From Lifelike Clarity to Dream-Infused Realities

My artistic journey began with my birth in 1948 in St. Louis, Missouri. I am George Caras, a Greek-American contemporary fine art painter known for my photorealism and surrealism styles. Additionally, I am a professional medical scientific illustrator, licensed in cardiovascular diagnostic ultrasound, professional musician and sculptor based in Florida, USA. With over 60 years of experience, I have customized illustrations and designs unique to each client, including notable names like Sigma Aldridge, BlueCross and Blue Shield, Sears, Home Depot, and Lowe's, to name a few. I look forward to use all my experiences with all my previous projects in my current body of work. I attended Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri for art and St. Louis University for diagnostic cardiovascular medicine, where I earned my license and practiced for over 48 years while continuing to illustrate and create fine art. My education also includes studies abroad at the Louvre Museum in Paris and special courses at the Sistine Chapel in Italy, as well as inspirations drawn from my favorite country, Greece.

My interest in String Theory influencing my fine art started in 1968. String theory is a theoretical framework in physics proposing that fundamental particles are not point-like dots, but rather tiny, vibrating one-dimensional "strings". These strings vibrate in 10 or 11 dimensions, each existing and vibrating at the smallest possible limit of existence itself. My drawings became multidimensional as I continued to improvise. Famous artists have increasingly turned to quantum mechanics as a conceptual framework for creation. Historical masters like Salvador Dalí and Pablo Picasso explored similar themes of multiple realities, influencing contemporary artists today, like myself.

I paint and draw multidimensional realities through transparent layers and cutaways. I combine microscopic, or embryonic imagery, mirroring my interest in surrealism and biological forms, reflecting an optimistic vision of the future with a narrative impact.

Improvisation shapes my art and music. In performing, music improvisation is akin to the automatism found in art. Automatism is an artistic technique where an artist allows their hand to move freely across paper without conscious thought, aiming to follow the impulse. It is the same with improvisation in performing music. The message and outcome are direct and immediate. I tell people that God creates the art for me and plays the music through me. "I am the conduit. I just show up and follow the impulse!"

My core practice of Post Photorealism blending with Neo Surrealism is designed to access hidden creativity with the intent to explore. This method involves various amounts of suppressing conscious control, allowing for unique patterns, shapes, and forms to emerge. This approach was developed by early Surrealists. Musicians have used improvisation, especially in jazz since the beginning of music itself. At 77 years old, I contribute a lifetime of love with developing form and space. My artworks, which transition from Photorealism to Surrealism, are a direct reflection of my view of our future. After I pass away, you will always find me again in my paintings, where I continue to live,

from Lifelike Clarity to Dream-Infused Realities