Contemporary Sculptures

Impressionist Art Exhibition

Art Exhibit Expressions of Femininity and Form

One of the first exhibitions of it’s kind, “Expressions of Femininity and Form ” explores the transcendent beauty evident across the painted works of Jose Royo and Joan Beltran Bofill, and the sculptural representations of Richard MacDonald and Frederick Hart. Influenced by the wake of movements such as Impressionism, and able to execute the traditional …

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Famous Artists Birthdays

Famous Artist Birthdays

Have you ever wanted a mini Art History lesson every day? Our Famous Artist Birthdays compilation gives you the highlights of some of the world’s most accomplished artists and explores some of their most famous works and stylistic attributes. For those of us heavily immersed in the arts, and for those of us who just seek to …

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A Lost Little Kid In Search of Meaning Dali

A Lost Little Kid in Search of Meaning

I never quite fit into my adopted home of Tampa (FL USA) when I arrived in the late 1980’s. Partly as a result of this outsider ethos, my adolescent self sought desperately to find places, people and images that could provide some sense of normalcy, no matter what that meant at the time. One of …

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Can Art Save the World Blog Warhol

Can Art Save the World?

A friend recently asked me, “Do you think Art will save the world as Dostoyevsky said?” While pondering the answer to this query, my mind flooded with visions of a Superman carrying paintbrushes, a smock and modeling clay saving us from annihilation at the hands of a villainous fiend whose plot is to turn the …

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Le Grand Discobole (2001)

ARMAN (nee. Armand Fernandez, French-American 1928-2005) Le Grand Discobole (2001) Dimensions: 61 x 43.3 x 31.5in (157 x 110 x 80 cm) Interactive, vertically sliced bronze figure with welded hinges incorporated on circular base. (image of work is shown closed and open) Edition of 8 + 4 EA APA# 8312.01.001

Force Décuplée

ARMAN (nee. Armand Fernandez, French-American 1928-2005) Force Décuplée (1995) Dimensions: 82.5 x 29.3 x 29.3 in (209.6 x 74.4 x 74.4 cm) (closed) Vertically sliced black patinated bronze male torso re-welded with hinges. Interactive (image of work is shown closed and open) Edition of 5 + 3 EA APA# 8312.95.009

“L’âme de Vénus” (Mind of Venus)

Arman (1928-2005) “L’âme de Vénus” (Mind of Venus) Black glass and pure silver (DAUM Glassworks of Nancy, France) Base in Bronze (Bocquel Foundry) Edition of 8 plus 4 proofs Solid silver and black Daum crystal glass full length standing figure, of typical sliced composition, raised on integral silver and further bronze rectangular section base, etched …

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