Join Arts for ACT Gallery, located at 2265 First
Street in downtown Fort Myers on Friday, October 03, from 6 to 10 pm for the opening
reception and art walk for our October featured artists: “Disparate Forces” by
Artist Danielle Branchaud and the photography of Sandra Yeyati. Book
signing with Marianne Cushing, “Mahalas Lane.” This exhibit
continues through November 3, 2014.
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| Dissolve by Danielle Branchaud |
In
the Main Gallery – “Disparate Forces” An exhibition of selected works by Danielle
Branchaud
for Domestic
Violence Awareness Month
“Disparate Forces”
will try to convey Branchaud’s work as contrasting
forces within or without a person that affects the progress of our
lives. Most of the artwork
features
the emotional and subconscious translation of such forces, be it violent and unbalanced or hopeful and uplifting. Regardless of where such reactions fall on the emotional spectrum,
each is essential
to the development of the
human spirit. “In recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and
the purposes of the ACT program and gallery, I’ve carefully chosen old and
new works to reflect the issues presented. Although during the
emotional
development of a person
there are bound to be obstacles, nothing compares
to the onslaught of negative forces that occur to
one who has been the
recipient of violence, be
it physical,
sexual
or mental. In honor of
those who have overcome such
obstacles, I present these works with
written narratives
to correlate to the illustration of that
emotional
progress; of the propensity for
the human spirit to overcome such forces. I myself
have only
tasted the tiniest
fraction of such negative forces;
but I observe the ability of people,
particularly women, to rise up from the ashes of
abuse and neglect. Through
this art I wish to share the incredible endurance of
the
human spirit and the value of
every life,” states Danielle Branchaud.
Danielle’s work walks a tightrope between fantasy and
surrealism, into an honest realm of pure visceral emotion. Her new work
is intended to reach new depths, delving into her personal world of
dreamscapes. The nightmarish imagery used to illuminate those unconscious
thoughts serve as further exploration into the things that make us human.
She was born in Canada in 1985. Danielle has been painting with acrylics since
2003, resides in Florida, and is continuing her series work as well as various
commissions and projects.
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| Hope by Sandra Yeyati |
In the White Gallery - Naples
Photographer Explores Beauty in Decay
In a show titled “Decay is Beautiful,” emerging photo artist
Sandra Yeyati will display more than 40 of her works in the white
gallery. While several of Yeyati's pieces have been juried into local and
national competitions and displayed in Naples and Fort Myers galleries, as well
as the pages of Gulfshore Life magazine, this is her first major exhibit. All
images will be signed, first edition, archival prints of limited lots. In the
digital darkroom, Yeyati layers multiple photographs that she has taken of
people and textures into one composition, creating painterly images while
honoring the photographic elements. Art critic Donald Miller compared one of
her pieces to the expressionist paintings of Alexej von Jawlensky. Yeyati
says, “I am mesmerized by the fractal beauty of decay and deterioration as it
forms strange patterns in surprising colors and tones. Faces also fascinate me;
I look to them for answers to eternal questions about identity and the way our
surroundings influence our sense of self. Many of us hide inconceivable secrets
behind a simple smile. Every one of my compositions is a confession.”
For
more information about the artist, visit SandraYeyati.com.
Book Signing with Local author, Marianne
Cushing
Meet
local author, Marianne Cushing and pick up a signed copy of her novel “Mahalas
Lane.”
