La verità in pittura, 2021
Carlos Casuso's new works talk about the human figure on multiple levels, in some pieces we can see the relationship between the figures and some anatomical ambiguities that characterize them, in others you can notice certain references to the world of emotions, comics and psyche. There are references to play and love, as well as to euphoria and schizophrenia.
Carlos Casuso (b. 1995, Vienna, Austria) is an artist living and working in Milan, Italy. He studied at UAL London (Intensive Course in Visual Arts, 2013); Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna (BA, Visual Arts, 2016–2018; MA, Visual Arts, 2019–2020); Weißensee Kunsthochschule Berlin (BA, Visual Arts, 2017–2018); and the Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien (MA, Visual Arts, 2019–2020).
Casuso’s practice engages with the reinterpretation of art history, particularly Italian iconographic traditions, as a way to question and expand the visual languages of the present. His works merge elements from disparate mediums and time periods—ranging from Egyptian reliefs to 3D graphics and photogrammetry—into single compositions. This layering of references reflects both his interest in freedom and the joy of living, as well as his critical engagement with contemporary theoretical frameworks, notably the notions of the post-historical and post-identity conditions of society.
Drawing from personal experiences and memories, Casuso builds images that collapse temporal, cultural, and material distances. His painting and drawing often juxtapose fixed archetypal characters with mutable ones, creating visual dialogues that are at once historical and contemporary.
Recent exhibitions include Volumnia (Piacenza, 2021); Cross Side Crystal, curated by Irene Carbonari (Usina Haimney, Barcelona, 2021); Rundgang, curated by Daniel Richter (Richter Klasse, Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien, 2020); Mono 5 / Playground, curated by Davide Ferri (Locale Due, Bologna, 2019); Stasera non torno (Spazio Arte Mandarini, Perugia, 2017).