Carlos Aquilino was born in Madrid, Spain, the city where he lives and works today. He grew up painting, drawing and sculpting as a self-taught artist.
Aquilino’s paintings, executed in oil on both canvas and carboard, are focused in a humanized world where people appear deeply in touch with their surroundings. His works are inmediately recognizable by their daring yet subtle narratives and messages, giving his overture a timeless quality. His last small paintings, like Le Tour de l’Afrique Series, all in connection but without a definite order looking for movement in each and every set, cyclist rolling imaginary Kilimandjaros between silhouettes of women. Aquilino uses any and all found material and objects around himself to utilize in his sculptures. His drawings are made with markers and ink on paper. There is no initial pencilling in. Thoughts and feelings are articulated across the paper, with no beginning, border or end.
Constantly on the move, Aquilino has built his own personality shaped by cross-cultural experiences that have taken him from the Spanish Academy of Fine Arts in Rome to the Creative Arts Center of Virginia or the New Mexico desert at the Helen Wurlitzer Foundation, to Izvorul Mures in the Romanian Carpathians and the Hungarian Plane. Soon he will stay at Point B worklodge in the diversity of Brooklyn.
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PARALLAX ART FAIR LONDON
Carlos Aquilino most recent paintings, all of them small works on wood, are shown at Parallax AF in London.
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1ª Biennale Internazionale Arte di Palermo
Carlos Aquilino works have been selected to be shown at the 1ª Biennale Internazionale Arte di Palermo, Italy. Opening and presentation of the event with Paolo Levi: 2013 January 12th at 4 pm.
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Iniciación al coleccionismo VII
Initiative to promote art collecting: When you buy your first art work you become an art collector.
Artists: Carlos Aquilino, José Bautista, J. Belmonte, Carlos Bloch, R. Caballero, A. García Andrés, Belén González, O. Herrán, A. Llabrés, N. Maffre, N. Mariette, M. Negueruela, J. Paniagua, C. Parellada, J.A. Quintana, E. Rodriguez, Paco Rossique, Patricia Ruiz de Navamuel, J. Sánchez Dato, B. Satrústegui, M. Tamariz.
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Image Uploader
Image Uploader is an 2.0 artistic event: a real exhibition with a virtual approach. Artists: Antonio Intorcia, Carlos Aquilino, Fleur Le Gros, Flavio Edison Gabrielli, Giuseppe Sinesi, Yakir Yahish, Lorraine Beattie
Luigi Guarnera, Olivia Boa. Curated by DAYONE. Firenze, Italy.
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Postcardwall
Postcardwall is once again exhibiting its entire collection to date. A catalogue by Sophie Hill, taken from contemporary exhibitions as well as historical collections. Postcard Drawing 5 from Carlos Aquilino Solo Exhibit at Broadway gallery NYC is shown on this exhibit. August 27th-September 9th.
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SALON de Biarritz 2012
Carlos Aquilino works are shown at SALON de Biarritz, under the gallery GMN. August 11-12th,2012
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ARTEANDO 2012
Carlos Aquilino exhibits his works at the International Art Fair ARTEANDO 2012, Irún (Spain), under the gallery GMN & Cía.
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300 on the wall
art/words/postcardwall; a catalogue by Sophie Hill. An exhibition catalogue of both images and words to date, taken from contemporary exhibitions as well as historical collections. The postcard on Drawing 5 from Carlos Aquilino Solo Exhibit at Broadway gallery NYC is shown on this wall.
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ARTexpo NYC 2012
Carlos Aquilino works will be shown at ARTexpo 2012, Pier 92 Manhattan, NYC. March 22-25th. An exhibition curated by Tchera Niyego under The Contemporary Art Network gallery.Booth # 383/385
Workshops
International Artist Workshop
International workshop and group show organized by the painter Ilona Boros
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VISIBLE 2011 Lorca amaba a Dalí
A group exhibit curated by Jesús Gironés
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Subtle Arrangements
A group Exhibit presented by Basak Malone
Basak Malone presents