Carlos Adrián García was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 20 November 1960. Early on in his infancy, he showed a keen interest in aviation. And although he never studied drawing or painting, these two forms of art have been his hallmark ever since. His brilliant career owes his prestige to his natural talent as an illustrator and painter, coupled with his capacity of observation and endeavors to improve his technique through reading and practicing.
In 1983, Carlos García attended Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, where he studied aeronautical engineering and IT systems engineering, ultimately giving up both university careers in order to devote himself to illustration in full. Also in 1993, he graduated as a graphic designer. That same year, Massey Ferguson hired him to design their sales catalog.
In 1984, he joined the staff of Aeroespacio magazine as an illustrator. At the same time, he was hired to illustrate the English language edition of the Malvinas/Falklands War Encyclopaedia. Also in 1984, Carlos founded his own publishing company and launched Alas de América y del Mundo, an aviation magazine that had a very large readership. In 1985, the Argentine Army tasked him with the production of allusive sheets commemorating the armed force’s history. Other illustrator jobs included the Conozca Más, Descubrir as well as Buena Salud magazines.
He also held an industrial draftsman job with the Pampa’s Bull ultra-light aircraft factory, where he designed the manufacturing plans, parts manuals, and brochures. Meanwhile, his engineering studies allowed him to work as da raftsman designer in a number of metalworking industries.
Starting in 1986, he worked as a free-lance designer for Aerolíneas Argentinas, where he was tasked with illustrations, paintings, and exhibits through 2009. In 1999, he was in charge of corporate image production and the show daily newspaper for Aviation Show South America 99.
From 1996 through 2004, Carlos worked as an illustrator with the Post Office, holding the record of the most productive stamp designer in the history of the service. From 1998 to date, he produces commercial aircraft paintings of airliners operated by Airlines around the world on behalf of the US-based Sky Leasing corporation, which gifts them to airline CEOs and VIP members of the global commercial aircraft community.
In 2000, Carlos García won a competition to design the corporate image of Aerovip Airlines. In 2002, the Argentine Air Force entrusted him with the production of posters showing all the Argentine military aircraft that fought the Malvinas/Falklands war. His full production was destined for the armed force’s institutional website. Two years later, Helicópteros Marinos, an offshore helicopter operator, entrusted him with the production of a number of calendars marking the company’s Silver Anniversary.
Separately, the US Navy AIRPAC Museum in San Diego, CA, asked him to produce two paintings – one dedicated to Top Gun and one showing Naval Aviation Vietnam war ace Rundy Duke Cunningham. Furthermore, he did all the paintings, illustrations, graphic design work and photo production for the first two editions of the Alas de Trueno book, which tells the story of Argentine-born volunteers who became Royal Air Force (RAF) pilots in World War 2. In addition, he has done more than 360 illustrations for the Pulp Fiction book – a three-volume work containing all aircraft introduced in South America between 1930 and 1939. The book, expected to be released in Europe soon, has him as a co-author.
In 2009, Carlos decided he wanted to undertake another part of his professional development and began to study industrial design at Buenos Aires University, a career that he is about to complete nowadays. Also he doubles as Assistant Professor of Technology, sharing his knowledge and expertise with the new generations
At present, Carlos García works on request on behalf of private companies and collectors, Airlines and official institutions from all over the world. On 10 December 2020, the Day of Our Lady of Loreto, the Saint Patron of Pilots, Carlos earned his wings as a private pilot. Another long-time dream had come true.
