Vanille (2010), by Marcus Bickler, of Tamarac.Art: Painters, sculptors, photographers and other artists in this state look forward every year to the All Florida Juried Competition and Exhibition, and next week, the 59th edition of this oldest such Florida contest opens at the Boca Raton Museum of Art for a run of seven weeks.This year, almost 1,400 … [Read more...]
Art review: Boxer exhibit shows painter’s love affair with abstraction
Roilypeersamongbloomednights (1991), by Stanley Boxer.By Jenifer A. VogtRetrospective exhibits excite because they allow enthusiasts to witness an artist’s evolution. Rememberingstanleyboxer: A Retrospective 1946-2000, currently on view at the Boca Raton Museum of Art, is no exception.The 50 works, mostly paintings, but with a few sculptures … [Read more...]
Art review: Exhibit offers another side of Cassatt
The Lamp (1890-91), drypoint, softground and aquatint, by Mary Cassatt.By Jenifer A. VogtMary Cassatt (1844-1926) is known for pretty pictures of women and children, the kind of pictures that make people smile and sigh a lot.But what many don’t know is that, as a working female artist living in late 19th-century Paris, she was a maverick. A driven woman who personally balked at … [Read more...]
Art review: Escher retrospective fascinates, overwhelms
Rind (1955), woodcut by M.C. Escher.By Gretel SarmientoA young man stands looking at a picture of a ship in the harbor of a small town with its little turrets, cupolas and flat stone roofs, upon one of which sits a boy, relaxing.Two floors below him a woman gazes out of the window from her apartment, which sits directly above a picture gallery, where a young man stands looking … [Read more...]
ArtsBuzz: Florida Stage moving to Kravis, MCB gets live orchestra back
An artist's rendering of the revamped Rinker Playhouse for Florida Stage. Florida Stage moving to Kravis CenterFlorida Stage is making a long-anticipated move to West Palm Beach.Beginning in July 2010, Florida’s largest professional theater company dedicated exclusively to new and emerging plays will take up residence in the Marshall E. Rinker Sr. Playhouse at the Kravis … [Read more...]
Art review: Butcher exhibit offers insight into wild treasures
Loxahatchee River I (1991), by Clyde Butcher.By Katie DeitsMany of us may never wade into the alligator- and snake-infested swamps of South Florida or hike into the mountain wildernesses of the West. But through Clyde Butcher’s photographs, we can get a feeling of what we would see and of the great beauty that awaits in our natural environment.Through November 8, visitors to … [Read more...]
ArtsPreview 2009-10: The season in Palm Beach art
A Taisho period (1920s) formal woman's long-sleeved kimono,from an exhibit opening Dec. 5 at the Society of the Four Arts. [Editor's note: This post has been updated to remove a notice about an exhibition that has been canceled.]By Katie Deits The coming art season looks to be as exciting as ever, with artists enthusiastically staging exhibitions through cooperative … [Read more...]
Art review: Erbe show offers reminders — good and bad — of a bygone America
Fantasy in Pursuit II (1983), by Gary T. Erbe.By Jenifer A. VogtAnyone who has ever tried to paint knows that it isn’t easy to realistically portray the world around us.Realism, as a style, necessitates a rare combination of inherent artistic talent, learned draftsmanship, and a distinctive patient observance of the banal. So it’s sort of energizing to marvel at an artist whose … [Read more...]
Art review: Lyrical Abstraction show demonstrates resilience of American painting
Red Isle (1981), by John Seery.By Jenifer A. VogtIt 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 … [Read more...]
Art review: Juried competition shows breadth of Florida artistic talent
Small Red Landscape, by Nadine Saitlin.By Katie DeitsBOCA 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 … [Read more...]