Monday, February 11, 2008

Post Secret


In November 2004, Frank Warren began his community art project by handing out postcards to strangers and leaving them in public places in the Washington, D.C. area. Each self-addressed card invited people to anonymously share a secret. The two requirements were: The secret had to be true and it had to be something that had never been told to another person. Today, Warren has been mailed more than 100,000 highly personal and artfully decorated postcards illustrating the soulful secrets we never voice. This international phenomenon has spawned three successful books (and a fourth on the way), including The New York Times bestseller: PostSecret: Extraordinary Confessions from Ordinary Lives and an award winning website that receives more than four million visitors every month. The PostSecret exhibition tour was organized by International Arts & Artists, Washington, DC, in cooperation with Frank Warren.What are your thoughts on Post Secret and how has it affected you?
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Come to Brevard Art Museum located at 1463 Highland Avenue, Eau Gallie Fl 32935 between the dates May 17th to July 13th to view this wonderful phenomenon in person. Brevard Art Museum will play host to Frank Warren's wonderful art and will allow individuals to fill out their own secrets on a supplied post card...so dont miss out!!

http://postsecret.blogspot.com/

Here is a video of Post Secret on youtube.com that is absolutely wonderful

Friday, February 1, 2008

Brian Ransom


Exhibit Showing

March 15 – April 20, 2008
Brian Ransom creates sculptural, tuned musical instruments using ceramics. Ransom says, "All of these instruments, which include horns, flutes, saxophones, bells, strings, percussion, and electronics, share the unusual haunting timbre of sound that is produced by the clay body I designed. Most are multi-media and vapor-fired." Ransom currently teaches ceramics at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida. He also performs on his original ceramic musical instruments throughout the U.S. and internationally, and makes many of his own recordings including film and dance scores.

Come and see the work of Brian Ransom or check the provided link and let us know what you think of his wonderful work!!

http://home.eckerd.edu/~ransombc/

James Michaels


March 15 – May 11, 2008
Whether painting realistic tableaus reminiscent of the Italian Renaissance or Pop paintings of cultural icons, Tampa Bay artist James Michaels creates dramatic, large scale paintings. Hypnotic by virtue of their scale and subject matter, the work envelopes the viewer. Complex in imagery, religious and secular symbolism, and overflowing with cultural references, Michaels adroitly reflects the nature of our times. Come to Brevard Art Museum and check it out!!

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=James+Michaels+art&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi

Some of his art!!

Let me know what you think!