Shannon Trudell with four of her graphite drawings at the Ferrin Gallery booth.By Katie DeitsThe palmbeach3 contemporary art fair is now under way, and on the first official day of the event Thursday, I discovered an artist to watch.Tucked away in the back of the Ferrin Gallery booth was Shannon Trudell, whose finely detailed graphite drawings are worthy of some of the masters … [Read more...]
Art review: Loving contemporary art
A-Z, The Passion of Joan, by Aida Ruilova (Photos by Katie Deits)By Katie DeitsIt's not always easy to make sense of contemporary art, even for someone like me, who's been studying it and creating it for most of her life.But the more you know about it, the more you love it. I took in a great deal of new art last month at Art Basel in Miami Beach, so much so that it was almost … [Read more...]
Art preview: Exhibit honors Holocaust survivors
Forty-seven painted portraits by Wilma Bulkin Siegel are featured in the exhibition Survivors and Liberators at Whitespace – The Mordes Collection.(Photos by Katie Deits) By Katie DeitsThe general public now has the opportunity to see the collection of one of Palm Beach County’s most outstanding collectors of contemporary art.Elayne and Marvin Mordes are offering tours of their … [Read more...]
Weekend Arts Picks
Daniel Ricardo Teran,a resident artist and teacherat the Armory Arts Center,recently demonstrated hiswheel-throwing techniques to theCeramic League of the Palm Beaches,which met at The Craft Gallery recently.(Photo by Katie Deits) Armory Arts Center: As we are busy with holiday festivities, visiting local art galleries and museums can add quiet contemplation time.And then, as … [Read more...]
Art Basel, Day 3: Experts see better days for art ahead
Women Resting on Metal, by sculptor Tatiana Blanco.(Photos by Katie Deits)By Katie DeitsMIAMI BEACH — On one of my last visits to Art Basel this week, I took a tour of the booths in the convention hall to see what had been sold, what new works had been placed, and just see whether there was anything interesting I might have missed before.I counted three Barack Obama portraits … [Read more...]
Art Basel, Day 2: A touch of Palm Beach
Representing West Palm Beach's Gavlak gallery is Nelson Hallonquist, who stands between two paintings by José Alvarez. (Photos by Katie Deits)By Katie DeitsMIAMI BEACH -- Amid the immensity of this city's convention hall, where works by more than 2,000 artists are being displayed by more than 250 of the top … [Read more...]
Art Basel, Day 1: The shock of the new
John Miller's The Totality of an Object (2008)By Robyn Deits EckersleyMIAMI BEACH -- 11:57 a.m., and the waiting crowd had already started to fidget and heckle the security guards to let them into the much-anticipated Art Basel show.After several impatient sighs and exaggerated looks at wristwatches, the mob was granted access, herded through the entryway like cattle.My … [Read more...]
Art lovers brave cold on eve of Basel show
By Katie DeitsNORTH MIAMI -- Outside on one of the coldest nights of the year, art lovers warmed up for Art Basel in a gathering Tuesday at the Museum of Contemporary Art in North Miami.Shoulder-to-shoulder visual arts fans edged along to MOCA's central courtyard for a little fortification in the form of martinis and Cosmopolitans, handed out near a flashing "Paradise" sign by … [Read more...]
Art review: Get your ‘art fix’ before Basel bash
By Katie Deits Art Basel opens in Miami Beach next Wednesday, and the buzz has already begun to build.It’s not just about the celebrated international art show. It’s about the people that come from all over the world to see it, to be seen, to collect art, to discover the latest greatest “hot” artist, to party, party, party. It’s also about all the other events, gallery and … [Read more...]