Artborne Annual 2016
The first edition of Artborne Annual, in collaboration with the Gallery at Avalon Island, features the works of Kyle, Gary Bolding, Matt Roberts with poems by Terri Witek, Lesley Silvia, Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz, Scott Scheidly, and the collaborative works of Hannah Spector & Jacob Bailes. December’s issue of ARTBORNE Magazine features the works of this diverse group Read More …
Artist Spotlight: Michael Moffet
In 2007, Military Times reported that on average, 22 American veterans commit suicide daily. Michael Moffett cited this statistic in the first three minutes of our conversation. He remembered the night he was called out of his foxhole; Moffett’s CO came to say he was Read More …
Hope Is the Greatest Whore: Irena Haiduk at Art Basel
“I intended this transaction to be about class awareness, the meanings of weight, and the corruption of mind and teeth via books and candy.” —Irena Haiduk I bought into Irena Haiduk’s candy store critique of political ideology, quite literally. Her booth, which allowed fair-goers to Read More …
Between Two Worlds: The Art of Nicholas Lucius
Nicholas Lucius is art. When “living halfway between reality and fantasy” is your modus operandi, creativity is a way of life and art is an absolute. Can a person ever find that elusive balance between reality and fantasy? Nicholas Lucius has not only found balance, Read More …
Johannah O’Donnell: Social Grief and Bared Teeth
At the end of 2016, I sat down with Johannah O’Donnell to reflect on the year of the “dumpster fire” and how now, more than ever, it is important for us as artists to use our mediums to stand by our beliefs. “Where, as artists, Read More …
Homage to Roadside Modern
The Davis Park Motel (now Faith Arts Village, or FAVO) was built in 1957. It was referred to as roadside modernism or Googie architecture. Googie was the name of a coffee shop that Los Angeles architect John Lautner designed. His designs often had an element Read More …
Billy Manes: The Rhythm of Speech
Chances are, if you’ve lived in Orlando for any period of time, you’ve heard the name Billy Manes. Manes studied history at Florida State University where he learned he liked “the feeling of words crashing up against one another, the rhythm of speech, and the Read More …
Visceral Forms of DRES13
DRES13 is an artist and graphic designer whose work is characterized by visceral forms, fierce female subjects, and dynamic compositions. He’s also clearly into fan art, with potent depictions of Daredevil, Agent 47 of Hitman, and even Powdered Toast Man. Many of the designs have Read More …
Voices of Light
Founded at Rollins College in 1935, the Bach Festival Society of Winter Park is the oldest continuously operating arts organization in Central Florida. Led by artistic director and conductor John Sinclair since 1990, the Bach Festival Society has forged a reputation as a mainstay of Read More …
The Alfond Inn
At the end of 2015, upon check-in at one of my favorite NYC haunts, The Ludlow Hotel, I spied a pair of Keith Haring works flanking the lobby fireplace. There were several people drinking cocktails, conversing, and reading throughout the warm, intimate space, and I Read More …
