If you go by the Gavlak Gallery at the Royal Poinciana Plaza, there is a painting that you should look at very closely.
The work, on view through June 5, is titled “Love in the Time of Corona by Brooklyn-based artist Marc Dennis. It shows dozens of messages on colorful Post-it like notes, each one haphazardly placed on a paint-splattered canvas.
Only up close can viewers see that the notes and the canvas are a clever illusion. They re paintings within a painting.
The notes are real messages Dennis received on social media throughout the COVID-19 pandemic from people commenting about his work. Wanting to portray them as real as possible prompted him to leave even the spelling errors, Dennis said.
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Dragonfly Lake
At Dragonfly Lake, two vibrant public installations that float upon the water brings life to the scenic site.
Float Boat, Chihuly’s 2014 creation that’s part of his unique
Boats collection, is a colourful mixture of glass forms that are scattered and spilling out of the actual boat. Chihuly first chanced upon this concept in Nuutajärvi, Finland. After tossing his newly-created glass pieces into the river as a test, the spherical pieces began floating downstream and were collected by local teenagers in wooden boats. The experience inspired the glassblower to recreate the look and has remained a firm concept in Chihuly’s exhibits ever since.
Armory Art show blends ceramics, paintings by students and instructors
Palm Beach Daily News
What does a portrait study done in only three hours look like? If you’re thinking along the lines of a quick sketch or drawing, you haven’t seen Aya Bendat’s painting “The Queen of Sheba.”
“I worked quickly that day, just going off the image in my head. I don’t take drugs but I think that’s what it would feel like, this almost desperation to create,” Bendat said.
The model for “Queen of Sheba” was Nicole Escalera, coordinator of Outreach and Family programs at the Norton Museum of Art from 2018 to 2019, who Bendat met while working as a docent at the museum.
Halotopia founder combines design with meaningful symbolic elements
Palm Beach Daily News
For Halotopia owner Sophia Stone, the brand is cemented on five fundamental pillars: family, friendship, kindness, compassion and faith.
The 47-year-old designer opened the doors to her jewelry and handbag store at 239 S. County Road during the summer. Stone was originally scheduled to sign the lease for the store in March 2020, but businesses in town were forced to close because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“I thought that God was maybe trying to tell me something when all that happened. My foundry partners were shut down too. There was a time we didn’t even know if we were going to be able to bring Halotopia to life,” she said.
Caddyshack actor, classical music trio tell the story of Americas.
Palm Beach Daily News
Fans of actor and comedian Bill Murray who saw him perform at The Society of the Four Arts on Saturday discovered two things about him: he loves classical music and can do a pretty good rendition of “Guantanamera.”
In his Americas, classical music goes hand-in-hand with any number of modern songs in a program that seeks to break down barriers between classical and popular music, between continents and cultures, and between music and the spoken word.
He took the show to Palm Beach last weekend for its global premiere, with a show at The Four Arts on Sunday, and a dress rehearsal Saturday with an audience of local teachers and first responders to the delight of fans.