Historic Villa Paula Showcases Artists Joe Chirichigno, Mark Cherry, Thomas Kachian & Martyn Quinn

 Miami's historic Villa Paula presents an art exhibition featuring an outstanding showcase of four renowned Miami artists with a special tribute to Purvis Young by the Purvis Young Foundation.

South Florida collectors and art aficionados will experience an art exhibition at Miami’s historic Villa Paula featuring four contemporary visual artists Joe Chirichigno, Mark Cherry, Thomas Kachian, and Martyn Quinn. The exhibition opens on Saturday, April 1st from 6 – 10:30pm, Miami’s denizens of art and culture are cordially invited to attend the Opening Reception of this very special art exhibition at the historic Villa Paula ‘the Jewel of Miami‘ featuring four incredible Miami artists Joe Chirichigno, Mark Cherry, Thomas Kachian and Martyn Quinn with a special tribute to Purvis Young by the Purvis Young Foundation. This event is free and open to the public, and valet parking is available.

The Villa Paula Mansion is located at 5811 N. Miami Avenue in Miami, Florida 33127. You're cordially invited to experience an outstanding art exhibition in the enchanting Villa Paula, Miami's original Cuban Embassy constructed in 1926.

Mindy Solomon Gallery presents new exhibitions on view: Osamu Kobayashi: Foreign Relations and Jaime Hayon: CARATE

 

Image: Osamu Kobayashi

Sea Gaze, 2023 

Oil on canvas 

88″ x 80″

Mindy Solomon opened Foreign Relations, the second solo exhibition of longtime gallery artist Osamu Kobayashi, with an Opening Reception on Saturday, March 25th from 6-9pm. Comprised of primarily large-scale paintings, Kobayashi continues to investigate the possibilities of painting with outsized brushes and singular movements of glorious pigment against canvas. Kobayashi has continued to pursue his commitment to conquering the medium of oil paint. In his newest body of work, there appears an almost spiritual reckoning with life and subsequently the images. Bright transparent layers of color curve and swirl within each other like a mantra circling in on itself. The exhibition is on view through April 22, 2023.

Kobayashi writes: “Broad intuitive brushstrokes gracefully circle and undulate across the smooth gessoed plane. Raking light brings these grand gestures to life, contrasting with the flat surface these forms dance around. There’s precision to the often colorful and hard-edge imagery that is created. They recall the simple and clean line work of anime, graphic design, and color field painting. While the compositions remain reductive and abstract, references to the body and landscape are regular themes and can often be one and the same. A wavy stroke is viewed as flowing long hair, and at the same time can be seen as depicting a psychedelic hill or mountain.”

Image: Jaime Hayon
Mark Lond Flora, 2022
Acrylic and oil on canvas
150 cm x 100 cm

Mindy Solomon Gallery also presents Jaime Hayon: CARATE, which opened on Saturday, March 25th from 6-9pm Mindy Solomon is pleased to present Spanish born painter and designer Jaime Hayon in the exhibition CARATE. Born in Madrid in 1974 and trained in industrial design, his creative skills know no boundary. Oscillating between, furniture, objects, tapestries and carousels, Hayon creates a narrative universe uniquely his own. Jaime Hayon draws upon his deep-rooted connection to art in all aspects of his life. The exhibition is on view through April 22, 2023.

His work reflects his unique perspective on the world, a playful yet insightful exploration of the human psyche expressed through his zoomorphic, colorful, and folkloric paintings. He began producing his significant body of work some 20 years ago and has constantly developed his aesthetic across various disciplines, including design, sculpture, and painting.

Experience the Work of S. Florida Contemporary Artist Dana Donaty

South Florida contemporary artist Dana Donaty is widely recognized for her provocative canvases with unusual narrative, her unmistakable satirical lexicon is a perfect collision of reality and fantasy, outlandish burlesque, psychological flirtation and a super charged palette that is like a party about to get thoroughly out of control. She has completed many award winning public art projects, featured in over 50 national and international publications. Donaty has garnered multiple awards within the design industry, and is sought after to create unique commissions for high profile residential and commercial projects. 

Dana Donaty's 'Bombay Nights', Acrylic on Canvas, 36 x 48 inches

She has been working on restoring her famous 'Observations' mural in Delray Beach, which shows a man in the Everglades with binoculars and a camera surrounded by native birds, flora and fauna. It has become a landmark in Delray Beach, since 2007. The magnificent panoramic scene along the outside of the Delray Camera Shop is being restored by the artist at Arts Warehouse through a Residency Exchange program, and will soon be installed on the Camera Shop’s new location. 

Boca Mag features Dana Donaty's 2007 ‘Observations’ mural on the cover of Delray Magazine 2023 March/April issue

Dana Donaty painted the 'Observations' mural in 2007 and restored it in 2021

Dana has been given studio space to work from, and it’s open to the public to view at the Arts Warehouse along with community programming, open studio hours, First Friday Art Walk events and Workshops. Arts Warehouse is located at 313 NE 3rd Street in Delray Beach, Florida 33444. 

Dana Donaty's Installation: The Pinkroom [2023] Arts Warehouse, Delray Beach FL

The artist also co-curated the group exhibition 'Pink' at Arts Warehouse, which was on view January 6th - February 25, 2023. The exhibition explored the cultural narrative of color, curated by guest curators and exhibiting artists Dana Donaty & Renee Phillips. The exhibition featured artists: Diane Arrieta, Cruise Bogle, Melanie Brewster, Heather Couch, Melissa Delprete, Dana Donaty, Kim Fay, Caitlin Frown, TD Gillispie, Amy Gross, Alex Heria, Ezra Hubbard, Etheard Joseph, Kandy Lopez, Michelle Miller, Amanda Perna, Renee Phillips, Kenny Schofield, Maxine Spector. 

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