❤️'Let LOVE Guide Your Way' this holiday season & always❣️

 

Let LOVE Guide Your Way

'The Heart of Kindness' Candy Red Heart on Stone Base

Super Mini with Granite Base (small size) $499.00 - $599.00 Experience Public Artist Lloyd Goradesky‘s interactive art project Let LOVE Guide Your Way, a spinning red metallic heart made into a Cupids Arrow on a 16-foot weathervane captures the wind and points in the direction of love. This wildly romantic artwork called “Let LOVE Guide Your Way” is a highlight of the Kinetic Art Exhibition in Boynton Beach, Florida celebrating art in motion; a complicated piece that merges engineering and science.    Goradesky’s projects use the power of art to create social interaction and dialogue using innovative technology combined with his unique use of materials, as well as incorporating natural elements within the environment such as sunlight, wind, rain, etc., to amplify the design or effect of a public art piece. His monumental Let LOVE Guide Your Way kinetic weathervane is located in Boynton Beach’s new Town Square, right across the street from Boynton Beach City Hall at 100 E. Ocean Avenue, in Boynton Beach, Florida 33435.   Goradesky created a line of smaller kinetic weathervanes to accommodate demand for Let LOVE Guide Your Way, available in various sizes and colors. Made to display for Indoor or Outdoor use; larger pieces are perfect for Pool Display, which can be permanently installed. Materials: Aluminum & Stainless-Steel Thrust Bearings on Absolute Black Granite Base. Description: 'Let LOVE Guide Your Way' replica wind vane is assembled without weld or screw. Finished with Red Kandy with Metallic Sparkles and a UV Clearcoat. Using 5 aluminum pieces and a custom stainless-steel bearing unit, the wind vane assembles like a puzzle. The wind vane is 8" high and has a 10" inch circumference on a 5 inch Absolute Black Granite Heart Shape Base.   Visitors at the Wiener Museum of Decorative Arts (WMODA) in Hollywood, Florida where Lloyd’s work is on exhibit and small weathervane replicas are available for sale in the museum gift shop.   Buy Now

BREACH presents Michael Swaney "Torrential Avalanche Sandwich" On View through Jan 8

BREACH PRESENTS MICHAEL SWANEY TORRENTIAL AVALANCHE SANDWICH NOVEMBER 28 - JANUARY 08   IT SEEMS LIKE A SHRILL CHILDREN'S BIRTHDAY PARTY AMONG FOLKLORIC ALIEN FRIENDS. BUT, MAYBE THEY ARE JUST MASKS AND UNDERNEATH ARE ORDINARY OUTSIDERS, LOSERS AND HOPEFULS. A MAN WALKS HIS TURTLES, A WOMAN HER TAPIR. OTHERS HAVE BIG BUTTS OR CARRY BUMPS LIKE FROM A HERNIA IN FRONT OF THEM. ANOTHER GROWS A HAND ON HIS SHOULDERS INSTEAD OF A HEAD. THERE ARE HULKING BODYBUILDERS AND ZOMBIE SOCCER PLAYERS. GNOMES, DWARVES, OR BODIES AS LONG AS TOTEM POLES. THIS IS HOW MICHAEL SWANEY BUILDS MOST OF HIS BODIES. THE TOTEM POLE, A MONUMENTAL SCULPTURE OF NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE PRIMARILY IN NORTH AMERICA, CONSISTS OF TREE TRUNKS WITH CARVINGS AND PAINTINGS. IN A PILED COMPOSITION, THE INDIVIDUAL ANIMALS AND SYMBOLS TELL STORIES OF THE DECEASED AND THEIR FAMILIES. SWANEY'S FIGURES EXHIBIT A SIMILAR COMPOSITION. THEIR INDIVIDUAL PIECES OF CLOTHING AND BODY PARTS PILE UP LIKE BUILDING BLOCKS. THE LANGUAGE OF FORM SEEMS CHILDLIKE AND NAÏVE, BODIES ARE BUILT LIKE STILTS, PERHAPS A PUSH CAUSES THEM TO COLLAPSE LIKE A DOMINO GAME. THEN THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE BUILT UP AGAIN FROM SCRATCH, LIKE PUPPETS OF A CHEERFUL OCCULTISM. MICHAEL SWANEY IS A SELF-TAUGHT PAINTER. NEVERTHELESS, HE IS NOT CONSIDERED AN OUTSIDER, AS IN MODERN TIMES THE EXCLUDED, THE CRAZY, THE CHILDREN AND MEMBERS OF FOREIGN, "EXOTIC" CULTURES WERE CALLED. SWANEY'S INSPIRATION, HOWEVER, LIES HERE, IN ART BRUT. OFTEN THE CHARACTERS BEAR NAMES OF THESE OUTSIDER ARTISTS. "HIS PICASSO" WAS ALOÏSE CORBAZ, SWANEY TELLS US. NEVERTHELESS, HE SAYS, HE IS A CHILD OF MASS MEDIA, OF POP AND EMOJI CULTURE, IN WHICH COMMUNICATION IS ABOUT BIG HEADS. MOST STRONGLY, HOWEVER, ONE SEES THE SIGN LANGUAGE OF CHILDREN IN HIS WORKS. BUT HE DOES NOT COPY THE PRODUCTS OF OTHER CHILDREN, BUT THINKS BACK TO HIS OWN ATTEMPTS AT DRAWING AS A 10-YEAR-OLD BOY. HE WAS ALSO INFLUENCED BY A MUSIC VIDEO FOR LITTLE PLAYERS, "FINGER FAMILY COLLECTION - 7 FINGER FAMILY SONGS," WHICH HE PLAYED WITH HIS DAUGHTER. IN IT, HEADS WERE ATTACHED TO THE FINGERTIPS, AND ONE HAND THEN DEPICTED A WHOLE FAMILY WITH MOTHER, FATHER AND CHILDREN. THE FIGURES ARE FOUND ON THE CANVAS IN A TIDY MANNER, LIKE IN A CUTLERY DRAWER. OR BETTER, LIKE IN A SHOE BOX, SOMETIMES THE THICKER END - THE HEAD - IS ON TOP, SOMETIMES ON THE BOTTOM. A WINK AT GEORG BASELITZ? SWANEY EXPLAINS WITH A SMILE THAT IN THIS WAY, SIMPLY MORE FIGURES FIT ON A CANVAS. NO ONE IS LEFT TO FALL BY THE WAYSIDE. SWANEY TAKES CARE OF EVERYONE. EVEN THE PETS. OF COURSE, YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENCE: THESE ARE NOT TRUE CHILDREN'S PICTURES. THE ADULT, ARTISTIC INTERVENTION, THE DELIBERATE USE OF APPARENT NAIVETY, THE CONTROL OF ERRORS AND THE INTENTIONAL NON-PERFECTION CHARACTERIZE SWANEY'S PICTORIAL LANGUAGE. PAINTED-OUT SURFACES ARE SCRIBBLED AND FLAWED. SPRAYED SURFACES ARE CRUDE. CONTOUR LINES RUN GOOD-HUMOREDLY THROUGH THE BODY AND EXAGGERATE THEIR FORMS. COLORS ARE EXCLUSIVELY SIGNAL AND DESIRABLE. SKIN DOES NOT EXIST IN NATURAL FORM. PAINTINGS, ROUGE, AND CARNIVAL PROVIDE FREEDOM. SWANEY'S VISUAL LANGUAGE IS UNCOMPROMISING. IT DOES NOT HESITATE, IT RECOGNIZES WHAT IT IS, REFLECTS AND CONSISTENTLY MOVES ON. THIS IS WHAT DISTINGUISHES IT MOST FROM CHILDREN'S DRAWINGS. AT THE END, THE VIEW LOWERS. THEY SAY THAT SHOES REVEAL THE MOST ABOUT SOMEONE. THE TURTLES AND TAPIRS TURN OUT TO BE SLIPPERS, THEIR OWNERS PUTTING THEIR FEET IN THEM. ARE THEY ALL ALIENS IN THE END? — LARISSA KIKOL PHOTO: MICHAEL LOPEZ

Oolite Arts Connects 10 Renowned Miami, NY & Chicago-Based Artists in Art Basel Exhibition: Common Space

 

Installation shot of Common Space by Pedro Wazzan

This Art Basel 2021, Oolite Arts presented a group exhibition featuring 10 renowned artists from Miami, New York and Chicago interacting with its gallery and investigating the concept of space and its various forms. Schedule your visit HERE.

Installation shot of Common Space by Pedro Wazzan

Common Space, which runs from Oct. 20, 2021 – Jan. 23, 2022, has transformed Oolite Arts’ gallery into its own work of art. Common Space features works by Bethany Collins, Rafael Domenech, GeoVanna Gonzalez, Diego Gutierrez,Paloma Izquierdo, Ernesto Oroza, Sarah Sze, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Rafael Vargas Bernard and Tomas Vu.

Installation shot of Common Space by Pedro Wazzan

Common Space features ten international artists from New York, Chicago and Miami that dismantle and re-envision social space as a site of artistic production. Architecture, cartography, and language emerge as subjects and methods to respond to the distribution of space as well as the production of identity, meaning, and power therein. Breaking with the notion of a gallery as a static presentation, the exhibition bridges the gallery with studios and common rooms at Oolite Arts and integrates residency and visiting artist cultures. Site-specific installations and activations throughout the duration of the exhibition will provide prompts for viewer participation and engagement.Vu.

NSU Art Museum: New Members Meet & Greet, Holiday Shopping and More

 

NSU Art Museum Membership: What’s New? NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale would like to express their sincerest gratitude for supporting the Museum and continuing your membership throughout this challenging year. The Museum took this time to devise ways to reimagine their membership program so that they could provide members with the best art experiences, finest exhibitions, and engaging events. The members are at the heart of the Museum and it is the Museum's pleasure to listen and answer their needs with the aim of going beyond their expectations. With this perspective, NSU Art Museum is sharing with you their NEW membership brochure and Curator Circle membership, dedicated to a New Generation of Art Collectors. Here is a glimpse of the fantastic Curator Circle Launch event on November 17th Photography by Downtown Photo Curator Circle is NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale’s new affinity group designed for Next Generation Art enthusiasts, aspiring collectors and Museum supporters. Benefits include art talks with curators, collectors, and art advisors; visits to artists’ studios and galleries; access to Art Basel/Miami Art Week; unique experiences and more. Best of all, Curator Circle members contribute to the Museum’s permanent collection!  The annual membership fee of $1,525 includes a $500 contribution to an art acquisitions fund for the purchase of new works for the Museum. Members experience the excitement of exclusive access to the art world while also helping the Museum build its permanent art collection. Not only do Curator Circle members contribute to the Acquisition Fund, but they also vote on the art works purchased with these funds. New Members Meet-and-Greet The museum is pleased to announce that Elisabeth de Lapresle-Wennberg is the new Donor Relations and Annual Fund Manager. Elisabeth, Kenya Semexant, Advancement Associate, and Lexi Gomulka, Membership Associate, will Meet-and-Greet NEW members over coffee every Tuesday in December from 11 am - 12 pm in the Museum Store and Café! For more information about Meet-and-Greet, contact 954-262-0221 or email MOAdevelopment@nova.edu. Every Tuesday, December 14 & 21. Holiday Shopping at the Museum Store: Double Discount for Members Members ENJOY 20% off of select gifts, accessories, books and more! To celebrate the most wonderful time of the year, members receive exclusive Museum Store Double Discount Members-Only Event on Saturday Dec 11th & Sunday Dec 12th. Please use the discount code MEMBERS20 when shopping at the Museum Store and online. All Purchases Support NSU Art Museum Programming and Exhibitions! Thank you! End of the Year Gifts and Tax Incentive Provisions Reminding you of some important tax incentive provisions that will expire on December 31, 2021. These provisions may affect you and even make it easier for you to make a gift to NSU Art Museum prior to the end of the calendar year. These charitable provisions include: An expanded charitable giving incentive that allows taxpayers who take the standard deduction to make up to $300 in charitable cash contributions for single filers ($600 for married couples filing jointly) to qualified charities like the museum. For those taxpayers who do itemize their deductions, the provision allows for cash contributions to qualified charities such as ours to be deducted up to 100% of your adjusted gross income. The museum is so grateful for your support and generosity, which touches - and changes - so many lives. Please contact the Development Department to discuss how your gift can help further our mission for the Museum and the community. For more information about membership or supporting the Museum, contact 954-262-0221 or email MOAdevelopment@nova.edu. Become a Member Today and Enjoy Special Access  ‌  ‌  ‌  ‌ Major support for NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale is provided by the David and Francie Horvitz Family Foundation, the City of Fort Lauderdale, Community Foundation of Broward, the Broward County Cultural Division, the Cultural Council, and the Broward County Board of County Commissioners, and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture. VISIT NSU Art Museum One East Las Olas Boulevard Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 CONTACT 954-525-5500 Email us HOURS Sunday: Noon - 5 pm Tuesday - Saturday: 11 am - 5 pm 1st Thursdays: 11 am - 5 pm Monday: Closed ACCESSIBILITY Accessibility Policy Accessibility Statement

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