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Charles Arnoldi Art

American, b. 1946

Charles Arnoldi was born in 1946 in Dayton, Ohio. He has become a popular California artist best known for his brightly colored abstract paintings and prints that incorporate the use of wood as an expressive medium, often using tree branches and twigs. Arnoldi lives in Malibu and has had considerable financial success and celebrity attention.

Arnoldi arrived in Southern California in 1965 and spent two years at Ventura Junior College before receiving a full scholarship to the Art Center School in Los Angeles. He only lasted two weeks at his new school before becoming frustrated with limitations imposed upon him as an illustrator. Arnoldi soon enrolled at the Chouinard Art Institute and gained immediate recognition for his skill when he received a Los Angeles County Museum of Art talent award.

Arnoldi experimented with various painting techniques and struggled to find a solid interpretation of his artistic vision. He began to use branches and twigs to make up the lines within his paintings — "building" a painting with them. His earliest works were almost classic in their simplicity and shape, resembling woven stick baskets delicately balanced. Arnoldi concentrated on his twig painting for eight years, constructing many different forms, freestanding structures, sticks and string, twigs taped together densely or openly.

In 1977, Arnoldi had one of his small stick structures created in bronze. It was his first metal sculpture, and he found that the metal gave permanence to his wooden structures. In the 1980s color started to become more important to Arnoldi, and he used bright pigments to give even more definition to his three-dimensional pieces. He also started to paint on canvas, always reflecting the elements of his wood paintings.

In 1980, Arnoldi painted his interpretation of the logjam that occurred as a result of the Mount St. Helens volcano eruption. He juxtaposed his earth-toned canvas against a similar painting created entirely of sticks, mimicking the image on the painted canvas. He was constantly redefining his artistic approaches, and in the late 1980s started working with large plywood sheets. He glued the layered sheets together, deconstructed the piece using a chainsaw to cut jagged scars into the wood, and then painted it. He was now involved in a new process of building up and tearing down. His ever-evolving style took yet another direction when he started using heavy blocks of wood brightly painted and mounted on the wall. He made a point of preserving the integrity of wood by not sanding away any exposed grain.

In the 1990s Arnoldi departed from the rigidity of his wood creations by painting on canvas. His paintings from this period are predominantly black and white and display free-flowing organic shapes like twists and loops with a sense of motion not seen before in his work.

Arnoldi's work has been exhibited throughout his career in many solo and group shows. His first one-man show was at the Riko Mizuno Gallery in Los Angeles in 1971 and subsequent solo exhibitions followed at the James Corcoran Gallery in Los Angeles, (1980–85), and the Arts Club of Chicago, Illinois (1986). His group exhibitions include the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (1983), the Brooklyn Museum (1986) and the Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles (1992).

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(Biography provided by Joseph Grossman Fine Art)

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First Rights
By Charles Arnoldi
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Charles Arnoldi, is an American painter, sculptor and printmaker. He was born April 10, 1946 in Dayton, Ohio. Charles Arnoldi has been described as an artist who “draws in space” to...
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2010s Abstract Charles Arnoldi Art

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Tumble
By Charles Arnoldi
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Charles Arnoldi, is an American painter, sculptor and printmaker. He was born April 10, 1946 in Dayton, Ohio. Charles Arnoldi has been described as an artist who “draws in space” to...
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Early 2000s Abstract Geometric Charles Arnoldi Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Wall Construction by Charles Arnoldi
By Charles Arnoldi
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Like many California artists, Charles 'Chuck' Arnoldi (b. 1946) works with materials not traditionally associated with 'fine art'. This untitled wood relief from 1986 is one of his c...
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1980s Vintage Charles Arnoldi Art

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Wood, Paint

Sticky Wicket
By Charles Arnoldi
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Sticky Wicket" is an acrylic, modeling paste and sticks on plywood piece made by Charles Arnoldi in 1989. The artwork size is 44 1/4 x 91 x 3 inches. The artwork weight is 100 pound...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Charles Arnoldi Art

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Charles Arnoldi California Artist Signed Limited Edition Abstract Art Lithograph
By Charles Arnoldi
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful geometric, abstract offset lithograph by American/California Los Angeles artist Charles Arnoldi. This work is titled "IV" and is from a series of abstract prints...
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Early 2000s American Modern Charles Arnoldi Art

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Paper

Charles Arnoldi 'Macchu Picchu 4' Limited Edition, Abstract Signed Print
By Charles Arnoldi
Located in San Rafael, CA
Charles Arthur Arnoldi (b. 1946) Macchu Picchu 4, 2019 Woodcut in colors on wove paper Edition: 25/30 Signed, editioned, and dated in pencil along lower edge Printed by Peter Kosowicz, Thumbprint Editions, London Published by Harvey Bayer...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Charles Arnoldi Art

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Untitled
By Charles Arnoldi
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Charles Arnoldi (American, born 1931) Title: Untitled Year: 2001 Medium: Off set lithograph Edition: Numbered XXIX 54/115 in pencil Image size: 17 x 17 inches Signat...
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Untitled
By Charles Arnoldi
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Charles Arnoldi (American, born 1931) Title: Untitled Year: 2001 Medium: Off set lithograph Edition: Numbered XXVIII 65/115 in pencil Image size: 17 x 17 inches Sign...
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Offset

Untitled
By Charles Arnoldi
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Charles Arnoldi (American, born 1931) Title: Untitled Year: 2001 Medium: Off set lithograph Edition: Numbered VI 6/6 in pencil Image size: 17 x 17 inches Signature:...
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Untitled
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Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Charles Arnoldi (American, born 1931) Title: Untitled Year: 2001 Medium: Off set lithograph Edition: Numbered XXVI 10/40 in pencil Image size: 17 x 17 inches Signat...
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Untitled
By Charles Arnoldi
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Charles Arnoldi (American, born 1931) Title: Untitled Year: 2001 Medium: Off set lithograph Edition: Numbered VII 4/5 in pencil Image size: 17 x 17 inches Signature...
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Untitled
By Charles Arnoldi
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Charles Arnoldi (American, born 1931) Title: Untitled Year: 2001 Medium: Off set lithograph Edition: Numbered XXIX 12/30 in pencil Image size: 17 x 17 inches Signatu...
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Clune
By Charles Arnoldi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
“Clune” abstract acrylic on canvas signed on verso by American artist, Charles Arnoldi (b. 1946) and dated 1978.  Arnoldi’s work is permanently displayed at the Art Institute of Chic...
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By Charles Arnoldi
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