Sorry, ashtray-looking accents, candleholders and paperweights. Glass is done with being polite. It has traded its smooth curves and comfort zone for thorns, a strong pulse and a lot of nerve. The underestimated medium long thought of as merely decorative is now demanding acknowledgment through daring shapes, provocative themes and stunning colors. Glasstress, a show … [Read more...]
Hungarian art exhibit at Boca chronicles a battered country
If artworks from other European nations could talk, they would say this about The Art of Hungary: “Tell me something I don’t know about.” For the past three months, the ongoing four-in-one exhibition at Boca Raton Museum of Art has done its best to define the artistic qualities of a country more closely associated with war than artistic creativity. Before we think of Harry … [Read more...]
Season Preview 2016-17: Art in Palm Beach County
This season, brace yourselves for an identity crisis. The art and artists being featured are driven by it. Clearly, creativity thrives in the absence of a defined self. In an attempt to come up with something highly personal and unique, artists are pulling deeper than ever from within them. Equipped with more free admissions, night operating hours and themes suited for the … [Read more...]
Mixed messages at Boca Museum’s All Florida Invitational
It seemed the greatest thing since sliced bread when the Boca Raton Museum’s annual All Florida show went from “calling all artists” to “you are invited.” Having artists extend an invitation to other artists made sense, not to mention it set a good precedent of camaraderie and reciprocity in a highly competitive world. But after seeing this year’s All Florida Invitational, … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: July 22-24
Art: As it since 1951, the Boca Raton Museum devotes its summer exhibition to the All Florida Invitational, which this year features 31 artists from around the state. Cognoscenti of the local art scene will recognize some familiar names, but there are also five early-career artists being singled out by the judges who chose the work for the exhibit. The Invitational opened last … [Read more...]