COOPER When you said “we”, you really meant “me”, movement under black light becoming a spell, her walk, her stare, cash floating down like leaves. 10,000 days, wasted over half as a belligerent child, a frightened sheep, a clown crying before his fried lunch, gambling, played by the rules with policies in triplicate, electric candles at eye level, insults, manipulations, screaming matches, impatience, heartache, cigarette burns on corinthian leather, swallowing, 2011 Duralar, paint, tape, silver leaf, charcoal and distillant 52 x 40 inches Courtesy of Fredric Snitzer Gallery
Beatriz Monteavaro I’ll Have a Blue Christmas Without You, 2009 Mixed Media 72 x 30 x 30 inches Collection of Liza and Dr. Arturo Mosquera
Francie Bishop Good Mothers and Children, Beauty Salon, Queens, 2011 Color photograph 26 x 40 inches Courtesy of David Castillo Gallery
This exhibit showcases the recent works of the recipients of the 2010 South Florida Cultural Consortium Visual and Media Artists Fellowship. The featured artists are COOPER, FriendsWithYou, Michael Genovese, Francie Bishop Good, Nolan Haan, Sibel Kocabasi, Beatriz Monteavaro, Glexis Novoa, Jonathan Rockford, Bert Rodriguez, Tonietta Walters and TM Sisters. This eclectic group of artists employs a vast array of techniques and media to explore a wide range of subjects. Some explore personal relationships, intimacy and identity, and some tackle broad socio-political issues, while others offer insights and critiques into art. Some look at the everyday while others delve in fantasy realms and some just want to have fun. This collection of highly accomplished artists is representative of the burgeoning and dynamic arts community that has thrust South Florida to the forefront of the contemporary art world. The South Florida Cultural Consortium, an alliance of the local arts agencies of Martin, Palm Beach, Broward, Dade and Monroe counties, assists visual and media artists through direct grants awarded solely on the basis of creative excellence to improve artistic skills and encourage career development. This exhibit, which is an essential feature of the fellowship program, enables these artists to be shown in a major exhibition in the flagship visual arts institutions throughout the region.
Exhibition Checklist Francie Bishop Good Torso, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 2011 Color photograph 26 x 40 inches Courtesy David Castillo Gallery
Sibel Kocabasi Your Whale, 2010 Oil on wood 6 x 6 inches Courtesy of the Artist
FriendsWithYou The Spirit, 2008 Fiberglass sculpture 18 x 18 x 48 inches Courtesy of FriendsWithYou
Francie Bishop Good Mothers and Children, Beauty Salon, Queens, 2011 Color photograph 26 x 40 inches Courtesy David Castillo Gallery
Sibel Kocabasi Your Grandparents, 2010 Oil on wood 6 x 6 inches Courtesy of the Artist
FriendsWithYou Happy Thoughts, 2010 Cel Vinyl on wood panels 48 x 60 inches Courtesy of FriendsWithYou
Francie Bishop Good Mothers and Children, Pink Dress and Reflections, 2011 Color photograph 26 x 40 inches Courtesy David Castillo Gallery
Sibel Kocabasi Your Father, 2010 Oil on wood 6 x 6 inches Courtesy of the Artist
Michael Genovese Waveland and Troy, 2009 Nickel-plated steel piping, elbows, T's and chain link 36 x 24 x 108 inches Courtesy of OHWOW Gallery
Francie Bishop Good Grant, Halloween Bethlehem, PA, 2011 Color photograph 26 x 40 inches Courtesy David Castillo Gallery
Sibel Kocabasi Hole, 2011 Oil on wood 6 x 6 inches Courtesy of the Artist
Jonathan Rockford Kickflip to the Darkslide, 2010 Crocheted yarn, fiber-fill, and overhead projection of enamel painting on acetate 60 x 30 x 72 inches Courtesy of the Artist
Sibel Kocabasi Red Dot, 2011 Oil on wood 6 x 6 inches Courtesy of the Artist
Michael Genovese Construction instruction deconstruction construction 2009 Video and Pedestal 28 x 28 x 38 inches Courtesy of OHWOW Gallery
Sibel Kocabasi Your Dear Deer, 2010 Oil on Canvas 20 x 60 inches Courtesy of the Artist Sibel Kocabasi Your Sister, 2010 Oil on wood 6 x 6 inches Courtesy of the Artist Sibel Kocabasi Your Mother, 2010 Oil on wood 6 x 6 inches Courtesy of the Artist Sibel Kocabasi Your Neighbor, 2010 Oil on wood 6 x 6 inches Courtesy of the Artist Sibel Kocabasi Your Second Cousin, 2010 Oil on wood 6 x 6 inches Courtesy of the Artist
Nolan Haan Monday, 2010 Acrylic on silk, mounted on Masonite 64 x 32 inches Courtesy of the Artist Nolan Haan Graffiti Subconscious, 2009 Acrylic on silk 50 x 72 inches Courtesy of the Artist Nolan Haan The Choice, 2010 Acrylic on silk, mounted on Masonite 48 x 96 inches Courtesy of the Artist Tonietta Walters The Xhyra Graf, 2011 Virtual world Courtesy of the Artist FriendsWithYou Phantasm, 2010 Cel Vinyl on Wood Panels 54 x 57 inches Courtesy of FriendsWithYou
Bert Rodriguez Frost Museum (Detail), 2011 Metal, glass and plastic Dimensions Variable Courtesy of Fredric Snitzer Gallery Glexis Novoa Mamayev Square, 2011 Graphite on marble 31 x 36 inches Courtesy of the Artist COOPER When you said “we”, you really meant “me”, movement under black light becoming a spell, her walk, her stare, cash floating down like leaves. 10,000 days, wasted over half as a belligerent child, a frightened sheep, a clown crying before his fried lunch, gambling, played by the rules with policies in triplicate, electric candles at eye level, insults, manipulations, screaming matches, impatience, heartache, cigarette burns on corinthian leather, swallowing, 2011 Duralar, paint, tape, silver leaf, charcoal and distillant 52 x 40 inches Courtesy of Fredric Snitzer Gallery Beatriz Monteavaro I’ll Have a Blue Christmas Without You, 2009 Mixed Media 72 x 30 x 30 inches Collection of Liza and Dr. Arturo Mosquera TM Sisters Bruise, 2011 Video installation Courtesy of TM Sisters
Sibel Kocabasi Your Grandparents, 2010 Oil on wood 6 x 6 inches Courtesy of the Artist
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On Cover: Tonietta Walters, The Xhyra Graf, 2011, Virtual world, Courtesy of the Artist