picardo

expired memories

Afro-Caribbean artist whose vibrant murals and live painting performances breathe life into walls and public spaces. For over two decades, his art has woven together tradition and modernity, transforming places like the Grand Rapids Children’s Museum and Miami’s cultural scene into dynamic stories of identity and community. His work travels beyond borders, having been shown in Art Basel Miami and exhibitions across Italy, always carrying a powerful dialogue between past and present, memory and experience.

Expired Memories invites us to journey through the fragile landscapes of memory, where vivid moments dissolve, fracture, and blend with the now. His art unfolds as a poetic meditation on how the past quietly infiltrates our present, shaping who we are in ways both visible and unseen. Through collage, painting, mixed media, and immersive installations, he creates haunting yet beautiful reflections on memory’s impermanence and power.

This exhibition explores the delicate balance between remembrance and transformation, capturing how memories shift and reshape over time. Picardo’s work becomes a bridge connecting personal histories with collective consciousness, inviting viewers to explore their own stories within a shared human experience. Expired Memories offers more than art; it is an invitation to engage with memory’s fluid nature and to find healing in the ever-changing echoes of our past

This show invites viewers to engage in a conversation between personal and collective memory, exploring how recollections evolve and reshape our understanding of identity and experience. The artworks reveal the tension between holding on and letting go, capturing how memory is both fragile and resilient. Through evocative imagery and textured surfaces, Picardo offers a space to reflect on how the past influences the present, and how we, in turn, reimagine our histories in the act of remembering.

Together, the pieces in Expired Memories create a shared journey inviting audiences to explore their own stories within a universal experience of change, loss, and renewal.

A DRESS MADE OF MEM0RIES
Picardo
2025
""Mixed Media on Canvas Acrylic, Found Objects and Fabric""
60x48 inches

BETWEEN WHAT WAS AND WHAT IS
Picardo
2025
"Mixed Media on Canvas Oil, Acrylic, Tree Branch Particles and Gold Leaf"
48X72 inches

DREAMS LEFT BEHIND
Picardo
2025
"Mixed Media on Patio Carpet Oil, Acrylic and Spray Paint"
60x86 inches

FORGOTTEN MEMORIES
Picardo
2025
"Mixed Media on Canvas Oil, Acrylic, Found Objects and Fibrous Leaves"
60x48 inches

INHERITAGE SILENCE
Picardo
2025
"Mixed Media on Canvas Oil, Acrylic, Found Objects and Fibrous Leaves"
36x48 inches

LET IT GO
Picardo
2025
Mixed Media on Canvas
60x48 inches
MEMORY RETRIEVAL
Picardo
2025
"Mixed Media on Canvas Oil, Acrylic, Paper and Plastic"
72x48

PAPER BRIDGES
Picardo
2025
"Mixed Media on Canvas Oil, Acrylic, Cardboard, Pine Tree Shed, Dry Natural Flowers"
60x48 inches

SILENT FIGURES
Picardo
2025
"Mixed Media on Canvas Oil, Acrylic, Fabric, Plastic, Collage"
60x48 inches

TENDER COLLAPSE
Picardo
2025
"Mixed Media on Canvas Oil, Acrylic, Cardboard, Palm Tree Shed and Glue"
60x48 inches

TENDERNESS
Picardo
2025
Acrylic on Canvas
72x48 inches

THE SOUND OF YESTERDAY
Picardo
2025
Mixed Media on Canvas, Fabric
60x48 inches

TOPOGRAPHY OF EMOTIONS
Picardo
2025
"Mixed Media on Canvas Oil, Acrylic, Spray Paint and Markers"
36x48 inches

TRACING THE FORGOTTEN
Picardo
2025
"Mixed Media on Canvas Oil, Acrylic and Oil on Pastel"
72x58 inches

UNREMEMBERING
Picardo
2025
"Mixed Media on Canvas Oil, Acrylic, Cardboard, Paper and Fabric"
60x48 inches

WE ALL HAVE WOUNDS
Picardo
2025
"Mixed Media on Canvas Oil, Acrylic and Spray Paint""
36x48 inches

WHEN MEMORY BREATHES
Picardo
2025
"Mixed Media on Canvas Oil, Acrylic, Cardboard, Found Objects and Fabric"
60x56 inches

WRAPPED IN SILENCE
Picardo
2025
"Mixed Media on Canvas Oil, Acrylic and Spray Paint"
40x70 inches