Lightheflame presents ‘Victorious Tears’ Art Exhibition at Temple Emanu-El Gallery

 

Cassius Khumalo’s ‘The Valley Scape I’ (2021). Chalk Pastels, Acrylic, and Gold Leaf on Paper, 40 x 48 inches.

Lightheflame presents ‘Victorious Tears’ at Temple Emanu-El on Miami Beach, a provocative and pivotal art exhibition exploring changing values on two continents through established and emerging artists in South Africa and America. Artists like Asanda Kupa, Cassius Khumalo and Lawrence Chikwa, fast-rising in the Contemporary African Art scene, show us the vibrance of Africa and magic of ritual. The exhibit opened on April 20th; Temple Emanu-El is located at 1701 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach 33139 – Exhibition entrance is on 17th Street.

Mark Sabin, Null (2022), ‘Victorious Tears’ Exhibition

In the USA, celebrated local Miami artist Mark Sabin challenges us with a strange juxtaposition of subject matter. His work is featured in the exhibition, presenting a Black Madonna, images of forbidden love, and the mystery of the occult. The art gallery at Temple Emanu-El presents the ‘Victorious Tears’ exhibit at a time of transition, breaking of boundaries, recognition of scars and a need to embrace identity and value systems of all peoples.

‘Victorious Tears’ Art Exhibition at Temple Emanu-El Gallery

Designed as vignettes, the exhibition allows for a unique experience of a reality different to the one we know or could ever see on our own. Carefully curated from 4 years of living and being in South Africa, by Jessica Deutsch, Co-Founder & Director of Lightheflame. Deutsch began her career at Sotheby’s in New York as Director of Public Programs; she currently curates and works with contemporary African and European artists to connect them to American audiences and collectors. The art gallery at the Synagogue is made possible by the generosity and support of Dr. Jeffrey T. Apter, Congregant of Temple Emanu-El and Founder/President of Global Medical Institutes.

Lightheflame Co-Founders Dr. Jeffrey Apter and Jessica Deutsch

It was the ingenious idea of Lightheflame Co-Founder Dr. Jeffrey Apter to approach Temple Emanu-El as an exhibition space. From an arts & cultural perspective, the synagogue is located in the heart of South Beach across the road from the Convention Center where Art Basel takes place. Dr. Apter endowed the restoration of a section of the synagogue and brought in a designer to create an art gallery.

Cassius Khumalo, The Valley Scape II (2021), Chalk Pastels, Acrylic, and Gold Leaf on Paper, 40 x 48 inches

“We have this as an ongoing pop-up space for Art Basel week in Miami. We held our first exhibition during Miami Art Week 2021, ‘Discover the Invisible in African Art’, which explored the work of Andile Komanisi, Asanda Kupa, Cassius Khumalo, David Rubenstein, Happy Dhlame, John Vusi Mfupi, Laurel Holmes, Lawrence Chikwa, LayzieHound Coka, Peter Mammes, Roger Ballen, and Senzo Shabangu. Our artists enjoyed the opportunity of exposure to an international audience on Miami Beach during Art Basel,” said Dr. Apter.

Lightheflame Co-Founder Dr. Jeffrey Apter

“All our artists are already on secondary market in South Africa, and the African market is still priced at an affordable jump-off point for collectors. The art is a portal to a magical spiritual universe intrinsic to Africa and different from the West. Art is never about ‘self’ but the people and concern for the general well-being,” explained Jessica Deutsch, Co-Founder & Director of Lightheflame. With growing interest in Contemporary African art, many South African artists have now achieved international recognition. LightheFlame’s website and art gallery in Miami are dedicated to empowering artists in South Africa.

Works by Senzo Shabangu in the ‘Victorious Tears’ Exhibition

Lightheflame started as a grass roots movement in South Africa in 2013 when Jessica met the late Peter Clarke, a South African artist. Peter Clarke did not want to see emerging and established black artists suffer as he had suffered under Apartheid in 20th-Century South Africa. He mapped out a journey, which took Jessica from one artist studio to another across the country. The first exhibition, ‘The Voice of the Nation’, held at Stephan Weltz and Co., presented the work of emerging artists. They addressed visually the concerns of that moment as President Jacob Zuma and the Gupta family held the state captive. The artists spoke about lack of land, the failure of a new Post-Colonial Democracy, and a dream for a better future.

Curator Jessica Deutsch on new art hub Lightheflame at The Gateway Hotel 2015

LightheFlame’s next exhibition was at the Gateway Hotel, Elandsfontein in South Africa – where the interior of a 1950’s hotel was transformed into a series of galleries so that the art was exhibited as experiences. Contemporary African Art in all its forms expressed what Art in Africa is all about; African Art from its earliest beginnings looks to a spiritual connection between the Creator and the spiritual world. The opening featured Sangoma women summoning the spirits, where music, dance, and poetry created a ritual like ceremony.

Asanda Kupa, Imihla Yorhwaphilizo (2021), Acrylic on canvas mounted, 51.20 x 57.10 inches

With growing interest in Contemporary African art, many South African artists have now achieved international recognition. LightheFlame’s website and gallery in Miami, Florida are dedicated to empowering artists in South Africa. Uplifting the artists means financial independence for them. In a country with 60% unemployment the focus of many galleries and institutions is to allow art making to be a means of economic survival. View the Lightheflame website, peruse the artists and artwork – all works are for sale online and at the gallery in Miami: https://lightheflame.com/

RERO Limited Edition Giclée "C'EST LA VIE" Available for only 48hr THIS WEEKEND, April 23-24

 

RERO Limited Edition Giclée Print "C'EST LA VIE" The Fabien Castanier Gallery is excited to announce a new limited edition print sale event for artist, RERO. The print, "C'EST LA VIE", is released in conjunction with RERO's solo exhibition, IMAGO, currently on view in their Miami gallery. The print is sized 24 x 20 in. (61x51cm) and priced at $180 + global shipping. It will be stamped and numbered on 300g cotton fine art paper, and with an artist-signed certificate of authenticity. It will be made available for purchase for only 48 hours this coming weekend, Saturday April 23rd through Sunday April 24th. This print release will have a total number of editions based on the number of pieces sold during the 48 hour sale, guaranteeing everyone who purchases during the event gets a print. Visit the Castanier Gallery Store to see the piece, from 12:00am (EST) Saturday April 23  to 11:59pm (EST) Sunday April 24. REQUEST A SPECIAL PRE-ORDER BEGINNING FRIDAY APRIL 22

Call for Artists + Photographers — $550.00 Innovate Grants

 

SPRING 2022 OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS — Innovate Grant  awards (2) $550.00 grants each quarter, to one Visual Artist and one Photographer. In addition, (4) honorable mentions (2 in art and 2 in photo), will be featured and recognized on our website and join a growing community of vibrant and talented artists. Innovate Grant's commitment extends beyond the grant cycle by promoting the work of selected winners and honorable mentions into the future. For more information and to apply visit https://innovateartistgrants.org

Innovate Grant supports artists and photographers through quarterly grants. We've simplified the grant process, so that artists and photographers can focus on making their innovative work. The work should speak for itself and our application reflects that.

How to Apply: Visual Artists and Photographers 18 years and older, from all around the world, are eligible to apply. All media and genres are accepted. All applicants retain the right to the work they submit. Apply today at https://innovateartistgrants.org

Explore the work of ALL Past Innovate Grant recipients and read their interviews at https://innovateartistgrants.org

Category: Multiple disciplines and genres accepted
Deadline: June 16, 2022
Region: US & International
Awards: $550.00 USD Grants

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NoMi Art Walk 👀 See You This Saturday @ NoMi Art Walk | Live Music | Giveaways and more🍹🍴

 

Got Talent? Can you sing or have amazing talent you wish to show off? Have a band that really knows how to jam? Or know of a group that has mad skills? ENTER THE NOMI TALENT SHOW & WIN PRIZES. OPEN TO ALL AGES Register Here The Art in Public Places Program in the North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency (NMCRA) seeks to replace blight with bright, enriching the lives of North Miamians, ensuring vibrancy and access to art in Miami-Dade County’s sixth largest metropolis. By curating art installations throughout the City’s public spaces, APP infuses civic pride, beautification and a wider appreciate for the arts, while transforming the drab into stunning works of art. Visit our North Miami CRA website

CODAworx: The Art of Projection, Presented By Panasonic - Experience Italian artist Alessio Cassaro's projection art to display on the exterior of NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale

An international Call for Artists from CODAworx and Panasonic has ended, and a winner has been chosen. Jurors Bonnie Clearwater, Director of the NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale, and Leslie Fordham, the Public Art and Design Administrator at Broward Cultural Division, selected projection mapping by Alessio Cassaro as the winning art for CODAworx: The Art of Projection, Presented by Panasonic. On April 7th, the projected artwork will be made possible by Panasonic, a company that supports artists focused on expanding the boundaries of creative expression, at CODAsummit: Experience.

Cassaro is the CEO and Creative Director of Antaless Visual Design, which he created in 2013. Under his leadership, Antaless Visual Design has received numerous international awards for their creation of innovative and immersive multimedia experiences. Reflecting on his goals, Cassaro believes, “Our job is not to give our customers what they want, but what they have never dreamed of.” Projects completed by the organization include LMNtrix in Miyazaki, Japan and Entelechy in Bucharest, Romania. Remarking on Cassaro’s art, CODAworx CEO Toni Sikes said, “Alessio’s artwork enlivens the architecture on which it is projected, and in the case of the NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale, will beautifully accentuate the sculptural form of this Modernist building.”

The winning artwork will be displayed at CODAsummit: Experience on the exterior walls of the Museum this evening Thursday, April 7th from 9-10:30pm - the same night the 2022 Mercedes-Benz Corporate Run is scheduled to take place in the city, bringing thousands of people into downtown Fort Lauderdale. CODAsummit: Experience is produced by CODAworx, and focused on how experiential art drives economic development. A key mission of CODAsummit: Experience is to energize a broader range of people about the positive social and economic impacts of great experiential placemaking.

Fabien Castanier Gallery: RERO Solo Exhibition "IMAGO" On View Now through April 23

 

IMAGO Solo Exhibition from RERO March 26 - April 23 Fabien Castanier Gallery is excited to present a solo exhibition for French contemporary artist, RERO. The exhibition, entitled IMAGO, is on view March 26 through April 23. This will be the fifth solo exhibition for RERO at the Castanier Gallery, marking ten years of collaboration that began in 2012 with his first solo outing in the U.S. Presenting a new body of mixed media work, RERO continues to transcend genres with his provocative text-based pieces. IMAGO will expound the raw power of words set upon both society's most humble and grand backdrops. While RERO's medium varies to embolden the meaning behind his statements, at times rugged and industrial as poured concrete or filled with deep sentiment as resin covered found objects, for this exhibition he has chosen to conduct a philosophical snapshot of our current moment. Entrenched within a time of extreme change, the artist posits an alternative reality, one that speaks towards a more hopeful and attainable future. RERO, "Untitled (PLEASE REMOVE YOUR EGO HERE...)" mixed media on wood diptych, 40 x 64 in. (102x163cm) Photography by Thomas Granovsky The term "imago" carries multiple intertwined meanings, and this polysemy of interpretations sits at the foundation of RERO's work for his exhibition. The notion of "imago" is rooted within two main sectors. Latin for "image" the term is both the final stage in the metamorphosis of a butterfly or a moth, the optimal state it reaches through its process of growth and development, and an unconscious idealized mental image of someone, especially a parent or loved one, who influences a person's behavior or promotes, develops and facilitates change, resilience, and independence. The chosen phrases for RERO's varied corpus of works circulate around these concepts of change and the chase towards an ideal. Dreams and ambitions mix with skepticism and often sarcasm, where his text delves into the complex psychosis of one who has lived, and perhaps suffered, through our modern world. RERO's work encourages balance. The ever-present strikethrough of his text is meant as a purposeful obfuscation of his intentions. Rather than lean into the extremes of his text's sentiments, the artist prefers to leave the interpretation up to the viewer. One need not condone excessiveness nor austerity, but live somewhere in the middle. A poignant attitude to armor oneself with when faced with the frequent severity of opinions sampled within the pieces' bold declarations. Intriguing, luminous, rich in modern and transgressive poetry, RERO's works have been presented at the MAC/VAL, the Center Pompidou, the CentQuatre, the Vasarely Foundation, the Grand Palais and the MAC Bogotá. Full of audacity, his off-format installations have taken root on the dunes of the Moroccan desert, in the heart of Latin America and in the landscapes of California.   REQUEST AVAILABLE WORKS CATALOG