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Infinite Imagination with Charles Compo - Reinvent Yourself with Dr.Tara

Tara sits down with Charles Compo, an internationally recognized composer, multi-instrumentalist, painter and venture capitalist, to explore the ways humans have made sense of the world around them throughout history, and the fundamental meaning of a rich life. They also discuss the role that imagination plays in widening your point of view and connecting with other people.

Confronting Violence Through Art in Charles Compo's Work

by Gavin Coates

Charles Compo is a contemporary artist whose work explores themes of modern anxiety, societal violence, and the complexities of decision-making through surreal and abstract compositions. His paintings challenge viewers to confront the emotional undercurrents of today's world…

AMM Spotlight: Charles Compo

by Emily Snow

Amidst his ever-evolving career as a composer and multi-instrumentalist, Charles Compo has always carved out time and space to develop his painting skills and style. For decades, instead of exhibiting finished paintings, Compo repeatedly reused his canvases and drop cloths to practice the traditional techniques including oil painting, laying gesso, and mixing custom pigments…

COMPO SOLO SHOW – OBJECTS IN THE MIRROR

Artist Charles Compo to Hold Second Solo Show November 2-30 at Pictor Gallery in New York. “Objects In The Mirror…” features 8 works inspired by Compo’s reflective painting process and his interpretation of everyday experiences and current events…

I Wonder Where That Guy Is Going?

A righteous, armed American openly carries his weapon through the DC Capital. As the crowd grows, he has a certain look in his eye that is unsettling. Two observers spot him and wonder where he is going. The narrative serves as a homage to the inner voices of the bystanders, facing a mystery brought on by a stranger…

New York based artist’s solo show to be displayed in Tulsa

A New York based artist’s solo show will be coming to the Tulsa Artists’ Coalition during January…

REVIEW of The 24th Annual WAH Salon Show 2023 by Joel Simpson

Charles Compo gives whimsy free reign in his “Bird Teaches a Man How to Sing”, 56 x 75 inches. This simple but fantastic scene takes shape within a limited pallet of creams, grays, and muddy blues and pinks to propel off-kilter geometric abstractions and caricatural figuration to a joyous, overflowing near-chaos…

Artist Charles Compo Sharing Unique New York Life Perspective at Successful Series of International Art Exhibits

Charles Compo, the fine artist well known for his “Psychodramatic Landscapes” series of oil paintings, is exhibiting his celebrated artistic vision at several important shows across the country this year.

Brinda Kumar on “Swan Lake” by Charles Compo at The Greenwich Art Society , 105th Annual Juried exhibition

“I love how narrative can be a starting point but where it takes you, and with the artist's imagination you are certainly not limited, it takes you somewhere quite surreal and unexpected. You're not quite sure where you stand with this, and I find it quite absolutely marvelous and refreshing. there's a certain kind of psychological complexity to it that I think the artist is getting at"