Visual Arts
Photographer Alessandro Sarno: From Milano to Miami
Introduction to Alessandro Sarno. 1:19 min. Interview: Raymond Elman. Post-Production: Sophia Bolivar. Music: Ana Camacaro Gomez. Recorded via Zoom. 11/30/2022, Miami. ALESSANDRO SARNO is a Milan based artist who began his journey into photography in 2008 in the Bahamas, where he purchased his first camera. While there, he captured images that documented a transformative personal experience as he was introduced to the deeply spiritual and colorful Bahamian cultural traditions. Sarno has published several coffee table books...
read moreJosé Bedia Back Then (1999)
Editor’s Note: This article, “José Bedia Explores Links Between Cuban and African Art,” by award-winning art critic Elisa Turner was originally published in the Miami Herald in February, 1999. It highlights both the inspirations for José Bedia’s vision, and his unique imagery. You can also watch our 2023 video conversation with José Bedia’s in ArtSpeak.
read moreIn Memoriam: Renowned MAD Magazine Cartoonist Al Jaffee (1921-2023)
FROM 2015: Al Jaffee (b. 1921) is an American cartoonist who is still making cartoons for MAD magazine and, at the age of 94, remembers every cartoon and human interaction we discussed (during our video conversation) in great detail. Al is best known for his work at MAD magazine, where his cartoons have appeared in every issue except one, and he is revered for his signature innovation, the MAD Fold-In.
read moreIconic Architect Moshe Safdie: From Habitat to Yad Vashem
MOSHE SAFDIE is an architect, urban planner, educator, theorist, and author. Over a celebrated 50-year career, Safdie has explored the essential principles of socially responsible design through a comprehensive and humane design philosophy.
read moreFilmmaker Phil Grabsky Presents the Arts
PHIL GRABSKY is a BAFTA-winning British documentary filmmaker who has received multiple awards for his directing, writing, producing and cinematography.
read morePhotographer Bonnie Lautenberg: From Lady Gaga to Lady Liberty
BONNIE ENGLEHARDT LAUTENBERG grew up in Woodmere, Long Island and is an esteemed photographer, writer, artist, philanthropist, and businesswoman.
read moreCelebrating Women’s History Month 2023
In celebration of WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH, 2023, we have curated a group of video interviews from the ArtSpeak archives with prominent women in the arts, who are connected to the Miami and South Florida areas.
read moreCelebrating Black History Month
In celebration of BLACK HISTORY MONTH, 2023, we have curated a group of video interviews from the ArtSpeak archives with prominent people in the arts, who are connected to the Miami and South Florida areas.
read moreIn Memoriam: Artist Mira Lehr
MIRA LEHR is an eco-feminist artist whose career spans four decades. Her nature-based imagery encompasses painting, design, sculpture and video installations. Lehr’s processes include non-traditional media such as resin, gunpowder, fire, Japanese paper, dyes and welded steel.
read moreArtist Jennifer Printz
JENNIFER PRINTZ uses both photography and drawing as mediums to observe her world. Printz is also an educator who has honed her skills in a variety of classroom situations from museums to large public research universities since 2002. She has taught a wide range of two-dimensional media at the undergraduate and graduate level, as well as, public art and professional practices.
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