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Artist Spotlight: Tommy Taylor on Working in Film as a Scenic Painter

“Ya see all them pink and orange tubes inside there?  … Well, they’re explosives”

You couldn’t pay me to get up every day at 5 in the morning and drive 30 miles to a dirty warehouse for a job…or so I thought. But, that is what I have been doing for the better part of the past 6 months. Traffic at this hour is nonexistent, the intersection at Ponce and Moreland/Briarcliff -generally a hideous place to be at any hour of the day – is just a blip in the rear view mirror at 5:30 a.m.

I am beginning my third feature film as a scenic painter. Continue reading

Tomorrow @whitespace: Artist’s Talk with Ann-Marie Manker

Photo courtesy of Karley Sullivan for BURNAWAY

Join us at whitespace at 2:00pm tomorrow, Saturday, April 20th, for an Artist’s Talk with Ann-Marie Manker.  She will be discussing her latest body of work Under the Rainbow, on view through May 11th in the main gallery.  Manker will explain her influences and aims for these incredible psychological narrative paintings, featuring young femme fatales in fantasy settings of clouds, rainbows and waterfalls.  Manker says that in this exhibition, her characters are “under the influence of the rainbow” … stop by tomorrow to find out more!

Edgewood Avenue Bridge Closing

The Edgewood Avenue Bridge will be closed for renovation starting April 3rd, continuing on through 2014!  The renovation will replace the old bridge with a structurally sound design, incorporating the Beltline and pedestrian paths.  While we are thrilled about any and all things Beltline, the construction will make it a little more difficult to get to whitespace.  If you are coming from Continue reading

AtramentalMain by Seana Reilly

Casey Lynch interviews Seana Reilly for Drain Magazine

Seana Reilly, AtramentalMain, 2012, graphite on dibond, 72 x 48 inches

The Science of Letting Go

In the Black issue of Drain magazine, Casey Lynch interviews Seana Reilly to explore the process and inspiration for her sublime, introspective graphite “pourings.”  Reilly explains in detail her interest in Vipassana meditation, geology, and philosophy, offering readers a glimpse into her artistic journey, while Lynch highlights Reilly’s awareness Continue reading

“An Imagined Decembrist Carol” at whitespace

Marymay Impastato discusses the inspiration for her moving carol: An Imagined Decembrist Carol

A window vignette from “An Imagined Decembrist Carol” at whitespace

With Aqua Art Miami and our December Show, December has been an exciting month full of festivity here at whitespace!  We’d first like to thank everyone who came out for A Moveable Feast, the opening reception for the December Show and holiday party on the first of the month.  We hope everyone enjoyed  Continue reading

Whitespace returns to Aqua Art Miami for Art Basel December 6 – 9, 2012

Visit whitespace gallery at Aqua Art Miami | Room 122

December 6 – December 9, 2012

VIP Opening Reception:  Wednesday, December 5 | 7:30 – 11 pm

Whitespace gallery at Aqua 2011 with artists, Sarah Emerson and Seana Reilly. Photo courtesy of ArtsATL

Whitespace gallery at Aqua 2011 with artists, Sarah Emerson and Seana Reilly. Photo courtesy of ArtsATL

We are excited about returning to Aqua, which was named “Best Emerging Art Fair in Miami” in a recent New American Painting online poll. In its 8th year as one of Art Basel’s premiere satellite art fairs, this year’s participants include Continue reading