Orlandoans need to keep a sharp eye out for opportunities to see contemporary art that’s neither purely decorative nor overtly jokey (though that’s changing), and hidden away on Valencia College’s East Campus is the Anita S. Wooten Gallery, one of a few places to see rigorously curated work by emerging artists, both local and...
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He was sort of the CobraSnake or Todd Selby of his day, a personality in his own right, out every night taking party snaps that he’d stay up all night to develop, then sell to his fellow party people the next morning.
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Thursday, March 21 – Native 8 p.m. Extra Large Gallery 431 E. Central Blvd. 407-839-0080 extralargegallery.com free Using “primitive” tools of spray paint, X-Acto knives, black ink pens and paints, Christopher “Tobar” Rodriguez prepares to showcase his latest works in this week’s Native at the XL Gallery. His art continues to draw inspiration from...
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Friday, March 15 – 13th Southeastern Photography Invitational: A Sense of Place 7 p.m. through May 25 Crealdé School of Art 600 St. Andrews Blvd., Winter Park 407-671-1886 crealde.org free Photography is as much a historical document as it is an art. Every pretty portrait and thunderstormy landscape is not just an image –...
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Thursday, March 14 – Six Trick Pony 6-8 p.m. through March 29 UCF Art Gallery, Visual Arts Building 4000 Central Florida Blvd. 407-823-5470 gallery.cah.ucf.edu free Uh-oh. When we saw the words “social commentary” in conjunction with “MFA thesis show,” our hearts sank a little bit; too often these self-descriptors portend work that’s all head...
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Joshua Almond’s sculpture, on display at Crealdé School of Art through March 9, plays on that visual dichotomy with allusions to both biological and geological formations.
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Sometimes a pair is more than the sum of its parts.
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In recent years, the Cornell Fine Arts Museum has been our best, most consistent source for challenging nationally touring exhibitions of new art, and this fall looks to be no different, with two very different but complementary shows.
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On Saturday, Sept. 8, Orlando had a unique opportunity to contribute to the creation of an cultural object rarely seen outside its home community. “Tap Tap” buses are essential forms of transportation on the island of Haiti, and are usually adorned by their owners with colorful designs. To celebrate next week’s opening of the...
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This show (Twelve21’s 17th, by the way) displays new techniques beyond Tobar’s spray/stencil beginnings and follows new twists in the Man in the Mask’s ongoing story.
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