Jaime Gili’s abstract designs are planned for permanent display on the Sprague oil tanks in Portland Harbor. But little is known about the Venezuelan artist and his vision for transforming 16 oil storage tanks in South Portland into Maine’s largest public art installation. Gili, who specializes in public art projects, says his roots are traditional but his style modern. He also is outspoken in his criticism of U.S. oil consumption. Gili says he hopes that the oil tanks – with his art intact – will one day be empty relics as the world ends its dependence on fossil fuel...