SPARTA, Ga. — Hancock County Schools, North Central Health District’s Supporting Health Initiatives and Nurturing Equity (SHINE) Team, the Sparta-Hancock Chamber of Commerce, Hancock County Health Department, the City of
Loriel Beltrán’s first solo presentation with Lehmann Maupin, Calor y Color (Heat and Color), explores the subject of light and how it is created, perceived, and materialized through vibrant color. Close inspection of his works reveals that congealed paint creates surfaces that ripple like water rather than drippings or brushwork. Beltrán pours diverse hues of paint into specially crafted molds and allows them to dry for extended periods. This laborious process is repeated numerous times over the course of months. Once the paint has fully settled, Beltrán slices open the canvas, revealing a tapestry of stratified bands of paint in mesmerizing layers of vivid color that seem to undulate and converge, forming an entirely new visual field.
/PRNewswire/ Academy Award nominee Aunjanue Ellis, talks to Culturs Global Multicultural Lifestyle Network podcast "Destinations with Doni" about her short.