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Exquisite Corpse
A trio of Northeast Florida artists offers a public viewing of recent works with an “Open Casket” On Saturday, Feb. 9, Ryan Strasser, Dat Nguyen and Philip Cozma unveil their group show “Open Casket”...
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The Nature of Parable
Photographer Masha Sardari reveals a realm of allegory and dream ["with a bear by the hearth," 2013]The environmental landscapes of Masha Sardari are inhabited by waif-like women who are posed like...
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Immanence and Imagery
Chip Southworth continues his lifelong exploration of art with faithful strokes ["Anxiety," mixed media on panel, 59 x 72]One roadblock I have experienced in writing about art is the same impasse...
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Green Mind
Jim Draper reflects on the experience of “Feast of Flowers” [“Ogeechee Lime,” 72 x 109, oil on canvas. Photographed by Doug Eng.] Jim Draper is right on time. Meeting me in the Stein Gallery at the...
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Current and Crucial
Upcoming three day exhibit at Flagler College presents inventive new work from students The Oldest City continues to offer some great, new art. And much of that sustained and ongoing creative force is...
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Shape Shifter
Lily Kuonen forges a hybrid breed of multimedia ideas with her “Playntings” ["Want" by Lily Kuonen.]While some artists might revisit their ideas, Lily Kuonen revisits, re-addresses, re-thinks and...
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Deep in the Woods
Sarah Emerson explores the darker ground in her engaging landscapes ["The Overlook," 48 x 60, acrylic and rhinestones on canvas.] Before his death in 1889 at the age of 44, the British poet Gerard...
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Duo Exchange
Tony Rodrigues and Mark George join forces for an upcoming show The friendship of Tony Rodrigues and Mark George was initially formed over the bond of making visual art. The two met in 1991while still...
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Temporary Residence
Home is where the art is with “The Apartment Exhibition” [Installation shot of the living room of "The Apartment Exhibition." All photos by Laura Evans.]Five local creative types are putting space to...
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Kissing the Goat
Ouija Boards, Acid and Retinol Cream Baphomet Pentagram (What follows is my first memoir piece for STAREHOUSE, chronicling some of the highs and lows of my spiritual and mental journey of the...
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A Hateful Child on a Night Watch Spree
1987; aged 15. At one point, I was prescribed so much Lithium that I referred to myself as the “Human Salt-Lick.” (This is an edited memoir excerpt that I had originally posted as a note some time ago...
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Holy Lotus Breakdown
Tom Catton, “Dharma Opening of the Heart,” and Bea Austin. August 2009; meditation retreat in Estes Park, Colorado. In 1986, I was a confused 14 year old boy, fucked up like a soup sandwich. Two events...
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Pressing Through
Three artists champion the power of expression with Hero or Non-Hero? “Expression Necessary to Evolution” Hardship, grief and loss are universal experiences; inevitable moments of being that can be as...
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Graphic Language
Donny Miller creates provocative text-fueled imagery for the 21st century Donny Miller has a message for you. In fact, for the past two decades the L.A.-based artist has been creating thought-provoking...
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Class Action
Jacksonville University now offers MFA in Visual Arts program Northeast Florida’s current spate of artistic activity is surely due in no small part to the art and design programs offered at local...
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Adhesive Forces
The subconscious and grotesque stick together in the art of Russell Maycumber (Russell Maycumber’s “kclub,” ink on Post-it Note; year unknown.) Since the early nineties, Russell Maycumber has been...
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Cryptical Envelopment
The Estlunds’ “Out of Nowhere” is an invitation to embrace the unknown ["Surfacing," a Shannon Estlund piece to be featured in "Out of Nowhere"; oil and enamel on panel; dimensions unknown.] While...
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Collective Impact
space: eight gallery prepares for the visual onslaught of Art Dorks Rise [Brendan Danielsson's "Cpl. Brach Lee," 12 x12, oil on panel, 2013.]Northeast Florida art lovers, brace thineselves! The 30...
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Circular Motion
Liz Rodda explores belief, fate, and the unknown with Clockwise [Liz Rodda's, "Plan For Victory," black jade icosahedron, 16 millimeters.] In the past decade, Liz Rodda has been creating a body of work...
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Material Flow
Marcus Kenney streams his vision through mixed-media with Shed My Skin ["How to Make a War," mixed media, 48" x 48"; 2007.]The singular artwork of Marcus Kenney is as mercurial and ever-changing as the...
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