Albrecht Dürer. Adam and Eve (1504). Engraving, collection of the Hessisches Landesmuseum, Darmstadt, Germany.
Head on over to the Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg today (Sunday, 1-5 p.m.) for a final glimpse of Albrecht Dürer: Art in Transition, Masterpieces from the Graphic Collection of the Hessian State Museum. The exhibition of the Renaissance [...]

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Tampa fashion designer Ben Chmura showcased his new line of dresses influenced by ancient Egyptian culture and venomous snakes last night at Czar. Super-sexy and deliciously booty-hugging, the dresses were received enthusiastically by a crowd of eager Chmura fans. (As for the designer, he got a standing-O after emerging onto the runway.) More shots after [...]

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This weekend: Nancy Cervenka’s celluloid sculptures on view, venomous fashions by Ben Chmura…and more.

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Pan Yue. Time Transfixed. 2008, digital print. Image courtesy Eli Klein Fine Art, New York.
[This is a great little show that I could visit again and again (and probably will before it closes in early May). -MV]
Though the recent frenzy to acquire Chinese contemporary art has cooled with the global recession, the 21st century [...]

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I became a fan of Tampa-based fashion designer Ben Chmura after seeing his work at Dirty But Sophisticated 4. (He was also featured in last summer’s installment of Wearable Art at the Dunedin Fine Art Center.) Chmura describes his design aesthetic as “retro-futuristic” and lately has been incorporating the influence of ancient global cultures into [...]

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Double Takes: The Dali Museum Look-Alike Contest
Deadline to Enter: April 24
This year, Double Takes is a contest encouraging people to create a
vision of who they think Salvador Dalí is – we want them to think,
create, behave and/or look like Dalí.

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Gregory Barsamian, Untitled, 1999, 4’h x 7’ dia., Courtesy of the Artist.
Visitors to artist Gregory Barsamian’s exhibition at the Polk Museum of Art in Lakeland will likely notice something remarkable even before they set foot in a gallery. To host Unbelievable Transformations, an unusual showcase of kinetic sculpture, the museum’s airy exhibition spaces have been [...]

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Check out the full schedule of the Ybor Festival of the Moving Image, which runs through Sunday, for more events.
Friday
12:15 p.m. – Behind the Art (an ‘unveiling’ of Gregory Barsamian’s moving sculptures; see related story) with curator Todd Behrens and exhibits specialist Gregory Mills, Polk Museum of Art.
7-9 p.m. – Opening reception for USF [...]

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Sensory Overload 4.0 has come and gone, but you can watch video of the event on YouTube (above) and check out pictures on Flickr (click on the image of artist Valerie George below). Congratulations to the judges’ choice winner of the student competition, Thomas Pregiato, Ringling College of Art and Design, and the audience favorite [...]

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[5]art :: SUMMER GROUP SHOW :: Call for Submissions
1906 N. Armenia Ave. #210 Tampa, FL 33607
www.five-art.com
art.five (at) gmail.com
[5]art invites you to submit artwork for consideration in this year’s all-media SUMMER GROUP SHOW. This exhibition runs from Friday, June 19, 2009 through Friday, July 10, 2009 with an Opening Reception on Friday, [...]

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A Sense of Place 2 Exhibition
Its time for a big art bash in the historic former cigar factory! West Tampa Center for the Arts invites you to submit art work for a huge and exciting night of live entertainment, food and drinks. The opening reception will be a gala event on Friday May [...]

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