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Michael Carini is The Acrylic Alchemist

Don’t be afraid to be different…Be afraid to be the same

Michael Carini is a San Diego based painter that has emerged from the shadows. On the evening of April 27th (2009) Carini was violently attacked in his University Heights apartment-sustaining severe trauma in the form of facial contusions, multiple fractures, ocular trauma that rendered him unable to fully open his left eye for nearly a month, and a concussion that noticeably altered his memory and cognitive abilities.

In the subsequent months, Carini returned to his studio with renewed passion, energy, and a new state of mind to produce a body of work unlike anything he had previously envisioned. It is the artist’s hope that you will enjoy the experience of this work as he invites you into the uncensored depths of his mind to catch a glimpse of the other side.