Carlos Alves has been serious about art since he was a child and it shows in his passion for making things out of clay, glass, salvaged artifacts, broken shards and recycled ceramic knick–knacks. Alves has created mosaic murals for walls, floors, driveways, and swimming pools. Alves is now applying his artistry to large public and private artwork projects throughout the US and abroad. Most recently Alves finished the fountain on Miami Beaches’ Lincoln Road, in front of the Colony Theater. He originally tiled the fountain after Hurricane Andrew and when the City of Miami Beach installed a new water feature to the fountain, they called Carlos to embellish the new fountain.
It is a magnificent coral reef theme, one Alves uses throughout a lot of his work. Many of you may recognize his work as you walk thru Art Center
South Florida, Miami Beach City Hall, Miami’s 8th Street Metro Mover
station and the 40’ Sand Castle at the Miami Children’s Museum.


Currently Carlos is working on the Palm Beach Court House in Delray Beach, The Miami River Poetry Project, and is the developmental stages of The General Mitchell Airport Concourse “C” Floor, in Milwaukee Wisconsin.Drawing from his Cuban roots and is Miami upbringing, Carlos’ themes encompass love, hope, history, culture, politics, nature and a kinship with the sea.


Additionally, over the past decade Carlos has exhibited his art across the world, from the Scuola Lorenzo Di Medici in Florence, Italy to the Museum of Fine Arts in San Angelo, Texas.Carlos believes that creating public art requires striking a balance between personal expression and working within the parameters of the project. In his mind the artist needs to create a piece that can be appreciated by a wide range of people. Currently, he has been working on individual ceramic wall hangings, predominantly under water scenes where he fuses his hand-made and recycled ceramic objects, with glass giving a depth to the pieces where one wonders if the action of the objects were frozen in time. Carlos also has a series of functional wares, including serving platters with whimsical shapes that reflect, once again for his love of the tropics and the sea.