C. Dimitri has received fellowships in painting from the Vermont Studio Center and the RI State Council on the Arts. A staff illustrator for The Rumpus, he has illustrated texts and book covers and has added drawings to the Kenyon Review, Bomb Magazine, and the streets of Providence. Two of his climate-change graph paintings are in the permanent collection of the Boston Public Library.
Solo exhibitions include the Tabla Rasa Gallery (Brooklyn), Aurora (Providence), and Crocker & Griffin (Narragansett), with select exhibits at the Art Academy of Cincinnati, and Brooklyn's Irondale Theater, Greenpoint, and Groundfloor galleries. He has also shown in Miami, Provincetown, and Los Angeles.
Dimitri received a doctorate in literature from the University of Essex, England. His focus on aesthetic modernism informs his visual work.
(Biography provided by Tabla Rasa Gallery)
Passage, colorful
By C. Dimitri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Passage" unfolds like an idea from another age — a scene suspended between the Renaissance and the metaphysical. At its center, framed by an over-arching oval window, a young woman ...
Charcoal, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Permanent Marker
Three-Day Weekend, colorful oil painting and mixed media on canvas
By C. Dimitri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil paint and mixed media on canvas. Narrative, figurative and abstract, with a car, rabbit, snake and floral motif.
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
The Incredible Combustible, colorful abstract of classical figure theme
By C. Dimitri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Abstract and figurative interpretation of a classic theme. Originally inspired by the Odalisque.
Canvas, Charcoal, Oil, Acrylic, Permanent Marker
Per Aspera Ad Astra, abstracted stars, female figures angels blue colorful
By C. Dimitri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Per aspera ad astra" is Latin for "through difficulty to the stars." A friend asked me to read a religious text. The opening chapter talked about "God's enemies." I thought, God has...
Mixed Media, Oil, Wood Panel
Mom, Bart's Twisting Facts in an Orwellian Fashion! colorful abstract faces
By C. Dimitri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil, acrylic, gesso on panel.
Oil, Acrylic
I Almost Went Crazy When Mario Got Busted II, abstract w head fruit text
By C. Dimitri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil, graphite, clay on panel. Abstract mixed media work on panel. Images include text, still life and figurative elements. White tones, aqua and red. Dimitri is noted for his use o...
Clay, Oil, Wood Panel, Graphite
Hi, I'm the Owner of Two Vicious Pitbulls, reds abstract
By C. Dimitri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Abstract and figurative, "Hi, I'm the Owner of Two Vicious Pitbulls" is an oil painting underpinned by collage elements using a variety of materials, including drawings on heavy pape...
Mixed Media, Oil, Wood Panel
Dreams Down Here Ain't Broken, They're Walkin With a Limp
By C. Dimitri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil paint and black velvet on wood panel. Title from "Small Change," by Tom Waits.
Fabric, Oil, Wood Panel
Where Souls Are Made, colorful bridge crowd bunnies abstract expressionist
By C. Dimitri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Abstract, landscape, figurative: a rabbit burrow, reminiscent of Venice Carl Dimitri’s artistic style is multifaceted, blending abstract, contemporary, and expressionistic elements....
Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Wood Panel, Graphite
Woman Descending America or The Inconsiderate Neighbor
By C. Dimitri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This work by Dimitri reflects his imaginative process. He says, "Multiple layers of materials laid down over a ten-year period. The painting recently fell into place." With a colorf...
Mixed Media, Panel
I Have Bitcoin, spirited abstract reds, animals, text
By C. Dimitri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A combination of collage and painting, "I Have Bitcoin" is part painting, collage and comic. Oil paint and mixed media on repurposed wood panel.
Mixed Media, Oil, Wood Panel
$3,900
Icarus, reds earth tones figures furniture birds animals whimsy abstract pattern
By C. Dimitri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The composition features a complex surface, layered figuration, diaristic symbols, a psychological interiority, and a willingness to let the painting be a world rather than a pictur...
Resin, Mixed Media, Oil, Wood Panel
Fantasma, abstracted ghost like woman in blue dress, rich brushwork & texture
By C. Dimitri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An abstract figure in oil paint and enamel on canvas.
Canvas, Oil
Lot, dramatic abstracted military theme, fire, multiple figures
By C. Dimitri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil, acrylic, charcoal on panel.
Charcoal, Oil, Acrylic
Frank & Marie's Wild Years colorful, nudes flying broomstick w bats text
By C. Dimitri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Portrait, figures, narrative, landscape. Inspired by Goya, Warhol. ( Campbell Soup can) Oil paint and mixed media on panel.
Mixed Media, Oil, Wood Panel
$400
1000 Years, blue and earth tonehuman face, bark from birch tree, natural element
By C. Dimitri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Made with the bark of the Paper Birch tree on a repurposed trophy plaque. The title was inspired by the song, "Scott Pilgrim," by the Canadian band, Plum...
Birch, Archival Ink, Mixed Media
Virginia Woolf's Best Friend in the Afterlife
By C. Dimitri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Black bear with layers of potential meanings. Mainly oil on panel.
Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Eurydice Along the River's Tide, abstract w birds red cherries, water blues
By C. Dimitri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
One of a series on the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice.
Oil, Wood Panel
$3,440Sale Price|20% Off
Thing-in-Itself, earthtone abstraction w suggestion of landscape
By C. Dimitri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Kant's "thing in itself" represents the hidden essence of objects beyond appearances. Painting the thing in itself encourages viewers to look beyond the surface of things and conside...
Oil, Panel
Liberty Leading the People, abstracted figurative with political references
By C. Dimitri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This painting reimagines Eugène Delacroix’s Liberty Leading the People through a postmodern lens, fracturing and repeating its imagery until the original dissolves into echoes and fr...
Enamel
In the Gloaming, colorful abstract group of figures
By C. Dimitri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Figurative abstraction. Painting will be mounted to support frame and ready for hanging.
Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
One Last Fling and See What Happens
By C. Dimitri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
oil on panel
Oil, Wood Panel
The Climb, colorful abstract patterns w figures, earthy red tones
By C. Dimitri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
One of a series on the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. Here they make the treacherous climb out of the underworld: Now thro' the noiseless throng their way they bend, And both with pa...
Canvas, Oil
Eurydice, red gestural abstract w figures
By C. Dimitri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Eurydice in the Underworld, as Hades and Persephone inform her that Orpheus has bargained for her release.
Canvas, Oil
The Nine Wild Rivers and the Seven Wild Rivers, abstract, animals, figures
By C. Dimitri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inspired by the ballroom ceiling of the Ca Rezzonico in Venice.
Mixed Media, Oil
$2,200
H 39.38 in W 47.25 in D 0.79 in
Absolute Wealth - Large Contemporary Abstract Maximalism Painting, Ready to Hang
By Karnish Art
Located in Pretoria, Gauteng
Title: Absolute Wealth Large Painting Absolute Wealth - Contemporary Abstract Colorful Maximalism Bold Invest Another soulful artwork by Karnish. Symbols and forms unfold in this m...
Gesso, Canvas, Acrylic, Wood, Charcoal, Spray Paint, Color Pencil, Stret...
$1,720
H 32.68 in W 46.46 in D 1.19 in
Evanescence: Painting, Large, Abstract, Acrylic, Bold, Blue, Figurative, Blues
By Karnish Art
Located in Pretoria, Gauteng
Title: Evanescence of Time Evanescence Painting Large Contemporary Bold Blue Statement Figurative Modern Texture Stories In this vibrant acrylic painting, I've infused the essence ...
Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Oil, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
$4,669
H 9.85 in W 9.85 in D 1.97 in
Anemones in Enamel Can - 21st Century Contemporary Still-Life Painting
By Ingrid Smuling
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
This still-life is painted by Dutch Painter Ingrid Smuling. The now 77-year-old artist is still most in her element when she is painting in her beautiful studio in the middle of The...
Oil, Wood Panel
$3,891
H 19.69 in W 23.63 in D 1.19 in
Clutter- 21st Century Contemporary Still-life painting with cutter plug
By Erik Zwaga
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
This still-life is made by Dutch painter Erik Zwaga. The painter started in the style of the romantic school, Erik Zwaga began to search more and more for his own visual language...
Oil, Wood Panel
$7,482
H 48.04 in W 48.04 in D 1.97 in
Party!- 21st Century Contemporary Impressionistic Painting of a Garden
By Keimpe van der Kooi
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Keimpe van der Kooi Garden Party 122 x 122 cm Framed: 132 x 132 cm ( This frame is included) Oil on wood panel This Painting is made by Dutch Artist Keimpe van der Kooi. The impre...
Oil, Wood Panel
$1,800Sale Price|28% Off
H 34 in W 44 in
858 - Large Figurative Abstract Red Oil and Mixed Media Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Swiss artist Edith Konrad paints figurative abstract compositions with mixed media on canvas. She layers her expression of her emotional response to the subjects with dynamic texture...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Brainiac VII Abstract
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Large-scale abstract with multi-colored brains layered on a neutral background by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957). Unsigned, but was acquired with a collection of h...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$1,425
H 32 in W 39 in
The Red Dress 5 - Framed Dynamic Original Red Figurative Abstract Oil Painting
By Bettina Mauel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bettina Mauel, an internationally collected artist, effortlessly channels vitality and sensuality through her awe-inspiring collection of abstract and figurative paintings. With an u...
Canvas, Graphite, Mixed Media, Oil
$7,500
H 60 in W 48 in D 1.5 in
Velocity Bloom, Contemporary Abstract Painting by Matt Higgins
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This large-scale oil painting on a wood panel bursts with kinetic energy and bold color, dominated by a vivid red background that envelops and contrasts with dynamic strokes of blue,...
Oil, Wood Panel
$445
H 12 in W 12 in
Memories Cast Adrift - Original Figurative Mixed Media Surrealist Inspired Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Robert Lebsack creates artworks using mixed media with ink, acrylic, and charcoal on archival copies of newspapers, textbooks, and sheet music. As a visionary artist, Lebsack weaves ...
Paper, Charcoal, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
$8,500
H 68 in W 53.5 in D 2 in
"Take Me to Pairs" Figure in Chanel Gown French Haute Couture Oil Painting
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Exploring the purity of the feminine form and the drama of French haute couture, artist Cindy Shaoul creates a dialogue between the figurative and the abstract. Her spirited composit...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
$1,730
H 33.08 in W 46.86 in D 0.2 in
Painting, Modern, Abstract, Colorful, Contemporary, Invest, Artwork, Original
By Karnish Art
Located in Pretoria, Gauteng
Title: The Guardians of Togetherness Painting, Modern, Abstract, Colorful, Contemporary, Invest, Artwork, Original The Guardians of Togetherness opens up the viewer to experience t...
Gesso, Canvas, Glaze, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Color Pencil, Wood, Str...
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H 45 in W 72 in D 2 in
Chuckles, oversize panel of abstract paint, collage images, earth tones, animals
By C. Dimitri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Acrylic, ink, collage, charcoal, wood stain, resin on panel. Figurative, landscape, abstract, animals. Chaotic, random images w figures, nudes, snake, animal skull, bird, music scor...
Mixed Media, Wood Panel