Artist spotlight: Dylan Egon

Dylan Egon was born in 1966 in New York City and is currently based in Jersey City, NJ. He studied Anthropology and Archeology at Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama and later studied Film at City Tech University in New York. Egon works in a variety of mediums (collage, assemblage, sculpture) and often uses objects from his vast personal collection as focal points in his work. In a review for The New York Times, Benjamin Genocchio referred to Egon's work as “sites of cultural compression, fetishization and wonder.” (this description was borrowed from the artist's page on the Jonthan Levine Gallery website.) All images copyright of the artist and the gallery.

The art world

Kelly Rogers Ecoart now on display

Art meets science with Gainesville Ecoartist Kelly Rogers. On display for the fall semester.
Stop by to learn about her work and the ecology of bees. Kelley traveled to different locations with her bee backpack to learn about bee migration and the environment.

Please visit her website to learn more about her work.

Also learn what other ecoartists are doing in South Florida by visiting this website.

Learn about native bees by reading this great guide. Stay tuned for more information and planned events related to bees on campus and in community.

Artist spotlight: Morley

"Morley is a Los Angeles-based street artist who specializes in typographic posters which he wheat pastes within the urban landscape." (taken from  his webpage).

He gives some unique perspective on many of life's everyday issues. You can learn more about Morley on his website here:

Artist spotlight: Alex Yanes

Learn more about this Miami artist by going to his website here.

Artist spotlight: Sophie Standing

Taken from the artist’s website: “Sophie Standing was born in England and grew up in Hampshire. She studied wood, metal, ceramics and textiles at Liverpool Hope University. In 2003 Sophie moved to Cape Town, South Africa and is now living in Karen, Kenya. Sophie’s textile embroidered art is inspired by the flora and fauna around her in Africa and combines this with her passion for fabrics and textiles. Her one off pieces are created by appliqueing an intricate collage of fabric onto the canvas where her image is already sketched out. She then draws the details over the top of the fabric with her sewing machine using many different coloured threads”.

Local exhibition worth seeing @Dimensions Variable [Miami]

Heart Strings- Goran Tomcic July 12 - August 22, 2014 Reception Saturday, July 12, 7 - 10 pm

(Taken from email correspondence with Dimensions Variable)

Dimensions Variable presents Heart Strings, an exhibition by Berlin based artist Goran Tomcic. The exhibition runs from July 12 – August 22, 2014. The reception will be held on Saturday, July 12, 2014, from 7 – 10 pm. Fifteen years after leaving Miami where he served his two year tenure as Director of Wolfson Galleries at Miami Dade College, Goran Tomcic returns with an exhibition of his work at Dimensions Variable. Heart Strings is an installation composed of twelve corresponding works, all made with the three materials: hanger wire, fishing line, and Mylar sequins. During the tedious process of nearly a year, thousands of strings with heart-shaped sequins as well as the other shaped sequins (leaves, flowers, shells, cubes and circles) were made and then assembled into the hanger wires displayed as wall and suspended collages. Known for his commitment to process, Tomcic has earned acclaim for his ability to discover the inherent physical characteristics of the objects and materials and transform them into art. Tomcic’s large-scale installations and objects had been shown extensively in the past 15 years both in United States and Europe. He currently lives and works in Berlin, Germany.

Biography Goran Tomcic is an artist and writer. Born in former Yugoslavia in 1964, he is Croatian and US citizen, and currently lives and works in Berlin. He holds an MA in Curatorial Studies from the Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College (1996). Since 2000 he has shown his art internationally and is a recipient of the Pollock-Krasner grant (2007). His poetry and art criticism has been published internationally from the mid 80s.

Location Dimensions Variable 100 NE 11th Street, Miami, FL 33132 United States Open by appointment dv@dimensionsvariable.net 305-607-5527