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Monday, June 6, 2016
South Florida Exhibition spotlight: Dana Donaty
Wednesday, June 1, 2016
Local exhibitions this week in Palm Beach County
Call to Install
Cultural Council of Palm Beach
601 Lake Ave
Lake Worth, FL
RSVP here
Exhibition runs through July 30
All Florida Exhibition
The Box Gallery
811 Belvedere Rd
West Palm Beach, FL
Read about the three day event opening here
Exhibition Dates June 3-26, 2016
http://
Cultural Council of Palm Beach
601 Lake Ave
Lake Worth, FL
RSVP here
All Florida Exhibition
The Box Gallery
811 Belvedere Rd
West Palm Beach, FL
Read about the three day event opening here
Exhibition Dates June 3-26, 2016
http://
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Artist spotlight: TD Gillispie
TD Gillispie is a local artist and has had a solo show in our library gallery. It is our opinion that she is one of the best artists in South Florida and one of the most underrepresented. Please take a moment to explore her work. You can learn more about her at her website www.tdgillispie.com and find her in instagram @TDGILLISPIE
Artist Bio:
TD Gillispie lives and works in West Palm Beach, Florida. Her work has been exhibited in galleries and
museums including Dacia Gallery in New York City, Art Palm Beach, 101
Exhibit in Miami, Boca Raton Museum of Art, and Whitespace: The Mordes Collection in West Palm Beach. Her work is included in the Mordes And Helander collections. Gillispie's paintings have been featured in Studio Visit Magazine. She
was born
in Columbus, Ohio and attended Marshall University.
Artist statement:
I have always been a maker, a creator, a fixer of things. The practice of taking
something in disrepair, be it furniture or a house for example, and refinishing or restoring it has always
been a thrill to me and, in most cases, necessary. So, therefore, this same principle spills over into the
way I create art.
I work in several different
mediums but keep a cohesive
look as a whole.
For each specific artwork, I choose
a medium to most effectively speak the story I
wish to tell. I collect vintage
imagery and broken
or wellworn toys from long ago for
inspiration in my paintings.
I use specific recycled vintage
or antique items for installation and mixed media,
such as salvaged windows,
doors, tv’s, church pews, lingerie, etc. These items are collected
over a long period of time or thoughtfully sought out after
writing a sitespecific proposal for new work.
In making an installation I usually
choose to create
a room: a personal defined
space for reflective thought
with a prompted topic of inspiration.
Typically in painting, my goal is to use subject matter
in which I balance
sweet and sinister, or cute and creepy,
by not stepping over the line in either
direction.
If work is built on mistakes and corrections, I feel
it gives richness
and layers to the piece, thus
adding a human quality as compared to the journey
of our life on earth.
Thursday, April 14, 2016
Photos from the Peace Cylinder Event
The Peace Cylinder Project with Raheleh Filsoofi and Linda Behar
The Peace Cylinder is a project that brings together two important stories from antiquity that have great relevance today – the Declaration of King Cyrus of Persia and the Book of Esther from the Bible. The Cyrus Cylinder is a clay cylinder that was discovered in the ancient city of Babylon in Mesopotamia, and it dates to the sixth century B.C. On it is a text in Akkadian cuneiform script issued by the King of Persia, which is regarded as the first declaration of human rights for the way in which it promotes religious tolerance and freedom. The Book of Esther is a section of The Hebrew Bible that relates the story of a Jewish girl named Esther, who became the queen of Persia and used her position to intercede with the king in order to prevent a genocidal plan against her people. The Biblical text teaches that individuals should act with the knowledge of God’s love according to the situations in which they find themselves and with respect for God’s sovereignty in all circumstances.
In this project, a ceramic replica of the cylinder with the original declaration engraved on the surface and a wooden roller covered by a polymer plate that holds the last chapter of the Book of Esther in Hebrew are used in performance to create prints on clay and paper. The ritual rolling of each device underscores the importance of the message that each text bears, and the similarity of each act of printing reflects the common themes and the universal significance that each text tells in its own way. At the end of the performance the clay and paper prints are given as gifts to members of the audience.
At all times peace is a fragile idea, but especially now as the potential for conflict between Israel and Iran intensifies. The artists, Linda Behar, a Jewish immigrant, and Raheleh T. Filsoofi, an Iranian immigrant, intend to bring diverse communities together for conversation and to send a message of tolerance and acceptance throughout the world.
You can see the artist's video of the performance here:
http://www.rahelehfilsoofi.com/#!the-peace-cylinder/k3xgy
We had a great turnout of community and student participants. Here are some of the photos from the event. Thanks to both artists for their hard work and great project. Both are MFA graduates from the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Florida Atlantic University.
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Now on display: Kuljon Pierre
The library is showing the work of Kuljon Pierre, a student from nearby William T. Dwyer High School. Come by and see it in person!
Friday, March 11, 2016
The Peace Cylinder Project with Raheleh Filsoofi and Linda Behar
The library will be hosting an interactive performance art piece by Raheleh Filsoofi and Linda Behar
April 13, 10am-3pm (all-day event)
From the artist's website:
The Peace Cylinder is a project
that brings together two important stories from antiquity that have great
relevance today – the Declaration of King Cyrus of Persia and the Book of
Esther from the Bible. The Cyrus Cylinder is a clay cylinder that was
discovered in the ancient city of Babylon in Mesopotamia, and it dates to the
sixth century B.C. On it is a text in Akkadian cuneiform script issued by the
King of Persia, which is regarded as the first declaration of human rights for
the way in which it promotes religious tolerance and freedom. The Book of
Esther is a section of The Hebrew Bible that relates the story of a Jewish girl
named Esther, who became the queen of Persia and used her position to intercede
with the king in order to prevent a genocidal plan against her people. The
Biblical text teaches that individuals should act with the knowledge of God’s
love according to the situations in which they find themselves and with respect
for God’s sovereignty in all circumstances.
April 13, 10am-3pm (all-day event)
From the artist's website:
In
this project, a ceramic replica of the cylinder with the original declaration
engraved on the surface and a wooden roller covered by a polymer plate that
holds the last chapter of the Book of Esther in Hebrew are used in performance
to create prints on clay and paper. The ritual rolling of each device
underscores the importance of the message that each text bears, and the
similarity of each act of printing reflects the common themes and the universal
significance that each text tells in its own way. At the end of the performance
the clay and paper prints are given as gifts to members of the audience.
At
all times peace is a fragile idea, but especially now as the potential for
conflict between Israel and Iran intensifies. The artists, Linda Behar, a
Jewish immigrant, and Raheleh T. Filsoofi, an Iranian immigrant, intend to
bring diverse communities together for conversation and to send a message of
tolerance and acceptance throughout the world.
You can see a video of the performance by going to this
link: http://www.rahelehfilsoofi.com/#!the-peace-cylinder-/cisy
Please join us. Mark your calendar
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