{"id":8449,"date":"2015-11-13T02:43:38","date_gmt":"2015-11-13T02:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.charlescarson.com\/?p=8449"},"modified":"2015-12-01T19:58:59","modified_gmt":"2015-12-01T19:58:59","slug":"honoring-hero-of-creativity-grand-master-charles-carson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/charlescarson.com\/?p=8449","title":{"rendered":"HONORING HERO OF CREATIVITY, GRAND MASTER CHARLES CARSON"},"content":{"rendered":"

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COMMUNIQU\u00c9 DE PRESSE<\/p>\n

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LES HONNEURS RENDUS \u00c0 UN \u00abHERO DE LA CR\u00c9ATIVIT\u00c9\u00bb
LE GRAND MA\u00ceTRE CHARLES CARSON.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

ART NEWS, FINE ART MAGAZINE, SINCE 1975<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

HONORING HERO OF CREATIVITY, GRAND MASTER CHARLES CARSON\u00a0<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00ab\u00a0As Hemingway developed a new style of writing that is oft-imitated, never attained, Carson has created a new way of painting that takes a similar heightened position in the mainstream of contemporary art, a form that is universally accessible but impossible to be duplicated by another. A language all his own forever to be known as \u2018\u2019Carsonism.\u2019\u2019<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Victor Benett Forbes,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong> historien d\u201fart, \u00e9crivain et \u00e9diteur du \u00abFine Art Magazine\u00bb depuis 1975 et Charles Carson, Grand ma\u00eetre en Beaux-Arts, Laur\u00e9at du Prix \u00abHero of Creativity 2015\u00bb et Cr\u00e9ateur du mouvement \u00abcarsonisme\u00bb.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dans le cadre de son 40e anniversaire (1975 \u00e0 2015) M. Victor Bennet Forbes et Jamie Ellen Forbes, historienne et \u00e9ditrice ont tenus \u00e0 honorer des laur\u00e9ats dans plusieurs cat\u00e9gories du domaine des arts.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

L\u2019\u00e9v\u00e9nement a \u00e9t\u00e9 tenu \u00e0 New York le lundi 9 novembre 2015 au nouvel \u00e9difice du Trump World Tower, 845 United Nations Plaza, New-York, NY. Pour c\u00e9l\u00e9brer les 40 ans de publication du Fine Art Magazine un seul artiste en art visuel a \u00e9t\u00e9 s\u00e9lectionn\u00e9 parmi tous les artistes am\u00e9ricains et internationaux.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dans la cat\u00e9gorie \u00abMaestro of Art\u00bb le laur\u00e9at en arts visuels est : Charles Carson le seul artiste ayant occup\u00e9 la premi\u00e8re de couverture du prestigieux magazine \u00e0 quatre reprises. Il est le seul \u00e0 avoir r\u00e9ussi cet exploit en 40 ans. Le carsonisme sera donc \u00e0 l\u2019honneur une fois encore sur la page couverture du num\u00e9ro de d\u00e9cembre 2015.
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Le laur\u00e9at : Charles Carson, artiste canadien r\u00e9sidant au Qu\u00e9bec, grand ma\u00eetre en beaux-arts. Il c\u00e9l\u00e8brera prochainement ses 38 ans de carri\u00e8re au Miami Art Show, au Spectrum, et \u00e0 l\u2019Art Basel de Miami de d\u00e9cembre-janvier et f\u00e9vrier 2015 et 2016. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Dans les cat\u00e9gories :
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1. Hometown Hero : Richie Cannata<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Richie_Cannata<\/a>
a. Richie Cannata (born March 3, 1949) is an American music producer, multi-instrumentalist and studio owner. He is most notable for playing saxophone in Billy Joel’s band alongside Liberty DeVitto, Russell Javors, and Doug Stegmeyer. After leaving the band in 1981, he opened Cove City Sound Studios in Glen Cove, New York. Artists including Celine Dion<\/strong>, Billy Joel<\/strong>, Jennifer Lopez<\/strong> and Marc Anthony<\/strong> have recorded in Cannata’s studio.

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2. Maestro of Art : Charles Carson<\/strong>
a. https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charles_Carson<\/a>
b. http:\/\/www.charlescarson.com<\/a>
c. http:\/\/www.artacademie.com
<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span>d. http:\/\/carson.dictionnairedesartistescotes.com\/<\/a>
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3. Art and Design Innovator : Christina Cox Museum Curator<\/strong>
a. Christina Cox, director of the National Museum of Catholic Art and History, with an exhibit of bronze angels by Dal\u00ed in 2003. CreditMarilynn K. Yee\/The New York Times http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2010\/05\/18\/arts\/design\/18catholic.html?_r=0<\/a>
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4. Music : Dion Di Mucci<\/strong>
a. https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dion_DiMucci<\/a>
b. Dion Francis DiMucci (born July 18, 1939), better known mononymously as Dion, is an American singer-songwriter whose work has incorporated elements of doo-wop, rock and R&B styles\u2014and, most recently, straight blues. He was one of the most popular American rock and roll performers of the pre-British Invasion era. He had more than a dozen Top 40 hits in the late 1950s and early 60s. He is best remembered for the 1961 singles, \u00ab\u00a0Runaround Sue\u00a0\u00bb and \u00ab\u00a0The Wanderer\u00a0\u00bb, written with Ernie Maresca.

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\"7-Victor_Forbes_and_Charles_Carson_Jamie_Fine<\/a>5. Gallerist : Ruth Ann Thorn<\/strong>
a. Women In Art<\/strong>, Ruth-Ann Thorn http:\/\/www.saltmanart.com\/pdf\/7-women.pdf<\/a>

6. Art Book Publisher : Neil Zuckerman<\/strong>
a. Neil Zukerman, Art Book Publisher
b. http:\/\/www.zoominfo.com\/p\/Neil-Zukerman\/1463733<\/a>

7. Artists of the Year : Ed Heck<\/strong>
a. The World of Ed Heck
b. https:\/\/fr.foursquare.com\/v\/the-world-of-ed-heck\/504b675ce4b0a294ba234ce3<\/a>

8. Et Don Oriolo<\/strong>
a. Don Oriolo is known for his work on Felix the Cat: The Movie (1988), Coconut Fred’s Fruit Salad Island! (2005) and Felix the Cat Saves Christmas (2004). See full bio \u00bb https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Felix_the_Cat<\/a>
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L\u2019artiste-peintre Charles Carson fait honneur au Qu\u00e9bec, une fois encore, sur la sc\u00e8ne newyorkaise cette fois. C\u2019est toujours avec la m\u00eame vitalit\u00e9 qu\u2019il repousse les limites de son art.
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Merci de votre collaboration
Yanik Gauthier Relationniste pour Charles Carson
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info@charlescarson.com<\/a>
www.charlescarson.com<\/a>
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Comme suite \u00e0 cette hommage de date r\u00e9cente, c\u2019est avec grand plaisir que je vous fais parvenir l’int\u00e9gralit\u00e9 de la publication originale (en anglais) du reportage paru en 2013 dans le Fine Art Magazine de New York, sous la plume de Victor Bennet Forbes, historien, \u00e9crivain et \u00e9diteur.<\/p>\n

Cet article soulignait les \u00abHeroes of creativity\u00bb.<\/p>\n

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Fine Art Magazine \u2013 New York City, <\/strong><\/p>\n

USA\u00a0\u2013 Winter 2012\/2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

by Victor Forbes<\/p>\n

VIEWING A CHARLES CARSON painting is akin to reading a Hemingway short story. A Clean, Well-Lighted Place comes to mind. Both are exquisitely sparse, expertly rendered. Immersed in a collection of Carsons in a gallery or museum is like having a full-length novel unfold right before your eyes. Indeed, the artist himself notes, \u201cMy painting is a spontaneous projection of that which I feel. I stand before my canvas like an author before his blank page.\u201d Hemingway, of course, is an undisputed giant of literature while Carson is peaking in mid-career success. The legendary author is known, perhaps to his detriment, as a \u201cman\u2019s man\u201d and the artist, in his way fits that mold. He is strong and confident, succinct in his manner on canvas and in person. Dedicated to his cause, he spares no effort to manifest brilliance in every brush stroke, describing his energy as emerging from an \u201cunexplainable force, trance-like\u201d, that causes one to surpass limitations. As Hemingway developed a new style of writing that is oft-imitated, never attained, Carson has created a new way of painting that takes a similar heightened position in the mainstream of contemporary art, a form that is universally accessible but impossible to be duplicated by another. A language all his own forever to be known as \u201cCarsonism.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hemingway captured the popular imagination with a revolutionary sentence structure, almost militaristic in cadence, that somehow translated into stories of great emotional depth blending despair with valor, hopelessness with redemption, and great love with great loss. It is certainly a valid comparison to put these two side-by-side for indeed Carson is an undisputed master, a Maestro of his own form. An originator of a visual lingo that knows no bounds, the compositions soar as his spirit allows. Creativity flies, moving ever-onward, staving off unholy forces. Carson\u2019s paintings strive for perfection like Hemingway\u2019s sentences. There\u2019s not a wasted word nor a misplaced droplet of color. Who paints like this today? Theoretically, it doesn\u2019t matter. Not to Carson because he invented his own very specific mode of expression which involves a very personal creativity. His great gift requires great discipline. Putting the time in, often in solitude, expending the greater part of a 24-hour day painting. However, if science could shine a microscope into a person\u2019s mind and examine his make-up, Carson would outshine many.<\/p>\n

UP AND DOWN THE AVENUES, the buildings in New York City, (considered by many to still be the modern day capital of the art world) are decorated with the work of the world\u2019s best-known artists: Stella, Lichtenstein, Oldenberg, Picasso, Kline, Indiana and de Kooning to name but a few. There are massive paintings and sculptures by these and many other all-time greats housed in lobbies, entrances, boardrooms, parks and offices. Attaining the heights reached by such stalwarts would seem to be the goal of most every artist who sets brush to canvas, chisel to stone or ink to paper. So much art has been created over the centuries that to be merely recognized is an accomplishment; to sustain a life of creativity is a triumph. To be hailed as an all-time great and have your work sell in the millions of dollars while you are still alive\u2014that does happen, even if only to a very select group. \"10-<\/a>There are a myriad of factors that contribute to entering into that realm, no singular formula. Often greatness is in the eye of the beholder, embellished by simple twists of fate, connections and timing. Pure talent, originality and depth of message will only get you so far. Bob Guccione said that it took a great leap of faith to see his artistic dreams come to life. \u201cThere was a time,\u201d said a well-known dealer who has placed works in major museums, \u201cwhen you could succeed just on the quality of the art alone, but today you could be the greatest artist in the world and if you don\u2019t know the right people and have the right friends, you often remain unknown. You have to be a showman and a promoter on a much bigger scale than even in the day of Dali and Warhol, plus you now have to be technically savvy to capture the world market. The world got smaller. You have to be popular everywhere, not just New York, Paris or Spain.\u201d Art is a product now, not just a creation. It needs to be marketed, auctioned and accepted by the mass media. The factors that bring recognition to some and lack of same to others are not simply intangibles any more. Such elements are taught more in business and marketing programs than in art schools. People studying art today are told by their professors to prepare to starve, to find other ways to use their artistic talents so they can earn a living. But if anyone said this to Charles Carson, he certainly wasn\u2019t listening.<\/p>\n

CREATIVE GENIUS<\/strong><\/p>\n

A language all his own forever to be known as \u201cCarsonism.\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n

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Multi Dictionary of the French language . 6th Edition , Qu\u00e9bec Am\u00e9rique Marie- \u00c9va de Villers Carsonism n.m. Painting technique created by the Quebec painter Charles Carson. The Carsonism is characterized by a totally unique form of pictorial writing , transparency , clarity and juxtaposition of colors. This onomastisme , its definition and example that accompanies it are taken from Martin Gabriel , Quebec onomastismes dictionary : words from our own names .<\/p><\/div>\n

In the annals of art history, Carson certainly claims a portion of attention. \u201cNothing,\u201d he says, \u201ccan resist the human will. Man must explore all facets of his freedom. The forces within us are instruments of overachievement.\u201d The will to be one with the world, to belong to the stars and to the grains of sand came to him in the same breath. \u201cThe mountains, rivers and oceans, all that make up our universe are sacred places more precious than a golden altar.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The origins of Carson\u2019s style were formulated in the interior of the Catholic churches he visited as a boy. Whether situated in a rich parish or a modest village, the buildings were reflections of baroque tastes dictated by centuries of religious architecture. \u201cIt was required,\u201d notes the artist, \u201cthat the House of God be the shiniest and most sumptuous of all.\u201d<\/p>\n

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This decor provided Carson\u2019s first aesthetic feelings and discoveries. These edifices of stone and glass planted the seed of a dream, of a vision of beauty. Where else could a young boy view the transformed light of the sparkling stained glass windows or admire the amazing talent of the artists who sculpted the statutes and painted the images of the Way of the Cross? For Carson, even Sacred music has often consecrated artistic vocations. Silence and contemplation played a subliminal role in creating strong, lasting images.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a young child, I attended the religious ceremonies. I observed everything\u2014the \u201ctrompe-l\u2019oeil\u201d paintings, the priestly garments embroidered in gold, the gathered crowds. I recall these things to this day with emotion. I was already under their spell when I passed through the heavy church doors. I had a precocious awareness of symbols \u2013 dipping my index finger in the fountain made me feel pure and legitimized. For what purpose you may ask? To enter a sumptuous treasure trove. To feast my eyes on everything shiny, the dancing flame of the lanterns, the candelabras. Mingled with the odor of melting wax from the candles, floating in the air, the scent of incense\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

Depending on the hour of day, the light from the exterior would bounce off the plaster saints, bringing their glass eyes to life. The angels of the stained glass windows would become animated. He was transported to another world. \u201cObviously, only today can I measure the impact these events had on my imagination, in a sublimated and softened memory.\u201d<\/p>\n

It is these memories that have served as the basis to create a new style \u2014 a completely new pictorial language \u2014 that makes an appearance on the scale of artistic values in a way that has nothing to do with the current directions, genres or styles that are mostly found in today\u2019s or any day\u2019s art market. Born in Montreal in 1957, Charles Carson has been devoting himself entirely to his art since 1983. Over the years he has participated in numerous exhibitions in Canada, the United States, Europe, Asia and South America. At the age of 33, Charles made his own discovery of Latin America and lived in Columbia for nearly 10 years. Here he produced extraordinary and exotic works, yet he always retained his sensitivity, depth and vivacity, as well as the dynamic range and variety of composition. Yet his paintings still hint at the winters of his youth \u2014 those gray storm-clouds that visit his works and give them a striking three-dimensional feel. \u201cAlthough born in Montreal, I spent many years living in remote country settings where.<\/p>\n

\"Charles<\/a>\u201cToday I am no longer preoccupied by the foibles of life.<\/i><\/b>\u00a0To the contrary, I allow myself to go with the flow and to let my imagination run free. It is the best way to face life.\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

I pursued my chromatic search before moving to South America. I wanted to live new experiences, artistically as well as culturally. I developed a passion for skin-diving and gained artistic inspiration from scenes on the ocean floor, from the multitude and variety of colors to the cathedral light produced by the sun piercing the ocean surface. One day, I nearly lost my life during a skin-diving expedition. The whirlpool that nearly swept me away did not affect my love for open water.\u201d<\/p>\n

Be it the roar of an ocean or the flow of a river, the excitement of the potential danger manifested in broad strokes of the pallet knife, in blue sheaves and successive waves, to form the pictorial theme of a marine scene in the Carsonism or mosaic movement.<\/p>\n

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What creative energy !<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

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Ar\u00e9vik Vardanyan,<\/p>\n

conseill\u00e8re en art, mus\u00e9ologue.<\/p>\n

Ma\u00eetrise en histoire de l’art de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 d\u2019\u00e9tat p\u00e9dagogique d\u2019Erevan, Arm\u00e9nie en 1989.<\/p>\n

DESS (Dipl\u00f4me d\u2019\u00e9tude sup\u00e9rieure sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9e) en mus\u00e9ologie de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 Laval, Qc\/2003.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201c\u2026one must recognize the undeniable talent of Charles Carson for his exceptional sense of chromatic harmony: his blue inspires dreams, his red surprise the eye, his yello illuminates the heart\u2026\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cA chromatism that is at once harmonious and audacious, a play of transparencies and depths, dynamic composition and a continually renewed sense on innovation. Here is the winning recipe that propulses the artist from one success to the next.\u201d \/2003<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Ar\u00e9vik Vardanyan, Advisor in art and museology<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Influenced through his admiration of van Gogh, C\u00e9zanne and Turner, at thirty-three, Carson spent time in Latin America where the spirit of inspiration gleaned from Columbian and other landscapes led him to a new personal era of expression through his imagery. Carson made a name for himself there, where he held numerous exhibitions and developed an amicable relationship with Fernando Botero. While many native artists left for Europe and America in search of fame and fortune, Carson found international recognition from his stay in South America. The influence the painters, topography and people of Colombia exerted upon the young Carson, and the vibrant and ancient culture that he absorbed, is evident in much of his work today.<\/p>\n

In recognition of his contribution, a life-size statue of the artist in bronze has been on view in a major Cartagena public building since 1997. He also created a monumental mural entitled El Caballo del Mar <\/i>for the main hall of Cartagena\u2019s principal airport, and he executed another mural entitled Yo hice lo que tu querias <\/i>for the Church in Santo Domingo (a renowned Heritage Monument).<\/p>\n

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Carson\u2019s travels were the impetus for his deep feelings regarding the social and ecological problems of today\u2019s societies. His fascination with and love of nature occupies a primary place in his creations. A major turning point in his work were tropical scenes combining colors usually associated with a Caribbean sunset.From this starting point, he produces even greater depth and power than would seem conceivable from the paint. What technique manages to get such verve from color, and yet such detail? Again, it can only be described as \u201cCarsonism.\u201d<\/p>\n

There is one constant in all of the analyses and for each of the experts and art historians and it is this: Carson\u2019s work generates energy, an unparalleled \u201cjoie de vivre\u201d which is reflected in a mastery of forms and transparency of colors.<\/p>\n

His physical control is always evident and he paints in bold strokes of incredibly vibrant color yet with a delicacy and intimacy that touches an emotional chord in the viewer. The making one of the strength and softness is the basis of the resultant beauty. This masterful technique has gained the artist a legion of collectors and admirers internationally and his works are sought after by serious collectors around the world.<\/p>\n

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What is especially interesting and exciting about Carsonism is the fact that he was determined from the onset to contain his desire to be recognized as an exhibiting artist until he was\u00a0 confident that his body of work \u2014 from the very beginning \u2014 would be unique in a world where imitation, appropriation and other flattering forms of self-indulgence were and still are rampant. Carson\u2019s approach was like that of a monk, or a martial artist in training who would not come out to do battle until totally confident that the results would end in victory. Of course, there are no guarantees in this life of anything, yet Carson took that leap of faith, based upon years of study, trial and error and inspiration.<\/p>\n

Early in his career, the artist employed traditional techniques, gaining inspiration from his environment. His early figurative works left him unsatisfied and he started to lean towards a semi-figurative and extremely personal style of painting. This technique, along with his unique pictorial language rapidly affirmed themselves and his talent was revealed with each new creation.<\/p>\n

The artist produces extraordinary works that exhibit sensitivity, depth and liveliness, as well as dynamism and variety of composition that characterize his work. \u201cFrom an early age, I was in search of other sources of inspiration. I was born with a personality that was exuberant, imaginative and inventive. My inherent curiosity instilled in me the desire to delve beyond a simple explanation of how something worked. My persistence helped me to find answers to many questions \u2013 not necessarily the best answers or those that were for my own good.<\/p>\n

Carson\u2019s imagination led him to a sense of a place beyond, higher, farther, deeper. He was seeking out a unique destiny with other universes to discover. Hence his fascination with the underwater life, so evident in many of his paintings and other universes perhaps yet to be discovered. His goal was to create a life for himself as an artist that was not subject to anyone\u2019s authority. Refusing to follow a predetermined path, he greatly preferred the unknown.<\/p>\n

In international art exhibitions, Carson\u2019s work stands alone. His stalls are sanctuaries in which he and the viewers can escape to a tranquil place, inhabited with a realistic presence of the aforementioned storm clouds but marked with a placidity, a bouquet if you will of sweetness and softness. The flowers, the fish and the birds are created with a power reflected the divinity of their creation, represented by an artist who considers it his right to transform a concrete image of the eye into something different guided by his innate sensitivity and an artistic gift that allows him to incorporate into his works personal feelings, to share his universe of color, dreams, thoughts and emotions.<\/p>\n

Carson says, \u201cThe art of painting is to forget the subject matter; it no longer exists, relegated to the shadows, lights and reflections of color.\u201d van Gogh may have said the same thing. They both take the reality of a scene and transform it into their own very specific concoction that somehow, when put together, is a coherent, emotional and brilliant force. Watching Carson at work is like watching a tiger in his natural habitat. Stalking his prey, the artist is firm in his quest. The quest being perfection, that is to make something, lterally out of nothing that has an impact on one\u2019s emotions and beyond that, to get the world to recognize his creations as valuable entities in the continuum of art history. It may be legitimately asked, how many artists are so instantly recognizeable that critics had to come up with a name, i.e. a school of thought even, for the produced work. That Carsonism has caught on is not just a freak show or the work of a great publicist. The fact is he has taken all the schools that have come before him, blended them into his subconscious and developed his art form.<\/p>\n

Carson is far from one-dimensional and a follower of no one. He would not exhibit a single painting until he was certain he had created an approach that could only be attributed to him. It came after years of contemplation, hours of experimentation and decades of polishing a format that came to be known as Carsonism. How many artists are so attached to a style that the world recognizes it by the artist\u2019s own name? Was there an artist named Impression? Or Modern? No. Carson created his style, his language and whether it was because he was ostracized in gym class for lack of athletic ability, or because his family didn\u2019t send him to a fine art finishing school, or whatever the reason, Carson put himself in front of that blank canvas, or whatever else he was working on, and made it resonate with his own words. It\u2019s a language we all can understand, no matter the country of our origin and it is a lot easier to communicate internationally in this manner\u00a0<\/p>\n

Carson a discovery \u2026 \u201cCarsonism\u201d, 1992<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

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Guy Robert (1933-2000)<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cIn my capacity as art expert and historian, it has given me great pleasure to examine a significant quantity of the artist\u2019s paintings. I was struck by their freshness, dynamism and rhythm \u2014 the freshness and vivacity of the palette, the dynamism and diversity of the compositions, the rhythm that animates each segment of his paintings, much like the best jazz piece whose sense of improvisation opens up the instinctive structure of the melody and animates it with its syncopated syntax. If one prefers, it can be compared to a Scarlatti sonata or a Vivaldi concerto whose variations and modulations define the structure and subtlety of the piece.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carson gives his paintings a depth that makes the best demonstrations of perspective pale in comparison\u2026
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Guy ROBERT, (1933-2000)<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Founder of the Mus\u00e9e d\u2019Art Contemporain de Montr\u00e9al, <\/strong>art historian, writer and editor,<\/p>\n

author of an analysis in which \u201cCarsonism\u201d was described in glowing term. \u201cCarson to the ism\u201d.\u00a0\"Mus\u00e9e_Art_Contemporain_Montreal_Charles_Carson_carsonisme\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cHero of Creativity\u201d \u2013 Let the next writer come up with a better catch phrase, for now that is a standard they have to top.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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W<\/b>hat Carson has done is invent an approach to life that is that of a warrior wielding a paintbrush for a sword, A ninja in paint. His mannerisms are disciplined. There is no waste or obfuscation. Everything is crystalline. Shining, bright and brilliant, even in the way he operates the front end of his business, travels to exhibits, sets them up, prepares the wall space of an exposition so that every inch is maximized. He is not going down without a fight and every aspect of his creativity is measured.<\/p>\n

Hemingway\u2019s sentences are short and sweet. Could he write like Fitzgerald or Faulkner or Steinbeck? Maybe. Pollock could draw. He could render so that when a fool looks at a drip masterpiece and says, \u201cMy kid could do that,\u201d well maybe. But he certainly couldn\u2019t knock out a realistic charcoal passable sketch which gave Pollock credibility with the so-called cognoscenti.<\/p>\n

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T<\/b>herefore one might ask, could Carson create in another manner? Maybe is the an\u00adswer again. But it is clear he never wanted to be anything other than an original. What is true about Carson and many other great artists is that they put the time in, often in the deepest of solitudes, to accomplish their vision. This is the part that is most daunt\u00ading for a human being. Have you read that the author of numerous best-sellers, Harold Robbins, with all the money he needed, had one room painted in his home totally black, with only a desk, typewriter and single pointed spotlight attached from the ceiling to shine over his shoulder onto the matter at hand, in his case words on paper? Carson\u2019s fierce spirit of determination and invention is akin to this. Even the small paintings\u2014not to be confused with a minor work because none of Carson\u2019s work can be deemed mi\u00adnor \u2014 contribute to the thematic line of his vision. The point may be not only to create a new language, but to say something in it by taking the alphabetical fragmentation of each word and making them into a coherent statement of power. An artist uses various tools to perform such a task and Carson\u2019s experiments (successes and failures) with glass and kilns and explosions and his years of sitting in Catholic churches as a youth in rich and poor parishes of his native Quebec and being enthralled by the imagery and refractions of light on and through the glass are well-documented.<\/p>\n

It is an artistic and creative fact of life that Carson goes about his work\u00a0with a precision that is almost unfathomable.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\"Le<\/a>Carsonism came about through his adaptation of the aforementioned media into application by brush on canvas. Not since Pousette-Dart has anyone done this with such power and coherence. While Pousette-Dart built his paintings up with oil, sometimes over the course of 30 years, and created embryonic universes within and without the rules of art \u2014 brilliant universes of revolving natural forms that from a distance as well as from up-close reveal secrets of creation unknown to most mortal men \u2014 Carson, in devising his approach, takes a similar path to a similar result with a voice all his own. In addition to his soulful work, what I loved best about Pousette-Dart comes from a story his wife Evelyn related just before his one man show at New York\u2019s Metropolitan Museum of Art.<\/p>\n

\u201cRichard told the curator that if his banner outside was one inch smaller than Picasso\u2019s, they could forget about the show.<\/p>\n

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How did you grow into becoming an artist<\/b>?<\/p>\n

I<\/i> <\/i>did not attend a fine arts school despite my desire to do so. Neither my family nor social <\/i>environment fostered such pursuits.
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Regardless, this did not inhibit my perpetual search for a pictorial language.<\/i><\/p>\n

The \u201cstill life\u201d paintings that I was working at during this time were academic exercises. The subject matter was of little importance. These studies allowed me to explore space and depth, two elements that would be crucial to my future work.<\/i><\/p>\n

I was also doing glass\u00a0etching with a diamond tip. By superimposing layers of glass, I produced the three dimensional effect that I was looking for. I experimented with various processes, including: collage, copper, paint and grass. The inspiration came from my discoveryof the magnificent Lalique crystal in Europe.<\/i><\/p>\n

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Although this creative technique was received positively, I was not through searching. I continued to perfect my technique for juxtaposing colors, using acrylic to create vivid abstract forms. On a linen canvas, I spread pieces of colored glass, complemented by strokes of acrylic to create an impression of haut-relief. Then, to make the colors explode, I highlighted them with an ultra bright lacquer. I was fascinated and seduced by the art of the master glassmakers of Murano and to emulate their artistry, I heated huge, multi-level ceramic ovens, created moulds and inserted my glazed pieces at a temperature of 2,000 to 3,000 degrees.<\/i><\/p>\n

What kind of artist tools did you employ?<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

I desperately wanted to reproduce with paint, the textures, forms and transparency of stained glass windows. I used oils, acrylics, pastels and charcoals in my artistic process. All recovery areas served to advance my experimentations for adherence and durability.<\/i><\/p>\n

I spared no effort during these years of experimentation with special effects and contemporary art. I would drop bags of paint from the roof of the house and rush to see the splatters they created on the sidewalk! Or I would use a drill to spin a panel I had coated with different colors of acrylic paint. Not to mention the balloon filled with paint that I would burst over a canvas\u2026 I even used an old bicycle wheel to spread colors on a canvas to see the effect it produced.<\/i><\/p>\n

Once, I nearly burned my house down experimenting with a special lacquer. This misadventure brings a smile today. I learned that paint and fire do not make good partners. In my efforts to recreate the \u201cMurano effect\u201d, the wooden roof of my studio as well as the work in progress were reduced to ashes.<\/i><\/p>\n

This incident, as is often the case with fortuitous scientific experiments, allowed me to perfect a mixture of glass and epoxy finished with a blowtorch.<\/i><\/p>\n

I lost count of the number of plaster moulds that were sacrificed for the cause. Not to mention the kilos of glass tiles used during the mosaic experiments. Since those days, I have used an acrylic paint that is more malleable for the textures, dries more quickly and allows for multiple layering of color. My first subjects were bouquets of flowers, done in an abstract style.<\/i><\/p>\n

For me, the message necessarily had to be communicated with the proper tools. I strove to find a language that was personal. \u00a0\u00a0<\/i>It was both a quest and a challenge.<\/i><\/p>\n

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\u201cCharles Carson\u2019s painting is divided into two approaches which are both distinct and complimentary. One was even named Carsonism by some art critics and historians. This approach is not easy to describe, but generally speaking it is composed of an infinite succession of slightly oblique strokes which, on the surface, add maximum energy to our perception of theme\u00a0and subject, with the whole being animated through subtle transparencies which are quite sensational, creating an impression of depth and color. It\u2019s like an incessant flow of particles \u2014 all the same size \u2014 which sweep the paint with fascinating, even disconcerting regularity. Carson\u2019s second approach is simply that of mosaic. As its name suggests, we find a fragmentation of form and surface characteristic of the mosaic style. In both instances the artist endows the surface of his canvasses with great energy, creating an altered state in which his powerfully metaphorical universe is expressed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Robert Bernier, art historian
Magazine Parcours, <\/b>The Advisor of Arts \u2013 Winter 2004<\/p>\n

While nowhere nearly as famous or collected as Picasso, at the recent Armory art fair, the Poussette-Dart\u2019s were flying off his gallery\u2019s wall at about $400k for a 30\u201d x 40\u201d. Mid-show, I heard the dealer call Evelyn asking for more.<\/p>\n

That, say more than a few scholars and critics, is how it will be for Carson. He is young enough to attain that level; also skilled enough and also original enough. He\u2019s going to France for three years to concentrate on making museum pieces and they will have to think hard to come up with better a headline than this: \u201cCarson to the ism\u201d <\/i>and \u201cHero of Creativity.\u201d <\/i>Let the next writer come up with a better catch phrase, for now that is a standard they have to top.<\/p>\n

Whether fighting off the gym class bullies or working his way out of a cylindrical spout of water in which he almost drowned, Carson\u2019s paintings show a power that opts for life. In the Carsonism pieces, he recreates natural scenes with deconstructionist vengeance, the three dimensionality of his minute dollops of sculpted paint surround the spaces, fill the emptiness. That\u2019s Carson to the ism. Clean, well-lit. Fully functional but esoteric.<\/p>\n

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\u201cOh, there\u2019s a bird amidst all that,\u201d a viewer would note. Or a fish. Or a reflection from light cascading to the depths of the sea or a natural burst of energy from a trip up the Amazon. Carson has been there and done that and the main thing is that he gives these scenes, these segments, these minute conglomerations of acrylic a glazed energy so that when they are combined into one unit you see exactly what he wants you to see. The veil is opened, but the real question is: \u201cto what?<\/i>\u201d<\/p>\n

That\u2019s where the art critics come in. They know and they have seen. Carson isn\u2019t saying. It was more than enough for him to invent this style and then to top it off with what he calls the \u201cMosaic Movement.\u201d This is a whole other field of dreams, but if you could chop off a bunch of square inches on a mosaic and drop it into a canvas of Carsonism, they would work together. Blend somehow in unity. After all, wasn\u2019t it the American poet\/philosopher Eli Siegel, founder of Aesthetic Realism, who was famous for his statement, \u201cBeauty is the making one of opposites.\u201d?<\/p>\n

Yes, it is an artistic and creative fact of life that Carson goes about his work with a precision that is almost unfathomable. Look at a masterwork by Vasarely. A modern viewer could not imagine anything being executed like that without the help of a computer generated graphic. Carson\u2019s pieces are puzzles that come together as a triune entity of paintbrush, palette and painter as One and they must become as one integrated into the format necessary to produce masterful depictions of whatever the artist envisions. They work as if a Sumi-e drawing because Carson makes no sketches, no pre-conceived notions. Just step up the plate and hit the ball out of the park.<\/p>\n

As successful as he is, there is a hunger to Carson that seems to be unquenchable. An insatiable thirst to do more, to do better, to be the standard by which all other artists are measured.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In this world, there is a train to glory and Carson is a passenger, riding close to the front. John Dunne made this statement for eternity: \u201cNo man is an island\u201d and that\u2019s for sure. \u201cIt matters not for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for thee.\u201d Carson sees this and his stance as an artist of great individuality is tempered by his compassion for the earth and his fellow man. His paintings are manifestations of his thoughts and deeds, his hopes for a better world, a just world, a beautiful world of peace and harmony. Knowing this about him further fuels our interest in his creative vortex \u2014 a whirling mass of sensibility and sensitivity to not only God\u2019s love but our obligation to our Creator to return favors granted. This is the meaning of the creative life in which we strive for greatness, recognition, riches and fame (of course) but in doing so, seek to bring mankind along with us. It\u2019s a long train running, this train for glory, and the sensitive ones are prone to fall by the wayside. Carson tempers his passion with great control, seemingly, in his work and this may just be the key to unlocking the magic in his imagery and in his reason for being. Getting his message out to as many as possible is a motivating force in his life at this time and recognition from the media and an ever-growing group of collectors fuels this. Carson is building a legend and could that be said about you and me? And if not, why not? If Carson could do this, why can\u2019t any of us? and that seems to be what he is telling us in a language we can understand: the language of creativity. We are all born with certain gifts and it is up to us to discover and exploit them. Carson\u2019s placid demeanor houses a fury inside which must come to the forefront. Fortunately for him, and us, it does. Whether he will go down in the annals as the great master many think he is, time will tell. One thinks that if a Carson is placed side by side with any contemporary or even historic work of art, the Carson will rise to the top, in much the same way that musicians can be compared, or ballplayers or even journalists. What it all comes down to in the end is how deeply we are committed to developing and perfecting the kernel of greatness that resides inside us all. How often we miss the mark and come up short, whether in art or life, and how often must we push ourselves, pick ourselves up dust ourselves off and start all over again? As often as it takes, say the great ones. Therefore in this period of time, it is a great to be alive while Charles Carson walks the earth and paints his paintings.<\/p>\n

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Strong and calm, he leads us on a straight and narrow path to our pre-ordained destiny. After all, we weren\u2019t born here to be mediocre, were we? The pursuit of greatness is open to all. The force of real love is the fuel, combined with talent innate, that gets us where we have to go, less we fall by the wayside and have to come back and do it again.<\/p>\n

\u201cCharles Carson presents us with magnificent visual richness.\u00a0<\/i><\/b>The viewer must learn to read \u2013 consciously or not \u2013 the scenes or subjects being proposed. Carson interprets and transposes with great strength and subtlety. An attitude that within the visual arts world, precedes\u00a0<\/i><\/b>and follows all major careers.\u201d \u2013 1993 \/<\/i><\/b>Jacques de Roussan, (1929-1995)
<\/i><\/b>Historian, publisher, writer and art consultant.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

\u00ab\u00a0My first inspirations for the Carsonisme and mosaic movements came from Quebec. The stained glass windows of our many churches as well as the color and transparency of the province\u2019s spectacular autumn scenes fascinated me. The image of autumn leaves reflecting in the river culminated in the mosaic movement.<\/i><\/p>\n

In my younger years, I was fascinated by sunligh-t shining through stained glass windows. This image has always had a hold of my imagination which probably explains why I have always sought to replicate this transparency and luminosity and to create the effect of light coming from behind the canvas. Both the Carsonism and mosaic movements are reflections of water in motion.\u201d<\/i>\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\u2014 Charles Carson<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cTo be able to know such an artist during his lifetime is extremely rewarding.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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\"Drouot<\/a>By CHRISTIAN SORRIANO, Paris 2009<\/b><\/p>\n

Art no longer holds any secrets or mysteries for a seasoned pro like me. Copyists, imitators and opportunists are quickly unmasked; self-proclaimed \u201cartists\u201d daubing in images of the sea, flowers, bodies or faces that have no soul, no emotion.<\/i><\/p>\n

Shunning popular trends and cheap visual effects, Charles Carson reveals the many unique facets of his immense poetic skill in each and every one of his paintings. They offer a breath of life, his life, questioning and delighting the minds and trained eyes of connoisseurs.<\/i><\/p>\n

Charles Carson has staked his claim to artistic posterity, for today one proclaims \u201cit\u2019s a Carson\u201d in the same manner that one refers to the works of immortal artists like Picasso, Matisse, Warhol or Basquiat.<\/i><\/p>\n

Christian SORRIANO, President of Drouot Cotation, Expert in Arts and Antiquities, Expert in public auctions, Expert and assessor with the Customs Commission, Expert for Administrative Tribunals, Expert with the International Union, Official government representative, by ministerial decree dated December 2, 1992, with a mandate to organize the \u201cArt and Antiquities Professions\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n

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Louis BRUENS, \u00e9crivain, historien et expert scientifique en analyse d\u2019\u0153uvre d\u2019art.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\u201cCharles Carson has the art of deconstructing his designs with an\u00a0<\/i><\/b>astonishing elegance. The purity and transparency of colors and their\u00a0<\/i><\/b>juxtaposition bring them all into a harmonious whole stemming from and\u00a0<\/i><\/b>inspired by the pleasure of handling forms. These enigmatic compositions,\u00a0<\/i><\/b>transformed in the laboratory of his fertile imagination clearly show\u00a0<\/i><\/b>the mastery of the artist.\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

LOUIS BRUENS, (1928 – 2013)\u00a0<\/i><\/b>Art historian, writer and expert,
<\/i><\/b>Founder of Acad\u00e9mie internationale des Beaux-Arts du Qu\u00e9bec<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

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Victor Forbes at the Carson New York City exibition<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

When Carson meets his maker, it is certain he will be told, \u201cWell done\u2026You have been faithful over a little; I shall set you over much; enter the joy of your Lord.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Carson says he has learned much in his 55 years on this earth. I have learned much simply by observing him, his actions, his work ethic and the response to it. While I have many objects of art in my environment, the Carson stands out as a champion. Not for its size, but for its power. It is a conglomeration of everything the man represents: legitimacy, attention to detail, the yin of softness and the yang of accountability. A light emanates from it. Herein lies the secret to human happiness: get it done and get it done right. There\u2019s a serenity, as if feng shu-ing life from the inside out.<\/p>\n

Carson makes a case that we can have it all. Teaching by example deep wisdom, Carson\u2019s paintings simplify dichotomies, pinpointing pathways to understanding, what the yogis call self-realization. Hendrix said, \u201cLove can be found anywhere, even in a guitar.\u201d Carson seems to be saying it can be found in a simple brushstroke, a collection of which brings thought to life, a triumph of good over evil. Of mind over matter. Of gain over loss. Thankfully, we have on earth, in our midst, in these pages, a representative of the power of a still, small voice speaking to us amidst the storm. With an artist like Carson at work, it is indeed a good time to be alive, if for no other reason than to see what will be his next creative invention.<\/p>\n

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Victor Forbes is Editor-in-Chief and\u00a0<\/i><\/b>co-founder of Fine Art Magazine,\u00a0<\/i><\/b>published continuously from New York\u00a0<\/i><\/b>since 1975<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

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Laboratory LAE for analyzing archaeology and works<\/b><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

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B\u00e9atrice Szepertyski, directrice et fondatrice du Laboratoire LAE Centre d\u2019analyses et d\u2019expertises en arch\u00e9ologie et \u0153uvres d\u2019art de grands ma\u00eetres, implant\u00e9s dans le quartier des Chartrons, en plein c\u0153ur de Bordeaux.<\/p><\/div>\n

I am responsible for laboratory analyses and expertise in archeology and works of art, better known as the Laboratoire LAE. Our job is to authenticate works of art, that is, to make a scientific study of a work of art. We analyze the material that defines the essence of an artist in order to thwart forgeries. We analyze the composition of the constituent materials of a work of art in order to discover the gestures, the experience, and the creativity of the artist. I believe that our work is very rewarding and that it\u2019s an opportunity because we get to meet great creators, great artists and beautiful works, which can sometimes be of very humble origin. This is the case, for example, of the first drawings in a decorated cave or the primitive writings of an ancient manuscript. But this can also be a brush stroke of a Leonardo da Vinci or the touch of a van Gogh, a Matisse, a Monet or a Chagall. So many great creators, great artists, who in their own way, help shape our evolution and humanity. I like to say, quite simply, that the works of these great masters are also important and bring as much information as the equations of Albert Einstein.<\/p>\n

So, you ask me, through all this, where does the work of Charles Carson stand? Well again, we are very fortunate. To be able to know such an artist during his lifetime is extremely rewarding, because we know for a fact that his work will shape our evolution and humanity.<\/p>\n

Charles Carson is a great creator. His work is inimitable, personal, spontaneous. I don\u2019t know of any other work that resembles his. It is halfway between abstract and figurative art, it is not part of any movement or trend. His work is a superposition of materials, of shapes, colors, drawings that create a world of its own that is visually very rich, so rich that it even creates a world of sound.<\/p>\n

To be copied is the fate of great artists and Charles Carson will not escape this. His work is extremely unique, and we know from experience that it is very complex to copy his work, but it is also what defines the quality of a great artist, in this case a great Canadian artist.<\/p>\n

\u2013 B\u00c9ATRICE SZEPERTYSKI\u00a0<\/i><\/b>(Director and Founder of the Laboratoire d\u2019analyses et d\u2019expertises en arch\u00e9ologie et oeuvres d\u2019art, a laboratory for analyzing archaeology and works of art that is better known as the Laboratoire LAE, Bordeaux, France. Scientific expert in art, Expert in the central office against the trafficking of cultural property)<\/p>\n

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\u201cI deeply wanted to develop an original method of painting because I find it trite to simply paint what the eye sees. This led to attempts to dematerialize landscapes into more abstract and figurative forms. I am flattered that many \u2026 have analyzed my pictorial language and commented on its uniqueness and originality.\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>\u2013 CHARLES CARSON<\/p>\n

Charles Carson: A Grand Master For Today<\/strong><\/p>\n

Over 40 \u00a0years of publishing an art and cultural magazine, we have had the privilege of meeting so many gifted people over this long a period of time. Can you imagine what it would be like if people didn\u2019t have art? It would be a terrible plight. It\u2019s a great honor to be involved with people in the arts. Some artists have risen to great acclaim and importance while others fall by the wayside, but the intrinsic stories of the artists are pretty much the same. Each brings his or her own need to communicate to the viewer through a window they open to their soul to express something deeply personal to the next level. I saw that the paintings of Charles Carson have a unique language. Initially, it was difficult to discern what the abstracts were telling me. Now I understand them very well. The language of the more Impressionistic pieces \u2014 the dreamscapes \u2014 I felt was very unique with the color usage and balance. The florals and seascapes invite you into the space to taste the colors. You are part of the process of whatever this moment is that the artist is describing. You are welcomed into the imagination of the process, which is far deeper than a mere snapshot. Here you will find the inspiration and mystique involving the colors combined with the rendering of the line: defined and united, yet singular in their presence, made all the more powerful by their coalescence and shared space which not only enrich the composition, but enable the viewer to comprehend the essence of the artists\u2019 vision.<\/p>\n

The application and creation of the form is married to the colors so that the composition becomes very free, very available for people to enter into. The quality, the union \u2014 the synergy \u2014 brings success as the artistic statement is there and quite inspiring. Researching, reflecting and understanding, I could see that Charles has a great drive, capacity and great enthusiasm for the art. The level of his painterly energy carries the artistic statement through, bringing it to life and making it readily understandable. His colors serve the message even as the message serves the color. Carson, through his unique approach and visual language, lets people know immediately through the finished product what is <\/i>that piece of the dream, that metaphor he is describing \u2014 his alphabet, as it were. When you do this successfully, you instantly have the viewer, if not you lose them.<\/p>\n

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My initial foray into writing about Carson\u2019s art was like a food for me. Describing Carson\u2019s experience and offering it to people to enjoy was and continues to be, incredibly satisfying. Energetically, when viewing his work, Kandinsky, Mondrian, Picasso and van Gogh come to mind. Although one could say that there are those influences, Carson has a great respect for any artistic process that is authentic, that it is important to avoid ephemeral fashions and trends.<\/p>\n

Why Carson? He has a tempo. You can\u2019t just paint and extrapolate unless you know form. You have to be able to paint in order to extrapolate as if the light is coming through so he applies the paint with a structure and energy that results in an almost kinetic activity in a stationery work of art. The form that results through this enhanced application of color is obviously from his subconscious yet well-studied intent. His vision allows him to step between the spaces and resultant colors not only emerge, but they vibrate. As one form transitions from dream to reality and reality to dream and the abstract in-between, Carson manages to keep the transparency and the colors incredibly clean, which is rare. They are built, they have definition and there is a certain texture to the resultant paintings that is complex to arrive at. This combination of harmony and tempo is very complex and difficult to arrive at yet, via his painterly process, Carsonism emerges and it is unlike any other school of thought to date. He set out to be singular, to use the standard materials as no one before him has and he has succeeded. There are elements of this work that I have not seen elsewhere nor have I seen this technique done elsewhere. He is the only one in the world doing this style. Founding a process, a language and an artistic technique all his own, Carson is well on his way to taking his place among the great artists of the era.<\/p>\n

Source: Fine Art Magazine, New York, Winter 2012\/2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Publication: http:\/\/issuu.com\/carsonisme\/docs\/fine_art_magazine_featuring_master_carson<\/a><\/p>\n

DOCUMENTAIRE SUR L\u2019ARTISTE: http:\/\/youtu.be\/ZkoFf2S8gHg<\/a><\/p>\n

Historique du \u00ab\u00a0carsonisme\u00a0\u00bb : http:\/\/www.charlescarson.com\/?page_id=5587<\/a><\/p>\n

Charles Carson re\u00e7oit le Prix \u00abH\u00e9ros de la cr\u00e9ativit\u00e9\u00bb<\/h1>\n

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ART. L\u2019artiste-peintre Charles Carson fait honneur au Qu\u00e9bec sur la sc\u00e8ne new-yorkaise et re\u00e7oit le prix \u00abH\u00e9ros de la cr\u00e9ativit\u00e9\u00bb, un prix prestigieux remis dans le cadre du 40e anniversaire du \u00abFine Art Magazine\u00bb. Montr\u00e9alais de naissance, ce dernier r\u00e9side \u00e0 Pr\u00e9vost.<\/strong><\/p>\n

L\u2019\u00e9v\u00e9nement s’est tenu d\u00e9but novembre au nouvel \u00e9difice du Trump World Tower. Pour ce 40e anniversaire, les \u00e9diteurs ont tenu \u00e0 honorer des laur\u00e9ats dans plusieurs cat\u00e9gories du domaine des arts. Un seul artiste en art visuel a \u00e9t\u00e9 s\u00e9lectionn\u00e9 parmi tous les artistes am\u00e9ricains et internationaux. Par ailleurs, Charles Carson, le laur\u00e9at en arts visuels dans la cat\u00e9gorie \u00abMaestro of Art\u00bb, est le seul artiste ayant occup\u00e9 la premi\u00e8re de couverture du prestigieux magazine \u00e0 quatre reprises. Le carsonisme, la technique picturale qu’il a cr\u00e9\u00e9e est donc \u00e0 l\u2019honneur une fois encore sur la page couverture du num\u00e9ro de d\u00e9cembre 2015.<\/p>\n

Le carsonisme est n\u00e9 au d\u00e9but des ann\u00e9es 1990, alors que la forme d’\u00e9criture picturale unique au monde de l’oeuvre de Carson \u00e9tait reconnue par l’historien et expert en art, Louis Bruens.<\/p>\n

En outre, Christian Sorriano, le pr\u00e9sident de Drouot cotation \u00e0 Paris, expert en art et en antiquit\u00e9s a dit des \u0153uvres du \u00a0ma\u00eetre incontest\u00e9 des couleurs: \u00abOn dit c’est un Carson, comme on dit c’est un Picasso, un Matisse, un Warhol, un Basquiat et tous les autres artistes immortels\u00bb.<\/p>\n

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Rencontre<\/p>\n

Charles Carson est un homme occup\u00e9. Il g\u00e8re de nombreuses galeries au niveau international, et partage sa vie entre ses quatre ateliers. \u00c0 Paris, en Am\u00e9rique du Sud, en Floride et celui de Pr\u00e9vost, le lieu o\u00f9 nous l’avons rencontr\u00e9.\u00a0 Il se pr\u00e9parait \u00e0 partir pour s’\u00e9tablir pour trois ans en Floride, le haut lieu du march\u00e9 international des\u00a0 arts.<\/p>\n

\u00abJe suis touch\u00e9 que, parmi les artistes des 40 derni\u00e8res ann\u00e9es, ce soit un artiste qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois qui remporte le prix.\u00a0 C’est un tr\u00e8s bel honneur, un bel hommage\u00bb, nous partage-t-il.\u00a0\u00a0Le peintre et sculpteur autodidacte a remport\u00e9 de tr\u00e8s nombreux prix, dont huit m\u00e9dailles d’or au niveau international. \u00abRecevoir des prix, \u00e7a fait plaisir, je suis fier, mais ma passion c’est de peindre et de mettre de la joie dans chacune des maisons\u00bb, nous confie-t-il.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Il nous raconte l’histoire, qui l’a beaucoup touch\u00e9, de cet homme qui n’avait plus que six mois \u00e0 vivre qui lui avait confi\u00e9 que le fait de regarder son tableau \u00e9tait ce qui lui qui lui permettait de passer sa journ\u00e9e.<\/p>\n

\u00abPour moi c’est tr\u00e8s touchant et je me suis dit: j’ai accompli ma mission!\u00a0 Le c\u00f4t\u00e9 humain est tr\u00e8s important\u00bb, ajoute celui qui trouve aussi son inspiration \u00e0 travers ses voyages. Il a s\u00e9journ\u00e9 pendant 10 ans en Colombie et s’est promen\u00e9 un peu partout dans le monde. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Il nous confie qu’il est arriv\u00e9 \u00e0 Pr\u00e9vost il y a une douzaine d’ann\u00e9es. \u00a0\u00abMes parcours arrivent toujours par accident.\u00bb\u00a0\u00a0 Il ne devait pas y rester. \u00abJe devais partir pour quatre mois \u00e0 l’ext\u00e9rieur du pays.\u00bb Finalement, il ach\u00e8tera la maison qu’un ami vendait. \u00ab J’aime le bord de l’eau.\u00a0 J’ai toujours v\u00e9cu proche de l\u2019eau, la mer, une rivi\u00e8re, un lac, pour moi l\u2019eau est importante\u00bb. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Charles Carson c\u00e9l\u00e8brera prochainement ses 38 ans de carri\u00e8re au Miami Art Show, au Spectrum, et \u00e0 l\u2019Art Basel de Miami de d\u00e9cembre-janvier et f\u00e9vrier 2015 et 2016.<\/p>\n

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November 9th, 2015, NEW YORK, NY<\/p>\n

ART NEWS, FINE ART MAGAZINE, SINCE 1975<\/p>\n

HONORING HERO OF CREATIVITY, GRAND MASTER CHARLES CARSON <\/p>\n

\u00ab\u00a0As Hemingway developed a new style of writing that is oft-imitated, never attained, Carson has created a new way of painting that takes a similar heightened position in the mainstream of contemporary art, a form that is universally accessible but impossible to be duplicated by another. A language all his own forever to be known as \u2018\u2019Carsonism.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

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