Slammed by syntax. Pummeled by a poem. The world heavyweight championship of words delivered with attitude is headed for West Palm Beach in the form of the 20th annual National Poetry Slam Aug. 4 to 8. And yes, fans, this is a competition every bit as heated as baseball or boxing. "This is blood, sweat and tears poetry delivered live inches from your … [Read more...]
Locksley-Shea collection explores urgency, vitality of contemporary art
FORT LAUDERDALE -- With You I Want To Live, a pink neon sculpture by British artist Tracey Emin, is a bit of a triple-threat. In its own right, the work reflects Emin’s millennial-tinged obsessions with ardor - its pleasures, its unavoidable pratfalls. She is, after all, also the author of Everyone I Have Ever Slept With 1963-1995, a pup tent stitched with the 102 names of … [Read more...]
Lyrical Abstraction show demonstrates resilience of American painting
It is often a delight when a museum reaches into its permanent collection and unearths hidden treasures that are rarely, if ever, seen. It’s a practical impossibility for any art institution to display all the works acquired throughout the years.This leaves the curatorial staff charged with the disheartening task of labeling some works worthy of display and others not. But … [Read more...]
Hollywood center offers art with a canine touch
HOLLYWOOD -- Bowman Hastie, a writer and editor in Brooklyn, discovered by chance that his Jack Russell terrier had artistic talent.An observant Hastie noticed his dog, named Tillamook Cheddar, or Tillie for short, scratching on a writing pad. Curious as to the patterns Tillie was creating, Hastie pulled out some carbon paper from a drawer and placed it between the papers of … [Read more...]
Juried competition shows breadth of Florida artistic talent
BOCA RATON -- A large painted canvas usually is impressive, but in some cases it can visually bellow.Which is why it was so striking that the Best of Show winner at the current All-Florida Juried Competition is a diminutive work, a 12-inch-by-12-inch acrylic and pastel painting, Small Red Landscape, by Nadine Saitlin, an artist resident in Boca Raton.Saitlin was only one of 48 … [Read more...]
Weekend Arts Picks: Jan. 8-12
Photographer Barry Seidman with threeof the photographs from his exhibit ‘Aperture Art.’RosettaStone Fine Art Gallery: Opening Thursday night is Aperture Art, an exhibit of large fine-art photographs by advertising photographer Barry Seidman. Featuring photographs of stylish cocktails and breathtaking close-ups of flowers and fruit, the images, printed as dye-transfers and on … [Read more...]