Added: Feb 5, 2012

From: carloscode1

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Born in Venezuela, Carlos Cabeza has lived in Paris since 1989. He studied fine arts at the School of Fine Arts of Caracas and graphic arts . At the same period he attended seminars on subjects about which he is passionate, such as structuralism, with various professors including Victor Lucena. He experimented successfully with both graphic and textile design and presented a happening entitled "Fashion in art, art in fashion" in Caracas in 1985. From 1981 to 1983 he worked with Jesus Soto, a leading exponent of kinetic art. This collaboration had a great influence on his thinking and his subsequent work. Since 1986 he has participated in numerous exhibitions and has collaborated with several design and furniture producers, such as l'Éclaireur (Pillows, Freud Company) and Capellini (Silver Honey, Cosmic Boogie Boogie and his "découpages" and with musicians such as the Aluminum Group in Chicago (album Happyness) and various video artists. He has created a permanent installation for Firmenich Corporate Center in Geneva and has also curated several multi-media happenings. From 2004 to 2006 he was in residence at the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris. During the last two years, he has worked in studios in Brooklyn, Paris, Caracas . The Venezuelan gallery-owner and collector Oscar Ascanio has chosen to open his new space in the Wynwood Arts District of Miami with a solo exhibition of Carlos Cabeza's recent work .

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