Bio
Canadian Abstract artist Carlo Amantea was born on March 2nd, 1954 in Cosenza, a costal village in Southern Italy, his family immigrated to Canada when he was 10 years old. Developing an interest in art at Central Technical School in Toronto, Carlo continued his art studies in painting and art history under the mentorship of Joseph Drapell and eventually working as his painting assistant. In the 5 years he worked in Drapell’s studio, Carlo was able to develop a strong understanding of colour and acrylics as a media for expressing art.
Carlo’s joyful wonder in nature’s beauty is expressed in his works through the combination of images, textures, structures, use of palette and years of practiced intuition in the creative realization of his vision. His unabashed playful use of colours exemplifies his sense of curiosity and continuous exploration of the medium, capturing inspiration with the use of fluid gestural movements.
Carlo’s works have been shown in galleries across Canada, including: Toronto, Montreal, Edmonton, and Ottawa. His art is in private corporate collections such as Toronto – Dominion Bank, Nova Scotia, Guaranty Trust Company, University of Saskatchewan, Roxborough Hotel in Ottawa and others.
“I believe in pushing boundaries and in waking up and doing – happiness. I believe in the evoking of emotion and in truth and in challenging the status quo because life is a continual process of executing what it is you are. Art is happiness is emotion is freedom is trust is rebellion and the reason I get up and do. I rebel and evoke emotion” Carlo Amantea
Saturday August 20, 2022 Level Up exhibition opening artist Carlo Amantea (left) and Director John Mann (right)

Exhibitions
Artworks

Language of the Forest, 2022
60" x 36"
$5,200

One Drop Rhythm, 2022
60" x 36"
$5,200

Beyond the Red, 2022
48" x 40"
$4,700

Transformation, 2022
60" x 40"
$5,800

Cosmic Rays, 2023
52" x 96"
$12,500

Changing Times, 2023
60" x 36"
$5,200

Optics of Politics, 2023
60" x 48"
$7,000

Turning Tides, 2023
48" x 96"

Apex of Time, 2023
Acrylic on Canvas
60" x 96"

Spirited Undertone, 2022
Acrylic on Canvas
48" x 36"

Paradiso, 2022
Acrylic on Canvas
48" x 30"

Language of Movement, 2022
48" x 36"

Sacred Light, 2022
40" x 30"

Time Remaining – Carlo Amantea, 2022
40" x 60"

Silver Lining, 2022
Acrylic on Canvas
40" x 36"

Symphonic Play, 2022
Acrylic on Canvas
48" x 30"

Clarity Above the Chaos, 2021
Acrylic on Canvas
40' x30"
