For Immediate Release


Goddess by Sandro Chia, 1999, Bronze, 
106.25" x 39.25" x 39.25"
On loan from the private collection of Luciano Paladini
 
SANDRO CHIA SCULPTURE INSTALLED on WOODLAND BOULEVARD at MUSEUM OF FLORIDA ART
 

 

DeLand, Fla. - Standing close to nine feet tall, Sandro Chia's bronze Goddess (1999) was installed April 10, 2013, in preparation for the opening reception April 19, 2013, from 5 to 7 p.m. for three new Museum of Florida Art exhibitions at 600 N. Woodland Blvd. DeLand, Fla. 
 
Living between Miami, Rome and Montalcino, Italian-born painter and sculptor Sandro Chia's pursuit of symbolic and artistic perfection brings dynamic color and distinction to the Museum of Florida Art in a new exhibition Tasting Notes: The Art of Sandro Chia. 

 

Chia, a member of the Italian Transavanguardia art movement, has works of art in permanent collections at New York's Museum of Modern Art, The Art Institute of Chicago, The Tate Gallery in London, the Tel Aviv Museum of Art and in galleries and museums throughout the world. "Sandro Chia's vibrant use of color is simply amazing," said DeLand residents and Museum members Teri and Rob Peaden. "We are fortunate in DeLand to have access to world-class artists like Duane Hanson for the previous exhibition and now Chia." 

 

Sharing the Tasting Notes Series introductory appearance at the opening reception on the 19th of April will be Lightscapes: The Paintings of Richard Segalman and Sequined Sentinels: Haitian Flags from the Collection of Guest Curator Candice Russell. 

 

Lightscapes, made possible in part through the support of William Meek III, Director of the Harmon-Meek Gallery in Naples, Fla., will reveal Segalman's lush impressionistic style to convey the atmospheric play of light and shadow on his subject matter which ranges from breezy beach days to the streets of New York City. 

 

Although an accomplished draftsman, Segalman prefers composing through textural brush strokes. "Gesture and spontaneous reflection are unmistakable hallmarks of Segalman," said Museum CEO George Bolge. "He is a true master of pastel, watercolor and monotype." 

 

Segalman's artworks reside in permanent collections at the Boca Raton Museum of Art, the Tampa Museum of Art and Boston's Museum of Fine Arts. In 2011, the artist was awarded a prestigious Pollock-Krasner Grant and has been represented by the Harmon-Meek Gallery since 1982, where he continues to unveil new works each year in an annual exhibition. 

 

Guest Curator and South Florida journalist Candice Russell's Collection of Haitian Flags in Sequined Sentinels will dazzle your eyes and impart the mysticism of the Haitian Voodoo ceremony. "The hand-sewn flags are ceremonial artifacts that guide every aspect of life (health, prosperity, abundant harvest..., )" said Russell, "but, for people outside of Haiti, they are contemporary art objects reflecting exceptional skill and mastery of design." 

 

 
Be one of the first to experience this multi-exhibition celebration at the Museum of Florida Art on the 19th of April. For Museum members and children under 12, there is no charge for this event; admission for nonmembers is $10. All three exhibitions will continue through August 18, 2013 at the regular gallery admission of $5. Museum hours are Tuesday to Saturday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. and Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. www.MuseumofFloridaArt.org 
 

 

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