Tes One’s spray-paint-on-wood painting measures 10-ft. by 11-ft.
You know what they say: when the going gets tough, the tough get…bigger?
Despite the ongoing economic malaise—which seems to find Florida in a particularly compromising position—St. Petersburg artist and art party impresario John Vitale isn’t giving up. Though the muralist and owner of Vitale Studio recently downsized [...]

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Artist Brandon Dunlap at REAX Space.
The historic district’s visual arts cred just went up a notch, thanks to the launch of two new art venues: REAX Space, a boutique for artists’ prints, t-shirts and other products that also houses offices for the popular music magazine, and Arts On Ninth, a nacent community arts center. [...]

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Photo by Marina Williams
Photographer extraordinare and ARTpool owner Marina Williams has posted some beautiful people pics from the St. Pete gallery/boutique’s one year anniversary party on Flickr. Check ‘em out. Congrats to Marina and company for a great first year!

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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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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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