By Sandra Schulman Childbirth and quantum physics, the study of the behavior of matter and energy at the most fundamental, subatomic level, have led artist Renée Condo to a remarkable new body of work. Her new show at the Gavlak Gallery in West Palm Beach, Niskamij (Sky World), is a solo exhibition that evokes her Indigenous cosmology through large-scale beaded … [Read more...]
Artist Wynne makes poetry with poured glass
By Sandra Schulman Hand-poured glass spells poetic words, while embroidered photos tell stories. In a genre he has created and perfected, Rob Wynne is having a survey exhibit at Gavlak Palm Beach, The Underside of a Leaf, of new and historical works. A selection of Wynne’s iconic poured glass pieces is shown alongside his archival “photograms,” and text-based works from … [Read more...]
At Gavlak, Deborah Brown mingles objects and fantasy
By Sandra Schulman For artist Deborah Brown, the pandemic allowed her the luxury to reconnect with both sentimental objects she lives with every day and the fantasy of self-portraits through a Western art history lens. Her new show at Gavlak in Palm Beach has the enigmatic title Return to Forever, a show that was delayed a year. “This show was supposed to take place in … [Read more...]
Old Masters influence new quarantine in Dennis show at Gavlak
By Sandra Schulman Locking down in an art studio is old hat for artists, so the quarantine imposed by COVID-19 was just more fuel for the creative fire. For artist Marc Dennis, who lives and works in Brooklyn, it was a time to look back to look at the now. In his hyper-realist style, he found inspiration not only in the images of the Old Masters such as Caravaggio and … [Read more...]