Carlos Barrios
Born in El Salvador in Central America, Carlos Barrios now lives in the Currumbin Valley Queensland with his wife, children, dogs and chickens.
In terms of the origins of his arts practice and the complexity of his visual language, Carlos articulates being influenced by exposure to his fathers profession (an archaeologist) as a child. Carlos grew up exploring remnants of ancient cultures and was surrounded by artefacts and art. This had a huge impact of the artists perception of the world around him, Carlos began painting figures and creatures from his imagination at the age of six.
Carlos is well versed in a variety of mediums, all of which he executes with incredible skill, including works on paper, canvas and ceramic. His artworks are populated by figures and faces, totems and animals. The people are often dancing, embracing or captured in the acts of everyday life … simple and unaffected.His paintings vibrate with a sense of magic and naivety and the effortless intuition of the mark marking is reminiscent of Picasso’s hand. The artworks are filled with positivity and are a celebration of humour, soulfulness, love and sensuality.
Carlos Barrios is very well collected both in Australia and internationally. The artist has been a finalist in several art prizes including the Blake Prize, Sulman Prize, NSW Plein Air Art Prize and the Fisher Ghost Art Prize.
Heart Center Corazon Oil on Linen 150 x 150 cm $14,000
Para Ti - "For You" Mixed Media on linen - Framed 104 x 104 cm $6,000
Green Madonna Mixed Media on linen - Framed 76 x 124 cm $6,000
Pipiles Mixed Media on linen - Framed 100 x 75 cm $6,000
Untitled Mixed Media on linen - Framed 82 x 82 cm $5,000
Yes I Do Mixed Media on linen - Framed 156 x 153 cm $14,000
Kukulcan (Querzatcoaty) Mixed Media on linen - Framed 84 x 124 cm $6,000
Here Comes the Dog Mixed Media on linen - Framed 124 x 134 cm $8,000
The King Mixed Media on linen - Framed 54 x 40 cm $2,000
Los Animals Mixed Media on linen - Framed 100 x 120 cm $6,000
Together is Better Mixed Media on linen - Framed 165 x 125 cm $14,000
The Coffee Harvest Oil on Linen - Framed 174 x 171 cm $14,000
Fiesta Oil on Linen - Framed 91 x 91 cm $7,000
Usulutan Oil on Linen 73x122cm $7,000
Chinchontepek Mixed media on linen - Framed 150 x 100 cm $10,000
Wondering Oil on Linen - Framed 200 x 200 cm $19,500
Sharing the Love Mixed Media on Canvas 49 x 49 cm $2,000
Chick and Cockman Oil on Linen 39 x 44 cm $1,500
Girl and Star Oil on linen mounted on plyboard 30.5 x 30.5cm with black frame $1,500
Nesting Oil on Linen - Framed 200 x 200 cm $19,500
Free Soul Girl Mixed Media on Handmade Linen Paper Mounted on Canvas 100 x 100 cm $7,000
Simple Life Mixed Media on Linen 164 x 126 cm $14,500
CARLOS BARRIOS CV
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2022 Hola Amor - Maunsell Wickes Gallery, Sydney
2022 Totems - Mitchell Fine Arts, Brisbane
2021 Love, hope and devotion - Metro Gallery, Melbourne
2021 Later works - Aarwun Gallery, Canberra
2019 Amor en el campo – love in the country side, Metro Gallery, Melbourne
2019 Undefined Dreams, Mitchell Fine Art, Brisbane
2018 New Works, Mitchell Fine Art, Newrybar, NSW
2018 Sunny Day in Australia, Metro Gallery, Melbourne
2018 New Beginning - Carlos Barrios, Olsen Gallery, Sydney
2018 Fiesta, Aarwun Gallery, Canberra
2017 Reveal Revelation, Metro Gallery, Melbourne
2016 Transcendence, Mitchell Fine Art, Brisbane
2015 Hola Aloha Hi, Maunsell Wickes Gallery, Sydney
2015 Recent Works On Paper, Gallery Bodalla
2015 In Lak’Ech – You Are My Other Me (Mayan Greeting), Wombat Hollow, Maunsell Wickes Gallery, Sydney
2014 Momentos, Maunsell Wickes Gallery, Sydney
2014 Allegory, Metro Gallery, Melbourne
2013 Surrender, Maunsell Wickes Gallery, Sydney
2012 Watchando, Maunsell Wickes Gallery, Sydney
2012 Carlos Barrios, Goulburn Regional Gallery, NSW
2010 Memories, Pasion Y Lineas, Loft Gallery, Bowral, NSW
2009 Figures & Lines, Gallery Bodalla, Bodalla
2009 In to the Void, Painter's Gallery, Mona Vale, Sydney
2008 The Joy to Be Here, Bowral, Southern Highlands, NSW
2008 Trazos, El Salvador
2007 Solo Exhibition, Painter's Gallery, Mona Vale, Sydney
2006 Urban Familia, Wallspace Gallery, Sydney
2006 Personajes, La Pinacoteca, San Salvador
2005 Desnudos, Angeles I Espiritus, Bondi Pavilion, Sydney
Selected Group Exhibitions
2020 Primaveral, Mitchell Fine Art, Brisbane
2020 Summer group show, Metro Gallery, Melbourne
2020 Director’s Choice, Mitchell Fine Art, Brisbane
2019 Petite, Mitchell Fine Art, Brisbane
2019 New works to the collection, Newcastle Regional Gallery, NSW
2019 Les Petits Travaux, Aarwun Gallery, Canberra
2019 Director’s Choice, Mitchell Fine Art, Brisbane
2018 Peace, Place, Prizes and Pictures In Between, Maitland Regional Art Gallery, NSW
2018 Director’s Choice, Mitchell Fine Art, Brisbane
2018 Denfair – Metro Gallery, Melbourne Convention Centre
2017 Petite, Mitchell Fine Art, Brisbane
2017 Summer group show, Metro Gallery, Melbourne
2016 Reveal, Mitchell Fine Art, Brisbane
2015 Drawn To Clay, Sturt Gallery, Mittagong
2015 Summer Group Show, Metro Gallery, Melbourne
2015 Por Amor - For Love, Metro Gallery, Melbourne
2014 Blue Horse, Korea
2014 Group Show, Wombat Hollow, Southern Highlands, NSW
2014 Oneness, Milk Factory Gallery, Bowral
2013 Auto Portrait, Eccosse Gallery, Exeter, NSW
2013 Group Show, El Salvador, Central America
2013 Group Show, Mudgee
2013 Group Show, New England Gallery, Armidale
2012 Ceramic Show at Paddington, NSW
2012 Group Show, San Salvador, El Salvado
2012 Group Show, Southern Highlands, NSW
2012 Group Show, New England Gallery, Armidale
2010 Permanent Exhibition, Maunsell Wickes at Barry Stern Galleries, Paddington, NSW
2010 Group Exhibition, Maunsell Wickes at Barry Stern Galleries, Paddington, NSW
2009 Salon de Petits Tableaux, The Milk Factory, Bowral
2009 Creating the Body, Perl Contemporary Art, Vaucluse
2009 Reflections of Australia, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
2008 Group Exhibition, Washington DC, US
2008 Treasure of Seeds, International Group Exhibition, Jenolan Caves, NSW
2008 Group Exhibition, Mosman, Sydney
2008 Miami Art Fair, Miami US
Selected Awards
2013 Finalist, Fisher Ghost Art Prize, Campbelltown, Arts Centre, NSW
2012 Finalist, Fisher Ghost Art Prize, Campbelltown, Arts Centre, NSW
2011 Finalist, NSW Plein Air Art Prize, Parliament House, Sydney
2010 First Prize for Drawing, Liverpool City Art Prize, NSW
2010 Finalist, Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing
2010 Finalist, NSW Plein Air Art Prize, Parliament House, Sydney
2009 Finalist, Modern Two – Dimensional, Liverpool City Art Prize, NSW
2009 Finalist, NSW Plein Air Art Prize, Parliament House, Sydney
2007 Finalist, Blake Prize, Sydney
2006 Finalist, Blake Prize, Sydney
2006 Finalist, Sulman Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
2005 Finalist, Sulman Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney