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1. Agave, 2002, acrylic, 50 x 100 cm
2. Chocolate Brown Eclipse, 2008, acrylic, 100 x 100 cm
3. Kamquat, 2004, acrylic, 60 x 160 cm
4. No Way Out, 2002, acrylic, 100 x 100 cm
5. Star Up Close #1, 2005, acrylic, 80 x 80 cm
6. Star Up Close #21, 2005, acrylic, 80 x 80 cm
7. Star Up Close #3, 2005, acrylic, 80 x 80 cm
8. Star Up Close #10, 2005, acrylic, 80 x 80 cm
9. Star Up Close #25, 2005, acrylic, 80 x 80 cm
10. The Neptune Connection, 2004, acrylic, 60 x 160 cm
11. Cactus On Mars, 2003, acrylic, 150 x 57 cm
12. Love 2002, 2002, acrylic, 70 x 100 cm
13. Ox, 2008, acrylic, 100 x 100 cm
14. Sunshine, 2002, acrylic, 70 x 100 cm
15. Yatii Water Lily, 2004, acrylic, 60 x 160 cm

Contact Information
Rome, Italy
e-mail: info@carlottaschiavio.com
www.carlottaschiavio.com
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Artist Statement
I was raised in Ethiopia and have lived in the United States for several years. Then I moved to Europe. After a stay in London, I established my residence in Rome where I now live and practice my art. Every cell of my body is creative. I need to express this creativity. This is why I practice my craft.

My preferred medium is painting with acrylics. I paint with my canvas on the floor because it allows me to work at a 360° degree angle.

Acrylic paint is a versatile tool that allows me to dilute or thicken my concept. I sometimes use multiple canvases, then sow them with cotton, lame’ or silk threads. I also use glass or plastic glitter. This goes well with the vivid, fluorescent colours of my acrylic paint.

Sowing my canvases together, represents the balance I seek between the conflicting forces of my psyche, my striving for an equilibrium in my personal - spiritual life and my desire to continue my journey enriched with the knowledge I have acquired.

I strongly believe that this energy within me is guided by a force beyond my comprehension.