CANTON — The TAUNY Center’s latest exhibit, “Inhabited Arabesques” an Art Installation by James Gonzalez, opened recently.

Gonzalez, TAUNY staff artist, is creating an environment in the main gallery that will continue to develop with the addition of new pieces over the next several months.

The exhibit will be open until Oct. 28.

He’s creating a space where visitors can linger and interact, TAUNY said.

Arabesque is a form of artistic decoration consisting of "surface decorations based on rhythmic linear

patterns of scrolling and interlacing foliage, tendrils or plain lines.”

“I notice the term arabesque often used for pieces of art that capture my attention. In architecture, for instance, I think of maybe a pierced stonework screen bathed in sun outside, casting a design in graphic stark outline,” Gonzalez said.

Gonzalez’s signature work is made from recycled materials.

“I choose to work with old reused material because this brings its own undeniable character. I much prefer it over the characterlessness of a fresh-from-the-mill sheet of material,” the artist said.

The exhibit is free and open to the public.