Michael Carini | ART SHOP HERE
“The Up-Side of Down” was inspired by a 2009 assault and battery that hospitalized Carini with multiple facial fractures, severe eye trauma, and a concussion. Carini’s signature icon, which he saw flashing in his head during his concussive state, is a key repeating element in this series that represents life growing from death and discovering the positives in negatives.
Featured: King Nothing And The Discovery Of The Lost Venus (For SAMO). This painting is a love story and homage to Basquiat (can you spot the crown?) and the many historical paintings of Venus that came before it. I was recently asked to describe my work, to which I responded..."Imagine the love child of van Gogh and Basquiat"-













