Uni Boys- On Your Lovin’ Mind
This song is from Uni Boys’ 2022 album, Do It All Next Week.
The band is playing at Gold-Diggers in Los Angeles on Thursday, 8/24/23 with Astrologer and Billy Tibbals.
Aug 212023
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Aug 212023
Leora Stewart (1943-2021) “Banyan Tree”, Fiber wall hanging
Leora Stewart “Banyan Tree”, Fiber wall hanging (detail)
Norma Lewis (1929-2015) “Kimono”, Paper fiber
Nneka Jones- “Layers of Identity”, Fiber collage and embroidery on canvas
Kathleen “Kaki” King, “Syngonium”, Earthenware
Abraham Rattner (1893-1978), “Birds”, 1971, Wool
Taylor Robenalt, “Rookery Queen”, Ceramic
Josette Urso, “Chola”, 1990, Fabric collage, found object quilt
Duncan McClellan, “Alchemy”, 2013, Hand blown glass, sand carved
The works above are from Material Mastery: Florida CraftArt Permanent Collection of Fine Craft on view at Leepa Rattner Museum of Art in Tarpon Springs.
From the museum-
Florida CraftArt (formerly known as Florida Craftsmen) was organized in 1951 by Stetson University art professors Elsa and Louis Freund as a statewide organization celebrating fine craft. As the only statewide nonprofit representing Florida’s fine craft artists, Florida CraftArt is a member-supported organization helping mentor and advance artists. Now headquartered at 5th Street and Central Avenue in St. Petersburg, this vibrant organization has been at the center of St. Pete’s artistic renaissance.
The Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art is delighted to partner with Florida CraftArt to showcase their permanent collection and enduring contribution to Florida’s cultural heritage. The goals of this collection are to recognize the significance of Florida’s fine craft art in our broad artistic landscape, document the rich tradition of craft art statewide and beyond, and to educate and inspire future generations of artists and arts appreciators.
This exhibition will close 8/27/23.
Artists included in this post-
Aug 192023
Clearwater Main Library is currently showing Cuba: The Natural Beauty, a selection of photographs by Clyde Butcher. Butcher is famous for his large black and white photos of nature, taken with a large-format 8×10″ or 11×14″ view camera.
About the show from the Clearwater site-
Commissioned by the United Nations to create a portfolio of the mountainous lands of Cuba, Clyde Butcher set out on three week-long expeditions into unfamiliar lands. He explored the island country’s varied geographic regions, from the Sierra Maestra Mountains in Cuba’s eastern Granma province, to the southern coast between Manzananilo and Santiago de Cuba. He ventured to places including Baracoa in the northeast, the southern waterfalls of the Serra de San Juan, and the mogotes of the west in the Piña del Rio region.
While taking photographs for the Conference for the Sustainable Habitat of the Mountains, Clyde thought about being part of an event changing history for the better, and enthusiastically saw an opportunity to make a positive difference. His photography transcends political boundaries, challenging us to work together to protect natural places across the globe.
This exhibition will continue until 10/31/23.
This past Wednesday (8/16) Butcher discussed his work at Clearwater’s Capitol Theater. It was a pleasure to hear him discuss his history, his travels in Cuba, his work, a visit with President Jimmy Carter, and life since his stroke. He will often sit for hours, under an umbrella, just to get his shot. It was a thoughtful, humorous, and often inspiring lecture.
It is definitely worth checking out his website to see more of his work and to read about his unique life. His wife Niki is an artist too, and her work is also on the website.
He has two galleries in Florida- The Venice Gallery and Studio, and Big Cypress Gallery near the Big Cypress National Preserve Oasis Visitor Center in the Florida Everglades. There are places to stay on the Big Cypress property and you can take a guided tour of the natural surroundings.
Aug 182023
Norbert Gonsalves, “Mood Indigo” and “Mellow Yellow”
“Interrupted Structure #61” by Babette Herschberger, Mixed media collage and acrylic on panel and “Stoneware Cups”
“Maia” and “Hektor” clay works by Craig Wood
Ceramic pieces by Jennifer Rosseter
Above are a few pieces from some of the artists in Salon Gestalt at the Morean Center for Clay in St. Pete, Florida.
From the center about the show-
Salon Gestalt is an annual exhibition of work created by the studio artists working out of the Morean Center for Clay. As the largest clay center in the Southeast United States, we take pride in the diverse collection of work that is created within these walls. Since 2001 our historic train station has brought together innumerable artists who, despite their individuality, find common ground in a shared passion for clay. Our center is a space where artists engage in dialogue, exchange ideas, and challenge one another. There is power in community, and clay has the unique ability to foster a strong sense of camaraderie. In sharing space, these artists support one another and grow together, nurturing both individual artistic practice and collective ambition.
Salon Gestalt is a reinterpretation of the Paris Salon. While the original exhibitions have a history of exclusion and classism, our revision of the Salon rejects the notion that there is hierarchy in the arts. The Morean Center for Clay is a space where the novice and experienced artists can come to create and learn in a communal environment where everyone is accepted as equal. Together these artists form a collection of work that creates something greater than the sum of its parts.
For more about the artists pictured above, head to the websites and Instagram links below.
Norbert Gonsalves (@shree_norbert)
Babette Herschberger (@abstractbabz)
Aug 182023
Car Smash Requiem, 2023 by Tony Rodrigues was part of the recently closed exhibition CMND/CTRL at Heiress Gallery in St. Pete, Florida.
Aug 172023
This mural by Kelie Bowman in Eugene, Oregon was created in 2017. For more work by the painter and muralist, check out her Instagram.
Aug 142023
This mural by Florida artist Tasko was created for the 2022 edition of the SHINE Mural Festival in St. Pete, Florida.
Aug 142023
Death Bells- Take My Spirit Now
This song is from Death Bells’ 2023 five song EP Take My Spirit Now. The band is playing at Lodge Room in Los Angeles on Saturday 8/19/23 with Draag, Kraus, and Oog Bogo.
Aug 122023
Work by Elliot and Erick Jiménez (photographs, left) and Reginald O’Neal (paintings, right)
Sculptures by Akiko Kotani, Paintings by MJ Torrecampo
Work by Denise Treizman
Work by Amy Schissel
Photography by Peggy Levison Nolan
Work by Magnus Sodamin
Work by Yosnier Miranda
Work by Cara Despain
There is some really impressive work currently on view for the 2023 Florida Prize in Contemporary Art at Orlando Museum of Art.
From the museum site about the exhibition-
The Florida Prize in Contemporary Art is organized by the Orlando Museum of Art to bring new recognition to the most progressive artists in the State. Each year OMA’s curatorial team surveys artists working throughout the State before inviting ten to participate. One artist will receive a $20,000 award made possible with the generous support of local philanthropists Gail and Michael Winn. Artists range from emerging to mid-career, often with distinguished records of exhibitions and awards that reflect recognition at national and international levels. In all cases, they are artists who are engaged in exploring significant ideas of art and culture in original and visually exciting ways.
This year’s artists are-
Denise Treizman (@denisetreizman )
MJ Torrecampo (@mjtorrecampo )
Peggy Levison Nolan (@peggylevisonnolan )
Reginald O’Neal (@_reginaldoneal_ )
Elliot & Erick Jimenez – (@elliotanderick )
Yosnier Miranda (@occurrences)
Magnus Sodamin (@magnificentmagnus )
On the following pages below are more works by the above artists and detailed information on their work in the exhibition.
Aug 112023
The painting above, Wave of Mutilation, is from Alex Sewell’s February 2023 exhibition Dad? at TOTAH in NYC.
Wave of Mutilation is also a song by the band Pixies, off their 1989 album Doolittle.