Artists
Carlos Salas
Artist represented by Duque Arango
Carlos Salas is a Colombian painter recognized for his profound exploration of abstraction and materiality in contemporary art. His work is characterized by a constant research on color, texture and form, seeking to express emotions and concepts through the interaction between matter and space.
Selected Artwork
Maintenance, 2025
Oil on canvas
119.4 x 119.4 cm
47 x 47 in
On the Palace grounds, 2025
Oil on canvas
152 x 183 cm
59 7/8 x 72 in
Chairman, 2026
Oil on canvas
182.9 x 152.4 cm
72 x 60 in
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Biography
Carlos Salas (Pitalito, Huila, 1957) is a Colombian painter who explores abstraction and materiality: colour, texture and form as a way to express emotion. He works in mixed media on plastic canvas and on metal.
He studied architecture at the Universidad de los Andes and then painting and sculpture at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, a combination that shows in how he builds space. In 1999 he turned toward figuration, before returning to abstraction.
He showed The Heart of the Matter at White Box in New York (2016), and presented Recuerdos suspendidos in 2019. In May 2026 his work was surveyed in the show Vislumbres in Bogotá. Represented by Galería Duque Arango.
