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LOUIS DALMAU ARTIST

THE CONVENTIONAL ARTIST Dalmau’s work has undergone a variety of successions and periods.

Dalmau’s formal training is in fine art which he studied in the U.S. and Europe. Though Louis is a surrealist at heart, his works have been considered versatile and have gained him an array of accolades and media attention. Dalmau’s work has been featured in magazines, newspapers, web, television, radio and has been recognized for it’s artistic and environmental value earning him the key to the city of Miami Beach.

Dalmau’s work has proudly displayed in many galleries and considered high in demand. Dalmau’s work is owned by a variety of collectors, celebrities and art enthusiasts.

THE DIGITAL ARTIST The digital art world has opened yet another door for Dalmau’s artistic vision to come soaring through.

If an artist is to grow and evolve, he then must embrace every available technology and make it his own. And that is what surrealistic artist Louis Dalmau has done. Trained in fine art and know for his paintings on canvas using conventional materials, Dalmau has mastered the world of technology and image enhancements and now produces art pieces that are digitally composed.

This new venue allows him to explore unique intricacy and dimensions through a complex use of lighting and effects. These electronic techniques allow Dalmau to augment his compositions, in essence, to bring his imagination to life. Dalmau’s creative use of this medium allows him to capture the true essence of his subject by creating settings that reflect personality, passion and intensity.

ABOUT DALMAU'S LATEST SERIES THE IDEOLOGICAL CONFORMITY SERIES

Attitude and behavior are two quite different things. Attitude is a person's inner thoughts and feelings, while behavior is usually an outward expression of attitude, but the two are not always related.

Louis Dalmau, through his surrealistic approach and accurately defined spaces, relocates the viewer’s state of mind to that of a behavioral pattern defined by his subjects. Through the use of familiar props Dalmau transforms recognizable objects into a maze of human expression.

In his new Series, Dalmau has fashioned a visualization of how today’s society has forced individuals to shield themselves from expressing their true feelings, in fear of not being idealistically correct. He employs umbrellas to depict the protection used to block an absurd behavior meant to enforce an ideological conformity.

Two distinctive props appear in Dalmau’s portrayal, umbrellas and empty frames. The interaction of the two represent feelings versus behavior. Though the two are related they are at times incompatible.

Dalmau’s impetuous frames seem to always intrude and envelop anything that gets in their way forcing the umbrellas to perform. This constant conflict of feelings and behavior are set on a mysterious stage where the performers are not allowed to act.

Dalmau’s landscapes are desolate yet vivid in color with roads that lead to nowhere reinforcing the mixed emotions of those who repress their inner feelings..

In one of the pieces the artist seems to laugh at the whole scenario omitting people all together and leaving the umbrella to intermingle with the frame. Are the results socially unacceptable or acceptable? Or are these signs of the afflictions of our times.

Though Dalmau utilizes the most basic of elements an umbrella, and an empty frame to convey a point, a complex food for thought is fed to those who have repressed their inner feelings in fear of being ideologically incorrect.

TO VIEW THIS SERIES VISIT: http://www.louisdalmau.info

THE CONCEPTUAL ARTIST Miami’s Exposé Louis Dalmau’s latest art creation is, a portrait of Miami called Miami’s Exposé. Once fully completed, Miami’s Exposé will be the largest art installation in the history of Biscayne Boulevard transforming 27 blocks of the historic MiMo District into a 24-hour, seven days a week art gallery. Miami’s Exposé is a portrait of Miami featuring the many facial expressions that make-up the citizens of this multi-facet, multi-cultural city. Or, as Dalmau refers to it, “the true core of this city, its people.”

Miami’s Exposé consists of a multitude of facial expressions from folks of all walks of life that are digitally enhanced and transformed into an artistic interpretation giving this piece its depth and character. Each likeness is created individually to give the artiste full control in its artistic development.

The goal is to capture the feel and pulse of Miami through its people and to show through art that we are all one regardless where we come from. As in conventional art, the use of lighting, texture, movement and color manipulation are of the utmost importance. Dalmau first captured their likeness and then digitally enhance the images by adding a substantial amount of texture and color. To this now transformed image, he added a distinct intertwinement effect which Dalmau claims is indicative of how different people can come together and become one.

With the full support and encouragement of the MiMo Biscayne Association, the preview for this first of its kind art project was held on Biscayne Boulevard between 69th and 73rd Streets during the 2008 Art Basel™ events. Sixteen double-sided canvases with the first set of portraits showcasing the facial expressions of its participants adorned the Boulevard bringing to life the artist’s creation.

Once the full project is completed it will expand from 50th Street all the way down the Biscayne Boulevard Corridor to 77th Street and will consist of 216 canvases measuring 8-feet by 3-feet each with eight different facial renderings for a total of 1728 expressions, a mere sampling of our diversified community. Aware of his environment and how important it is to leave as little carbon footprints behind, Dalmau’s Miami’s Exposé will subscribe to that philosophy as well. The entire project will be environmentally safe, from the recycled, biodegradable materials to the BioVu inks used to transfer the images, all in keeping with Dalmau’s believe of living in harmony with the environment, not taking from it.

TO VIEW THIS SERIES VISIT: http://www.smileformemiami.com

THE CONCEPTUAL ARTIST Dalmau’s ARTificial Reef

Dalmau was the creator of the world’s first underwater art exhibit to double as an artificial reef. An artist’s dream, his brush and nature worked together to give us an underwater Art Gallery. Thirty-five tons of rough, concrete pipes were turned into the artist’s canvas creating an artistic fantasy under the water’s surface along with five sculptured ballerinas that would swim throughout time.

Louis a surrealist at heart has always been inspired by his surroundings. His surrealism grew not only on his canvas but transformed itself to display in a totally surrealistic environment, underwater. Dalmau is the creator of the world’s first underwater art gallery, “Dalmau’s ART-ifcial Reef”.

This truly surrealistic endeavor was immediately recognized as a work of art, not only for its artistic value, but also for its contribution to the environment. This beautifully massive combination of paintings and sculptures would also serve as an artificial reef enhancing the quality of the water as well as becoming a thriving marine community.