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Carlos Diaz
Photographer, instructor at the College for Creative Studies (CCS). As a young man, he intended to become an engineer, but became more interested in photography while working at General Motors as a photographic technician in the mid-1970s.
Topics of great interest to him include carnival workers and automotive plants. Since 2015, he's been on sabbatical from CCS to continue working on his River Rouge plant project, and to begin a new project in Japan involving Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples.
David Klein and Carlos Diaz at David Klein Gallery. Photo by Alonso del Arte.
Upcoming exhibitions
- 1984 World Series Street Portraits at the Detroit Historical Museum, 5401 Woodward, Detroit. Slated to open March 23 and run to November 17.
- Focus on the Faculty 2017? At the Valade Family Gallery? Slated to open some time in the Fall?
Plus various others.
Past exhibitions
- Salon at David Klein Gallery (Detroit location). September 14, 2019 — November 2, 2019.
- CCS Alumni Exhibition 2019, juried by Christine Schefman, at the Valade Family Gallery. April 11, 2019 — ??? ??, 2019?
- 10 for January at David Klein Gallery. January 12, 2019 — February 9, 2019.
- 2018 Biennial All Media Exhibition at Detroit Artists Market. Juried by Jim Nawara. April 27, 2018 — May 26, 2018.
- Spaces & Spectacle at David Klein Gallery. May 13, 2017 — June 10, 2017.
- Face It: Re-imagining Contemporary Portraits at the Slocumb Galleries of East Tennessee State University. October 10 — 28, 2016.
- ...quite a few more...
- 313 A celebration of Detroit's 313th birthday at Detroit Artists Market. June 6, 2014 — July 12, 2014.
- ...many, many more...
In addition to Michigan galleries like the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, Prof. Diaz has also exhibited around the country, such as at the Fitton Center for Creative Arts in Ohio and the Houston Center for Photography in Texas. A complete list of exhibitions would go back to 1981.
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Reviews
- Ron Scott, "Carlos Diaz @ David Klein Gallery", Detroit Art Review, May 25, 2017. "It becomes evident that Carlos Diaz has a psychological preference for formal balance in many of his compositions. ... There is one photograph in the exhibition, Mary's Garden that comes from his Beyond Borders series where he documents the front yards of many homes in Southwest Detroit [this photo actually seems to be from the gallery's permanent collection]. This photograph is another good example of creating this approach to a formal sense of balance and sensibility. The balance comes from this vertical chimney centered in the composition and an even amount of design weight to the large home on the right and the Madonna flower arrangement on the left, not to mention the nice halo of foliage around the parked truck, where a formality of color balance comes into play as well. ... More like Ansel Adams, than Henri Cartier-Bresson."