each day while commuting to work. The painting is a perfect fit for the reclaim wood L-frame. Originally I had thought of making a black or dark grey painting for this frame to match the black manufactures mark on the plywood. Decided to go with the Lt blue first and figured if it didn't work it'd be easier to lay on the black/Grey then the other way around. The painting has three layers of color. The original ground color was brown with a warm white graffiti tag which I then removed with graffiti remover. The trace tag then got an additional layer of off white over coat before applying the final Lt Blue color. Just need some additional collaged on paint marks which often take a while but for the most part this painting is pretty much done. 

 

In the studio for 2017

Studio Views - KASE Paintings

I've been cooking up new work for the last year experimenting with new materials and techniques. A new body of work separate from my hard edge paintings of the last few years but along similar lines. A totally different process as a means or approach to abstract painting. Unlike my hard edge paintings that are made on stretched canvas over wood panel, these new pieces are straight up stretched canvas. The application of paint is done in a combination of color washes and graffiti marks that are then completely removed using graffiti remover with additional paint colors layer on top. 

The removal of the paint is aggressive so at times I end up with traces of the strainer visible on the surface from the pressure on the canvas. I also add spots of paint spatter and or collage bits of paint skins onto the surface. Each piece has it's own custom frame that function as an additional contextualizing element separate to the function of a traditional frame which is meant to aethetisize a work of art. The frames are raw wood with visible holes and or wood patches, rubbed with floor wax or stained with graffiti Krink ink, spray primers, car  bondo, etc. 

It's taken a while to figure this work out conceptually but now I'm at the stage that I feel confortable with where it's headed. It's all steam ahead for 2017, I'm excited!

  

ARTnews Magazine

ARTnews, December 1999 Issue.

While organizing my files the other day I came across an old article in ARTnews Magazine featuring the painter David Reed. I was one of his studio assistants back then, along with artists, Tony Shore, Eddie Chu and Emily. Dean Daderko, now curator at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston was his office assistant as was artist Andrea Geyer.

I enjoyed those day working in his studio. It gave me a good perspective on the practical aspects of art making and a realistic portrayal of being an artist. How time flies by! The ARTnews article includes a picture of David Reed in his studio with me in the background.