Paul Carola is a native Houstonian who's creative efforts started with his imagination running wild while configuring an array of objects out of Lego blocks as a child, then constructing figures made from scrap wood and old car parts in his fathers garage, to eventually designing company logos and custom stationery in his professional career. After a few years of the day-to-day life as a graphic designer, Paul wanted a departure from the inherent boundaries of customer driven design and turned to painting as a means of freely expressing himself and it didn't take long to recognize that using his creative energy in a focused manner towards his own artistic voice equated to a more meaningful life.

Over the past 15 years, Paul has turned his evening hobby into his now full time job with a emphasis on sculpture, yet periodically making works on canvas and paper for the wall. Early influences include Miro, Mondrian, Kandinsky, and Brancusi, while the work of Otis Jones, Jonathan Binet, Robert Mangold and Matthew Monahan have made a more recent impact. In addition to these individuals, cultural craftsmanship such as Egyptian hieroglyphs, Tribal mask, and the ideals of Japanese Shibui (balancing simplicity with complexity) have all played a part in the aesthetics of Paul's work.