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%u2022 Carlos Torres was born in Bogota, Colombia in 1955 and found himself interested in the world of art at a very early age; gaining a unique perspective on the energy and spirituality of the human condition over the years.%u2022 This perspective was enhanced and expanded as an anthropology student at Bogota%u2019s National University, where he ultimately redirecting his ambitions and graduated with an Art Degree, becoming a Master Painter.%u2022 The experiences of his early college years provided a unique background by exposing Torres to the artifacts of the ancients, having a profound influence on his use of rich textures and warm earth-tones, especially in his earlier works.%u2022 The energetic magnetism that is so obvious in each of his paintings and sculptures cannot help but evoke an emotional response from the viewer and a sense of spirituality from deep within.%u2022 %u201cThrough the language of art, we are able to look at our world with new perspective, for it communicates the subtleties of life to us at their most basic levels. Art touches us all, for it has an eternal soul, a nature that expresses feelings with unmatched clarity.%u201d%u2022 Carlos immigrated to the United States in 1980 and considers his new country as his portal to the world, his base of operations from where he has launched exhibitions throughout the Americas including Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and several locations within the U.S.%u2022 %u201cOrganic Abstraction%u201d features paintings and sculptures that range from highly organic textural pieces that feature earth-tones to his more geometrical offerings with an expansive color pallet and intersecting lines to create geometric shapes that tantalize the imagination, presented in a fascinatingly abstract manner. The creations of nature itself, after all, derive much of their beauty and interest from geometric shapes.Notable Placements & Installations%u2022 The Bogota Modern Art Museum in Bogota, Colombia%u2022 The Latin American Art Museum in Long Beach, California%u2022 The Cuaunahuac Museum of Art in Cuernavca, Mexico%u2022 The Luis Angel Arango Library in Bogota, Colombia (This library houses the largest and most prestigious art collection in Bogota)%u2022 The Torreon Art Museum in Mexico%u2022 The Convenio Internacional in Andres Bella, Bogota, Colombia (An important showcase of art from the Andean countries of Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, and Peru)Permanent Collections%u2022 Prominent French Critic and Writer Yves Frederic Jeannet%u2022 Werner Wagenman, a well-known art collector in Berlin, Germany%u2022 Steve Dabrosky, former publicist for Coca Cola in Mexico%u2022 Leo Kats, noted collector and food purveyor in Bogota, Colombia%u2022 The Cecil de Ave Collection in Mexico%u2022 The collection of Mexican Tycoon and Industrialist Jaime CamilChronologyMOST MAGAZINE - ISSUE 40 81