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Pastor Ron Pierre Vignec was a beloved proponent of the City of Tacoma, Washington’s vibrant Eastside. He made it his life’s mission to bring visibility and inspire change for the neighborhood. Diane Hansen’s “Pay Attention” highlights this culturally diverse community and its numerous assets for which Pastor Ron tirelessly advocated.
Diane and her team drew inspiration for the artwork in “Pay Attention” from the pastor’s favorite sayings, inspirational words and phrases and showcased them in a playful and celebratory way. Words such as “community”, “dream”, and “inspire” were sandblasted into ¼” edge-lit glass with LED lights that sequence and rotate colors. The text is superimposed over a semi-transparent image of Pastor Ron Vignec which was sandblasted into the glass and is edge lit with contrasting sequencing light. These two features combine to create his message of positivity and visibility, which was the pastor's goal for the Eastside neighborhood.
Pastor Ron Pierre Vignec was a beloved proponent of the City of Tacoma, Washington’s vibrant Eastside. He made it his life’s mission to bring visibility and inspire change for the neighborhood. Diane Hansen’s “Pay Attention” highlights this culturally diverse community and its numerous assets for which Pastor Ron tirelessly advocated.
Diane and her team drew inspiration for the artwork in “Pay Attention” from the pastor’s favorite sayings, inspirational words and phrases and showcased them in a playful and celebratory way. Words such as “community”, “dream”, and “inspire” were sandblasted into ¼” edge-lit glass with LED lights that sequence and rotate colors. The text is superimposed over a semi-transparent image of Pastor Ron Vignec which was sandblasted into the glass and is edge lit with contrasting sequencing light. These two features combine to create his message of positivity and visibility, which was the pastor's goal for the Eastside neighborhood.
Glass, Aluminum, and LED lighting, 30"x 40". Shown below is the alternating color sequence of the artwork.
Diane Hansen served as lead artist on this memorial piece for Tacoma, Washington’s Eastside Community Center. “Pay Attention” was commissioned by the Greater Metro Parks Foundation for the Imagine Eastside Donor Recognition Project which funded the Eastside Community Center.
Diane mentored a team of emerging Eastside artists on the public art process, which included Adika Bell and Gerardo Peña as well as other contributing artists, Dion Thomas and Lauren Vignec.
Installation day. Pictured here left to right Gerardo Peña, Nancy Vignec and Diane Hansen