One doesn’t need to know the background of the portraits at Fredric Snitzer Gallery to grasp their power. These photographs are immediately and aggressively captivating, in-your-face so. They are also skillfully and beautifully done. There’s real burgeoning talent in Zack Balber, the young artist behind the lens. Back to the portraits. They are of mostly […]
Article · October 11, 2011 by Anne Tschida
It’s too simple and unfair to call Fabian Peña the bug man, but to many who have seen his remarkable and unique works, that is what jumps off the canvas — literally in some cases — and leaves a first impression. Nine collages, light boxes and sculptures from Peña now make up his first solo […]
Article · October 7, 2011 by Anne Tschida
After a flurry of painting shows, now comes an ambitious, singular installation exhibit, called “Small Medium Large,” at Carol Jazzar Contemporary Art. Ambitious? David Rohn incorporated his performance art, painting and three-dimensional art into three houses, each one exactly half the size of the last. The result is the ultimate interactive experience, with some unsettling […]
Article · October 4, 2011 by Anne Tschida
The soft, yellow light blanketing the center gallery is almost as much a part of the exhibit “Marvelous Punishment” as the all off-white, woven and embroidered works of Natasha Duwin, the first solo show at the new home of Hardcore Art Contemporary Space. Shadows are cast on the makeshift white walls, and the whole subdued […]
Article · September 30, 2011 by Anne Tschida
What is a tipping point? The moment when we tilt to one side after being neutral? Or, maybe, when we decide something is not what it initially seemed? It’s an exploration that is being asked at the FIU Frost Art Museum in the exhibit “Tipping Points.” Two FIU professors are heading this exploratory trip: Mette […]
Article · September 27, 2011 by Anne Tschida
As art centers more and more in Wynwood and the Design District, sometimes an original art outlet and developmental space, the ArtCenter/South Florida, a Knight Arts grantee, can get lost in the crowd. It’s always a nice reminder to see how art can literally be exposed in this glass-fronted, Lincoln Road home. Wynwood, like the […]
Article · September 23, 2011 by Anne Tschida
Downtown Miami is still an undiscovered treasure. For most, it has been a fairly no-go zone, at least in terms of actually strolling its sidewalks. That’s a real shame, as the architecture and history in the Art Deco buildings are truly amazing. Now, there’s an extra excuse to go take a self-guided tour, as a […]
Article · September 20, 2011 by Anne Tschida
A lush, beautiful, ornate, strange world awaits at Praxis International Art. Imagine towering portraits — Or are they really landscapes? — with layers of photographs as the base; they are then decorated, as there is no better word for it, with found jewelry, porcelain birds, buttons, textiles, lace and coated in resin. You will start […]
Article · September 16, 2011 by Anne Tschida
It seems official: Representational, or figurative, painting is making a big comeback. Not that other styles of painting are out or that installation and sculpture have faded. But a form that once looked on the verge of disappearing, that once seemed uncool and anti-modern, is popping up all over. And in some works, it even […]
Article · September 13, 2011 by Anne Tschida
What a pleasure to see the sampling of art that just opened on the second floor of the downtown LegalArt building (a Knight Arts Challenge grantee) in Miami. There is an impressive, pastel-colored, spray-painted canvas covering one wall; on another, a large, multicolored, epoxy-covered sculpture. In the middle of the room, a bunch of wonderful […]
Article · September 9, 2011 by Anne Tschida
Three distinct shows just opened up at the Dorsch Gallery, each with its own space and room to breath. Each is also very different from one another. Not for the first time, Dorsch’s sprawling space feels more like a museum than a gallery, with the amount and diversity on display. In the middle two spaces, […]
Article · September 6, 2011 by Anne Tschida