Brazilian artist Carlos Adissi is an international figure through South America for his ground breaking work in abstraction. 

For almost a decade, he has dedicated himself totally to painting, developing and participating in several projects. He is one of the founders of the USINA 14 Art Collective and remains an active participant in its coordination.

In his works, he presents themes related to the essence of being. Carlos injects rhythm and movement in his paintings, at once using continuous strokes and overlapping textures that develop into complex images of light and shadow. The luminous points of his art are complemented by the rich, dark layers, representing visions originating in the unconscious. In this way, he seeks to stimulate the observer to focus on and merge the images in their own unconscious.

My work is a way of feeling present and

connected to everything around me. Like

many theories defended by philosophies

such as metaphysics and the theory of

Gaia, for example, I believe that we are

connected to each other through a huge

tangle of atoms. In this way, any and all

actions taken by me and other things can

affect our cosmos to a greater or lesser

extent.

I make the brush and my painting tools

extensions of my body; through which I

believe I interact with the universe. On

canvas, I add my sensations and feelings

through gestures, stains and layers of

paint. Through this meditative and

performative work, I believe to reaffirm the

impermanence of life and its unstoppable

flow of energy, events and time.

My production revolves around various

periods of my life and symbolically convey

how I face each period. In this selection of

10 works I present some of my points of

view in relation to various events

experienced by me. The paintings in this

selection take on themes such as pain,

grief, and the joy of living. They represent

my way of seeing and being in the world.

2021 - artMiami, Context

2020 - Art Wynwood

2019 - artMiami, Aqua