San Jose, California, United States
CAG Industries | ESG CEO
Charles A Graciano
"Throughout my life I’ve always wanted to pursue a career in art. I’ve known this fact from a young age and continue this passion by creating digital art through motion graphics and design."
Introduction
Charles Graciano was born December 2, 1994, in San Jose California. He is the youngest of two siblings, his mom worked in medical laboratories where they would test medicinal drugs and his father worked for the building maintenance of the city of Santa Clara. His older sister Joanna Graciano taught Charles much about art through her passion for art. It was because of Joanna‘s passion for Art that made Charles realized that this activity is more than just fun, it’s an experience. Charles did not take art seriously until he got to college but his second time attending college. Disney has always been a huge aspiration to Charles as he wanted to become a Disney animator since the first grade. All seem to be falling into place after he graduates from high school in 2014 when he attended a local community college. The first attempt was difficult because of the loss and tragedy that happened in a short amount of time. He later went to San Francisco to study animation where he was trained by professionals who worked with Steven Spielberg and Henry Selick. A few years into the program The institution shut its doors unexpectedly leading the students to find another place to finish their education. Charles relocated back to San Jose to finish his art degree and continue fulfilling his passions. His passion for animation remains strong but through the years being back in San Jose now migrated to other forms of motion graphics with the inclusion of videography and original music. Nowadays Charles is incorporating art that he’s created on clothing creating ESG, Eye see ghosts, an art collective of multimedia inspired by experiences of depression and anxiety. It allows Charles to work with mental health and use those disadvantages as positives to create meaningful art. Charles likes to make a difference in the art community by bringing art that is edgy and largely scaled pieces on clothing and big screens.
Digital Media Art | Motion Graphics | Clothing
My Medium
Adobe CC: Photoshop | Premiere | Illustrator | Lightroom | After Effects
Blender
Photogrammetry
Videography
Screen Print
I consider myself I dramatic person, as an artist that is quit normal. I like to approach my projects as if they will be seen in theaters everywhere. There is a ton of ambition thats goes into "the making of" something; it creates a connection I have with my art and my passion is communicated in my work.
I am a storyteller, I create and produce my own narratives and bounce a ton of creative approaches by integrating combinations of many mediums.
Inspiration
Walter Elias Disney
At I very young age I was drawn to Walt Disney’s admiring stories. The older I got I became hungry for more ambition and drive to follow my dreams and become someone, just like his films taught me.
There is a little bit of himself in every film that he produced and every one of them carries a meaningful premise; There is no losing and if there was any then there was more to gain when the time was right.
Walt Disney was an Entrepreneur, Artist and Storyteller. His motivation and passion for success inspired me to become an artist because creating and telling stories is what I love to do. One day I hope to create a masterpiece that someone would remember me by, as I remember Mr. Disney.
The Ghoulish Couture Gallery