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The Swatch Art Peace Hotel Journey in Shanghai
During his artistic residency at The Swatch Art Peace Hotel in Shanghai, Carlos -almenardiaz- investigated acrylic paint, specifically primary and complementary colours, to create works of art while developing a new series of op-art works with vibrant colours, while also developing a new “moiré” series of optical effects using his usual digital tools.
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Embellish
Carlos Almenar Diaz’s artwork Fragments of Colours Series 1:2 , displayed at ANZAC Station on St Kilda Road, Melbourne, was selected to adorn the cover of Embellish, a limited edition book designed to celebrate the Metro Tunnel Creative Program and feature many artistic highlights and their impact on the life of thousands of over the years.
Metro Tunnel Creative Program, 2025
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Collectors’ Art Book Vol.4
Carlos Almenar Diaz is showcased in Al-Tiba9 Contemporary Art’s limited luxury edition, a reflection of modern society and its environment through the works of experimental contemporary artists, showcased for their innovation and vision in photography, sculpture, performance, painting, installation, design, architecture, and fashion.
Al-Tiba9 Contemporary Art, 2025
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almenardiaz X Ágatha Ruiz De La Prada
Discover how two colourful creative spirits come together in an art and fashion experience, when almenardiaz meet Ágatha Ruiz de la Prada, bold colours and shape are set free for everyone to enjoy.
Carlos Almenar Diaz, 2025
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El Diseñador de Billetes Interpreta la Cultura e Identidad de un País
Carlos Almenar Diaz answers questions about his creative experience in currency design (in Spanish).
Carlos Almenar lideró el equipo de diseño del Bolívar fuerte en el Banco Central de Venezuela. Hoy se especializa en diseño de billetes de polímero.
Simbold Diseño Latinoamericano, 2024
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Cities & Colours: The Urban Landscape
The Serrería Belga Cultural Space, under the Department of Culture, Tourism and Sport of the Madrid City Council, hosted the Swatch Art Peace Hotel exhibition titled “Arte Pulsante. Madrid welcomes Shanghai.”
Artists Juan Olivares, almenardiaz and Boa Mistura were invited to participate in the public program in an art talk “Cities & Colours: the urban landscape:
Swatch Art Peace Hotel, 2024
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10 Questions with Carlos Almenar Diaz
Immerse yourself in the fascinating world where art and currency intertwine – read the interview with Carlos Almenar Diaz, the pioneering Venezuelan artist who bridges banknote design and dazzling contemporary op-art.
Al-Tiba9 Contemporary Art, 2024
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Splash of Colour Showcases Rhythm
Learn more about almenardiaz’s “Chromatic Rhythms” at CS Gallery, Caroline Springs, Victoria and immerse yourself in a world where colours and patterns dance together in vibrant harmony. This unique exhibit showcased the rhythmic beauty of Carlos’s banknote-inspired art.
Carlos Almenar Diaz, 2023
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A Visual Journey in Chromatic Rhythms
Carlos Almenar Diaz invites the public to interact in this artistic composition, make individuals the protagonists by immersing themselves into the artwork, participating in a new and unique personalised artistic experience.
Carlos Almenar Diaz, 2022
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Carlos Almenar’s Chromatic Artistic Swatch
Carlos Almenar’s unique creation “Colours of Venezuela” showcases colours and rhythm. It aims to symbolise the chromatic and dynamic identity of his birth country, allowing the observer to be transported to an imaginary universe.
Carlos Almenar Diaz, 2021
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Print Council of Australia: 2021 Print Commission
After multiple investigations regarding geometry and colour, Carlos Almenar Díaz discovered that Op-art is one of the artistic techniques where chromatic phenomenon in space has been deeply investigated. His artwork continues to seek the further exploration of the optical experiments between the phenomenon of colour, visual rhythm, and ourselves.
Print Council of Australia, 2021
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2021 Geelong Gallery Print Award
This nationally acclaimed acquisitive prize exhibition features entries from around Australia by established and emerging printmakers representing the diversity of current practice through both traditional printmaking techniques as well as contemporary processes.
Geelong Gallery, 2021
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Imagine Currency
The Imagine Currency photo contest project lies within the scope of the Humania initiative. Carlos Almenar-Diaz, jury member of the competition and founder of Banknote Art Concept, talks cash, banknote design and more! He also shares his tips for creating a banknote for the IMAGINE CURRENCY photo competition.
CashEssentials in collaboration with Wipplay, 2021
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Humania
Humania is an initiative to support the people who have been most affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Humania launched a currency design initiative, inviting designers to capture a moment from the pandemic and depict it in banknotes or coins..
Global Cash Community, 2020
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Identidad Venezuela en 1000 Rostros
A project telling a unique journey to its readers, revelling the country’s identity through 1000 individuals of all kinds, fields and occupations, celebrities as well as unknown citizens, who share their story. This collector’s edition displays a snapshot of the nation, a map of portraits identified with Venezuela.
Gil Molina, 2014