A visual journey in chromatic rhythms project
by Carlos Almenar Diaz
Temporary Public Art Project
October 2022 to February 2023
Project launch: Saturday 15 October, 4pm to 6pm
Exhibition: 15-29 October 2022
Woods Street Arts Space, 44 Woods Street, Laverton
Artist talk: Saturday 29 October, 10.30am, Paine Reserve, Newport
Exhibition: 29 October-12 November 2022
Newport Community Hub, Newport
Opening: 11am to 1pm at Newport Community Hub, Newport
Temporary public art installation:
October 2022 to February 2023
G.H. Ransom Reserve, Altona
Local artist Carlos Almenar Diaz has created a temporary public artwork installation from his Chromatic rhythms series, which is part of his research in interaction between line, pattern and colour.
In this immersive, captivating, colourful and optical experience, viewers are invited to move through the artwork, taking the time to pause for a moment and connect with the surrounding environment, imagining what it was, what it will become and what they want it to be now.
It is envisaged viewers will be introduced to a selection of local species and discover Hobsons Bay’s significant ecosystems, marine areas, wetlands, woodlands and grasslands through the temporary public art installations.
“The deeper you look, the more you find. The longer you take, the deeper you understand.”
Dean Stewart, 2020
Prior to the artwork’s installation, through a series of workshops about his artistic research on the relationship between lines, patterns and colours, Carlos Almenar Diaz worked in collaboration with visual arts teachers and students at Newport Lakes and Seaholme Primary Schools, where students created bright and colourful works of art with the fundamentals of Op art.
As part of the A visual journey in chromatic rhythms project, local Yohann Naviere has curated two exhibitions of participating students' artworks. The exhibitions display photographs of the temporary art installations.
This project is funded through the Hobsons Bay City Council's Community Support Package - New Art stream.
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