Vibrant Arts Movement
TOURING VIBRANT ARTS SHOW BRINGS ART AND MUSIC TOGETHER AT HOWL GALLERY
OPENING RECEPTION MARCH 4TH DURING FORT MYERS ART WALK
HOWL Gallery/Tattoo presents The Vibrant Arts Movement, a visual art exhibit and musical experience featuring artists Ronnie Ford, David Acevedo, Jonathan Jay Lee, and Marcello. Ronnie Ford is known for his highly textured canvases and bright colors. David Acevedo’s highly regarded abstract expressionist paintings are known for being “abstract in essence, but realistic in message”. Jonathan Jay Lee creates superbly drawn figurative illustrations and has done work for among others, Marvel Comics, EMI, and Hong Kong Magazine. Marcello is a Swiss graffiti artist that combines abstract elements with his unique graffiti lettering into designs inspired by hip-hop and jazz cultures.
The Vibrant Arts Movement was founded by Ronnie Ford in 2009, in response to his strong desire to merge the arts into a dynamic force and invite a wide public to share this positive energy. VAM features a diverse group of artists who share a passion for creating vibrancy in their art form, embracing visual art, music, mime, poetry, and drama, while exploring and celebrating the interactions between them.
The Vibrant Arts Band, performing on the HOWL back patio during the art show, plays predominately instrumental progressive rock inspired by the Vibrant Arts. The band consists of Scottish and German musicians Ralf Feinstein, Nico Olivier, Uwe Bohler, and Juergen Kast.
The opening reception for The Vibrant Arts Movement will be held Friday, March 4th, in conjunction with the downtown Fort Myers Art Walk, from 6-10pm. The exhibit continues through March 30th.
www.vibrantartsmovement.com
HOWL GALLERY/TATTOO PRESENTS GALAXIES UNITED
OPENING RECEPTION APRIL 1st DURING FORT MYERS ART WALK
HOWL Gallery/Tattoo presents “Galaxies United”, a new exhibit featuring the artwork of Stephen Hayford and Robert Hendrickson, both Lucasfilm artists living in Southwest Florida. The show features photographs of hand-crafted dioramas by Stephen Hayford and the graphically bold watercolor works of Robert Hendrickson.
Stephen Hayford is an award-winning photographer, working in photojournalism for more than 20 years. His journalistic work influences his art, which is approached from the perspective of a documentarian. Hayford creates elaborately detailed dioramas which he populates with customized action figures which are less than four inches tall. He then photographs these unique scenes with great attention to light, subtle gestures, and compositional storytelling. Thus he creates realistic, and sometimes exaggerated, portraits of human behavior in plastic.Hayford’s interest in plastics grew out of his childhood fascination for toys and passion for Star Wars. He channels this youthful passion as an official artist for Lucasfilm. His personal work reflects the peculiarities he encounters as a Florida resident.
Robert Hendrickson was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. At a young age he showed an interest in the arts that eventually lead him to the Art Center College of Design. Since launching his career as a freelance illustrator, Robert has created artwork for the entertainment, advertising, book and magazine industries. Past and current clients include Lucasfilm, The Jim Henson Company, Time Inc, Topps, IDG Entertainment and more. In 2005, Robert began officially creating artwork for the Star Wars universe. His work can be seen in the pages of Star Wars Insider to limited edition prints for Star Wars Celebration IV, V and Star Wars Celebration Japan.
The opening reception for “Galaxies United” will be held Friday, April 1st, in conjunction with the downtown Fort Myers Art Walk, from 6-10pm. The evening will also be a celebration of HOWL Gallery/Tattoo’s 2 Year Anniversary, and will feature a raffle with a portion of the proceeds benefitting the Animal Refuge Center in North Fort Myers. The exhibit continues through April. For more information, please visit www.howlgallery.com, www.stephenhayford.com, or www.roberthendrickson.net.
