{"id":1789,"date":"2026-08-03T02:16:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T02:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carlossuarezart.com\/?st-import=5703b44157b42b600703943e40791d1a"},"modified":"2026-08-18T13:45:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T17:45:18","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carlossuarezart.com\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<section data-spectra-id=\"ad91d779\"\tclass=\"has-image-background spectra-background-image spectra-is-root-container alignfull spectra-overlay-color spectra-background-gradient spectra-dim-ratio spectra-box-shadow wp-block-spectra-container is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-spectra-container-is-layout-5f66f63f wp-block-spectra-container-is-layout-constrained\" data-orientation=\"horizontal\" style=\"--spectra-background-gradient: linear-gradient(180deg, #00000091 0%, #0000001c 100%); --spectra-overlay-opacity: 1; --spectra-box-shadow: 0px 0px 0px 0px transparent;\"\t>\n\t\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-mfsnpctr-bifk8t\" class=\"spectra-overlay-color wp-block-spectra-container is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-spectra-container-is-layout-7913efee wp-block-spectra-container-is-layout-flex\" data-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-acb35279-root\" class=\"spectra-overlay-color wp-block-spectra-container is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-spectra-container-is-layout-8f570832 wp-block-spectra-container-is-layout-flex\" data-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\n\t<h1 data-spectra-id=\"spectra-acb35279-title\" class=\"has-text-color spectra-text-color uagb-ifb-title wp-block-spectra-content has-ffffff-color\" style=\"--spectra-text-color: #ffffff\">\n\t\tAbout the artist\t<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-ast-global-color-5-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1\" style=\"font-size:20px;font-style:italic;font-weight:100\">Contemporary Oil Painting &amp; Philosophy<\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-msr0266i-b0tg04\"\tclass=\"spectra-is-root-container spectra-overlay-color wp-block-spectra-container is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-spectra-container-is-layout-19ab2a22 wp-block-spectra-container-is-layout-flex\" data-orientation=\"horizontal\"\t>\n\t\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-msr12ke2-vpnaa3\" class=\"spectra-overlay-color wp-block-spectra-container is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-spectra-container-is-layout-0ce06dcb wp-block-spectra-container-is-layout-flex\" data-orientation=\"horizontal\">\n\t\n\n<figure data-spectra-id=\"spectra-msr03b20-w9hafm\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"796\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/carlossuarezart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SelfPortrait.jpg\" alt=\"Self-Portrait, 2026, Oil on Linen\" class=\"wp-image-4361\"  title=\"About\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carlossuarezart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SelfPortrait.jpg 796w, https:\/\/carlossuarezart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SelfPortrait-600x724.jpg 600w, https:\/\/carlossuarezart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SelfPortrait-249x300.jpg 249w, https:\/\/carlossuarezart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SelfPortrait-768x926.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-453726c7-e764-493e-b0d9-0bff329f010c\" class=\"spectra-overlay-color wp-block-spectra-container is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-spectra-container-is-layout-19ab2a22 wp-block-spectra-container-is-layout-flex\" data-orientation=\"horizontal\">\n\t\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:italic;font-weight:100\">Born in Havana, Cuba, in 1971, Carlos Suarez migrated to the US to pursue his dream of creating art with total freedom. He creates paintings and portraits defined by the same fierce pursuit of truth that has shaped his life.<br>Graduated from Havana\u2019s prestigious San Alejandro Academy of Fine Arts\u2014the legendary training ground of masters like Wifredo Lam, Amelia Pel\u00e1ez, V\u00edctor Manuel and Jos\u00e9 Mart\u00ed\u2014Carlos\u2019s work was forged in a crucible of technical rigor and political rebellion. <br>After risking his life to escape Communist Cuba with nothing but his art diploma sealed in a waterproof tube around his neck, Carlos was granted political asylum in America, finally earning the freedom to paint without compromise. Today, he brings that hard-won perspective to every commission. For Carlos, a portrait is more than an artistic representation of a person. 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His work serves as a bridge between the classical fine art tradition and a modern, uncompromising expression of liberty. <br>Member: Portrait Society of America; SW Florida Alliance for the Arts.  <a href=\"https:\/\/carlossuarezart.com\/shop\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"4408\">Browse the latest paintings.<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"unboxed","site-sidebar-style":"unboxed","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"enabled","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"_zipai_imported":false,"_zipai_import_id":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1789","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"spectra_blocks_featured_image_url":null,"spectra_blocks_author_info":{"display_name":"admin","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3322039027c042614bc710eccf2401df8e78a582a83c0aceede208eadfd1fec1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","author_link":"https:\/\/carlossuarezart.com\/author\/strongbox3d\/","description":""},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carlossuarezart.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1789","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carlossuarezart.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carlossuarezart.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carlossuarezart.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carlossuarezart.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1789"}],"version-history":[{"count":94,"href":"https:\/\/carlossuarezart.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1789\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5418,"href":"https:\/\/carlossuarezart.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1789\/revisions\/5418"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carlossuarezart.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}