When Painting Becomes Interior Architecture
Miami Shores Artist Carlos Andrade Makes a Case for Living With Color
MIAMI, FL - December, 2025 - In a cultural moment defined by visual noise and accelerated consumption, Carlos Andrade proposes something far more enduring. His latest body of work, presented at CLAUG Creative Studio, explores color not as statement, but as atmosphere.
The series consists of circular paintings built from carefully calibrated bands of color. Rich ochres, softened greens, deep blues, muted rose tones, palettes chosen not for shock value, but for their ability to coexist. The result is work that feels emotionally present yet visually restrained, capable of shaping a space without asserting dominance over it.
“These are colors you can live with,” Andrade notes. “They’re meant to support a space, not compete with it.”
Color as Companion
Rather than functioning as a single focal point, the works are designed to operate modularly — acquired individually or as a full set. Together, they read like a chromatic language; apart, they function as quiet anchors within a room.
The circular format softens architectural lines, while the moody palettes align seamlessly with contemporary interiors that favor warmth, depth, and restraint over minimal starkness or maximal excess.
A Timely Counterpoint
At a time when interiors are shifting toward organic materials, and emotionally grounded spaces, Andrade’s work speaks directly to this cultural turn. These paintings do not ask to be noticed immediately — they reveal themselves slowly, rewarding repeated looking.
Exhibition & Availability
The series is currently available at CLAUG Creative Studio and may be purchased individually or as a complete set.
About Carlos Andrade
Carlos Andrade is a contemporary artist and founder of CLAUG Creative Studio. His practice explores color, material, and perception through a multidisciplinary approach that includes painting, found objects, and reflective surfaces. Working with mirrors, convex lenses, braided synthetic fibers, and wood, Andrade creates tactile compositions that function as portals — inviting shifting perspectives and moments of self-recognition.
Across his work, color operates as atmosphere rather than statement, and form is used to shape space with restraint and intention. Whether through his signature braided eye pieces, mixed-media flower compositions, or circular painted and mirrored works, Andrade bridges craft, intuition, and contemporary abstraction, creating art designed to coexist with both architectural environments and daily life.
