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...]
Weekend arts picks: Sept. 25-28
Norman Gitzen with The Sound of Miami.Art: Award-winning Lake Worth sculptor and master builder Norman Gitzen has been chosen to participate in Miami GuitarTown, a public arts project featuring 10-foot-tall fiberglass Gibson Les Paul model guitars that are painted by local and national artists. The enormous guitars will be showcased throughout Miami in parks, landmarks and … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: Sept. 18-20
A painting by Anthony Burks.Art: The EG2 Northwood Gallery is hosting a brief solo show for painter Anthony Burks that begins tonight and lasts through Sept. 30. Tonight at 6 p.m., Burks' wife, Trina Slade-Burks, will also be debuting and signing her book of poems, affirmations and art titled What Is My Priority? The book deals with the emotions of a multi-disciplinary artist. … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: Sept. 10-13
Dogluver I, by Nancy Spielman.Art: The South Florida Cultural Consortium Media and Visual Arts Fellowship offers stipends of $7,500 and $15,000 to its winning fellows, and the $15,000 awards are the largest such awards given to individual artists by any local arts agency in the United States. Tomorrow night at Florida Atlantic University's Boca Raton campus, an exhibition of … [Read more...]
ArtsBuzz: West Palm artist makes his own kind of fashion statement
Ray Neubert in the dress that started it all. By Katie DeitsWhen he slipped into the white-lace wedding dress and adjusted the veil on his balding head, a diminutive Raymond P. Neubert stepped into another dimension of his life.Seventeen more of his friends and acquaintances followed suit while Neubert photographed the experience and evolving personas, taking more than 100 … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: Sept. 3-7
Andrew Fletcher, Dave Gahan and Martin Gore of Depeche Mode.Music: Dave Gahan, Martin Gore and Andrew Fletcher have been making music together for nearly 30 years as Depeche Mode, and currently the English electronica band (Personal Jesus, People Are People) is in the middle of a very successful tour to support its newest album, Sounds of the Universe. The band plays Tampa on … [Read more...]
Art review: New acquisitions add vigorous life to MAM collections
Fruit Still Life (2006), by Mette Tommerup (b. 1969).(Photo by Peter Harholdt) By Emma Trelles There are glittering and faux botanies at the center of Recent Acquisitions, a gathering of approximately 20 artworks that feature some of the Miami Art Museum’s latest additions to its growing permanent collection.Stamped with beads and sequins, the plastic and russet-hued confection … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: Aug. 28-30
My Life as a Dog, by Robert Arneson.(Photo by Katie Deits)Art: If you haven’t seen the sculpture exhibit at the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach, you have a few more days to see it before it closes Sept. 6. Viewers of Off the Wall: The Human Form in Sculpture can follow the evolution of the human form in American and European sculpture from the mid-19th century to … [Read more...]
ArtsBuzz: In Atlanta, the tableaux of Whitfield Lovell
28M, by Whitfield Lovell.(Photo by Katie Deits)By Katie DeitsSeeing or creating art is always part of my travel plans, whether it's visiting museums, galleries and artist studios, hearing a lecture about art or taking an art-related seminar. Packed in my carry-on without fail are a sketchbook, conté sticks and watercolors.Late last month, I spent a week in Atlanta, where the … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: Aug. 21-23
The Boys With the Big Beaks Play All Night, by Suzette Urs. Art: You’d never know that it is still summer, as the local art community appears to be in full swing from Northwood in West Palm Beach to downtown Lake Worth and on south to Boynton Beach.This photomontage by Sue Stevens is offered in an edition of five.At the EG2 Northwood gallery, three “under 30” artists -- Carolyn … [Read more...]