Amy Stein: Artist Lecture

Amy Stein: Artist Lecture
VCU Commons Theater
Amy Stein
What a wonderful lecture, listening to the excitement in Amy Stein’s voice as she went through her photos was very inspiring and something we all can strive for. I can imagine how much she has viewed her work, like any artist she was very familiar with her work but that didn’t distract form her profound enthusiasm in talking about each one. Like Stein said each photo from the ‘Domesticated’ series was referenced from a story told to her by a person from that small town. Each could is very interesting both visually and verbally with the story behind the image that she told. In some instances if made the image more interesting knowing the little background story, knowing what animals were taxidermy and what animals were alive. I found Amy Stein to be the most intriguing artist lecture I’ve attended thus far.

Images from Domesticated:

Spring Break Quick Visit to Miami

Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
Art At Fairchild: A Monumental Sculpture Garden
Featuring: Fernando Botero, Dale Chihuly, Mark Disuvero, Kris Martin, Daisy Youngblood

My vacation was too quick like most vacations are, but I did end up taking in a little bit of the Miami art and culture. I would recommend to anyone visiting Miami, The Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. The garden is breathtakingly beautiful, filled with exotic plant life and interesting sculptures. I particularly enjoyed Fernando Botero and Dale Chihuly’s work. These two artists had various sculptures coexisting with the stunning plant life.

http://www.fairchildgarden.org/index.cfm?page=markdisuvero

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I also visited ArtCenter South Florida, as stated on their website “ArtCenter/ South Florida provides subsidized studios on Lincoln Road in Miami Beach to artists in all stages of career development. ArtCenter’s Artists – in – Residence benefit from low cost studio spaces, teaching and exhibition opportunities, and cooperative facilities.” This was an interesting way of seeing up-close just what artists in Miami are working on there were many different mediums being used and many different styles represented, some of the ones that really caught my eye include; Hanging On and Holding Out a featured solo installation by Jody Servon, Other artists that have studios there that were especially interesting are; Jill Hotchkiss, Rakel Bernie, and Karim Ghidinelli.

http://www.artcentersf.org/

http://www.artcentersf.org/artists/index.htm