After an almost 20-year career in business and finance, New Jersey-based artist Chadwick Arcinue decided it was time to pursue his passion for art. Originally from the Philippines, he established The Chadwick Concepts in 2018, a design company through which he promotes his art. A self-taught painter, Arcinue relies on creative intuition and experimentation to present color and texture in abstract and expressionist canvases. Fearlessly exploring bold ideas, new mediums, and original concepts, he pushes himself to expand the boundaries of his work every day.
While Arcinue’s work was originally strongly impressionistic, he developed— almost instinctively—a sense of the abstract and expressionist styles, wherefrom his artistic personality became wholly original. His current body of work is expansive yet thematic, unorthodox yet familiar, intricate yet approachable, constantly shifting but always growing. He employs bold, brisk and abrupt brushstrokes, lending visual intrigue and impact to each scene. Elsewhere in his portfolio are textured backgrounds and stately geometric forms, demonstrating his range of skill and interest. His mastery of color and surface design, combined with a keen sense of balance and sharp eye for detail, make Arcinue’s work stand out among his contemporaries.
CHADWICK ARCINUE ON
Colorscapes: Green Study 1, 2023
Acrylic on canvas
$7000
$7000
Colorscapes: Green Study 2, 2024
Colorscapes: Everything is Art, White Study 3, 2022
$9000
Colorscapes: Everything is Art, Red Study 4, 2022
Acrylic on canvas
60” x 48”
$9000
Colorscapes: Everything is Art, Blue Study 4, 2022
Acrylic on canvas
60” x 48”
$9000
Colorscapes: Everything is Art, Black Study 2, 2022
Acrylic on canvas
$9000
From equations and spreadsheets to brushstrokes and canvases. After an almost 20-year career in business and finance, I decided it was time to pursue my passion for art. In 2018, I established The Chadwick Concepts and transformed a random hobby of mine into a full-time career in painting and design. Never imagining that I would ever “pick up a paintbrush,” and having received no formal training in art, I relied on inner guidance and experimentation to get me through my first attempt at creating art in 2003, when I was an MBA student in Boston. The result, simply titled “Boston,” was an impressionistic piece executed in vibrant shades of pink with blushes of deep purple and fuchsia. The impressionist style characterized many of my following works between 2003 and 2013, a period I consider my “impressionist roots.” My work has since evolved into pieces that are more abstract and expressionist, yet rarely stray from vibrant colors and dense textures. My current body of work is broad and diverse, continually shifting, and always growing. Though seemingly varied and eclectic at first glance, my trademark Seascapes, Dreamscapes, Colorscapes and newly released Lightscapes collections are a singular exploration and discovery of color, movement, texture, and brushstroke. And while it is unusual for an artist like me not to have a favorite color, I gravitate towards red, in various shades, shapes and styles. My journey in art has been as fast and vast as my own personal adventure. From a small, sleepy town in the Philippines, I now live in one of the largest, most sleepless cities in the world. From the precise and formulaic world of business and finance, I now breathe the unconventional and imaginative world of art and design. Through my work, I wish to inspire others who are thinking of embracing tremendous change and pursuing a new passion, whether in art or otherwise. As is the case every time I pick up a brush and put paint on a canvas, may your desire to explore, transcend, and overcome never waver.
ORIGINAL CHADWICK ARCINUE ARTWORKS ON
