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If Carlos-Carlos Paris' soul were a color, it would be orange. If Carlos-Carlos Paris' soul were a city, it would be Paris, in the early morning. Or at night. If the soul of Carlos-Carlos Paris were a moment, it would be the early morning, a ristretto in one hand, a chocolatine in the other. If Carlos-Carlos Paris' soul were a journey, it would be the cobbled streets of Rome and the colors of Havana. If Carlos-Carlos Paris' soul were a vice, it would be exhilaration. If Carlos-Carlos Paris' soul were a femininity, it would be joyful and liberated.
The boldness and the colors of the 60's and 70's. Italia's dolce vita; spaghetti staining a red checkered tablecloth; one limoncello too many. Biarritz; its sweetness, its hydrangeas; its sumptuous Art Deco villas. Gioffredo Reggiani's lamps, Pierre Paulin's armchairs and Pierre Cardin's genius. Memories; shoulder pads; a pair of Carel ballerina; gala dresses of another age. The colors of Wax fabrics; the softness of wool. Songs, sung loud and out of tune, from ABBA to Starmania. Matisse's palette, Modigliani's poetry and Rimbaud's words. Paris - from Baudelaire's to today. Life, in all its perfect imperfection.
After graduating in economics and a decade working in market finance, I decided to pursue a (long) long-time dream. This is how Carlos-Carlos Paris came to life, in the midst of the Summer 2021.
Behind this playful - and somewhat provocative! - name lies above all the reflection of my creativity; a "treasure box" that I fill, throughout my experiments and wanderings, with everything that drives me and feeds my curiosity on a daily basis. In particular, beautiful Couture, from the past and the present; painting; drawing; analog photography. So many passions that have accompanied me since childhood, working as refuges and privileged mediums to express my emotions and try to tell the world as I see it.
My work, in particular my paintings and my art photographs, is aimed at both individuals and professionals (architects and interior designers, restaurants, businesses, etc.), always with the same desire: to tell stories rich in colors and materials. Living stories, with an actual soul.
The celebration of "the everyday life's little things" and female figures - highly sensitive characters, between strength and fragility - occupy a special place in my art. No one would say that through my paintings, it is the contours of my own femininity that I seek to understand and draw.
Whether on a canvas, through a photo, or in the seams of a garment, my creative universe is in perpetual motion, imbued with this creative freedom to which I hold so dear."
Scarlett, founder & designer