Laurence Caruana
L. Caruana was born 1962 in Toronto Canada, of Maltese descent. He graduated from the University of Toronto with a degree in Philosophy, and then studied painting at die Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Vienna. In the year 2000 he apprenticed directly under Ernst Fuchs, working as his assistant in his studios in Monaco and Castillon.
The artist has made his home variously in Toronto, Malta, Vienna, Munich, Monaco and Paris. During his wanderings he has actively recorded his dreams and expanded their imagery through mythology. His paintings are inspired by memories and dreams, experiments with entheogens, and the interplay of different cultural symbols and styles.
His interest in sacred art and iconography has led to extensive travels, studying the spiritual traditions of Gothic and Renaissance Christianity (Western Europe), Byzantine Christianity (Eastern Europe), ancient Egypt (Egypt), Hinduism (India), Buddhism (Nepal, Tibet), Mayan and Aztec culture (Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras).
After meeting his French fiançée in Munich, L. Caruana settled in Paris. From his studio in the Bastille quarter, he continues painting while editing The Visionary Revue: the On-line Journal of Visionary Art. Today he frequently travels to exhibit his works, deliver lectures on Visionary art and teach the Mischtechnik, particularly through his Visions in the Mischtechnik painting seminars in the eco-village of Torri Superiore Italy.
L. Caruana has also authored several books:
- The Hidden Passion: A Novel of the Gnostic Christ, Based on the Nag Hammadi Texts
- Enter Through the Image: The Ancient Image-Language of Myth, Art and Dreams
- A Manifesto of Visionary Art (available in English and French)
