The Art of Manliness
design art concepts, The Directed Art Modern and Hyatt Regency Miami
Launch
Art Exhibit
“The Art of Manliness”
A Collaboration Merging Authentic Hospitality, Art & Design.
design art concepts and The Directed Art Modern
are pleased to announce the
opening of “The Art of Manliness” a group exhibition of painting, fabric art, New
Media, Mixed Media, Installation and sculpture by 14 International Artists on view
at The Hyatt Regency, 400 SE 2nd
Ave, Miami, Florida from February 17 – 20th, 2017.
Joining d | a | c and The D.A.M is The Man Guide
a publication for: “Real men,real advice. A magazine for the man who wants the most in life” adding to the
unique quality of “The Art of Manliness” an art exhibition and event presenting
experiences new to Miami. “The Art of Manliness”
has been created and custom
designed for the savvy global traveler. An example of our commitment is providing
unexpected and unique experiences to guests that will remain with them long after their stay.
“The Art of Manliness”
will feature artworks from: Miami artist/ actor Khotan
Fernandez, Miami Artist Aurora Molina, Miami Artist Carlos Cesar Alves, Miami
Artists Carlos Rancano and Hermes Berrio. Brazilian artist Wilson Pinto will also
show one of his dreamy works in the lobby. Included in the artwork on display is
artwork from Greek Artists: Vangelis Vangelatos, Sculptor Spiros Countoulis,
Kornelios Grammenos, and Vasilis Kavourides, as well as Akis Oulkeroglou. The
exhibition also includes works from the International design company Studio Lav.
The exhibition will also include vintage Vogue
covers from the famous photographer Leo Carbajal. Heralding from NYC, Franck de las Mercedes and Rob
Anderson will be showing the works, as well as Saatchi’s one to watch artist –
Taylor White. Lastly on display will be a New Media installation by the re-known
artist Pia Myvrold currently exhibiting at The Opera Gallery NYC and at Lelia Murdoch Gallery in Wynwood.
Exhibition highlights include;
Art of Manliness: The Manly Pursuits for Beauty
celebrates The Hyatt Regency’s 2017 Art in Public Places project in collaboration
with the Directed Art Modern and design art concepts artists’ works of great
resoluteness. The exhibition will examine Manly Pursuits in a broad thematic
context, providing a rare opportunity to consider the definition of a being a Man. A
man’s man is a man noted or admired for traditionally
masculine interests and activities. While it’s definitely more than just monster trucks, grilling and six-pack abs, true
manliness is hard to define. The words macho and manly,for example, are not synonymous. Take machismo,
in the wider culture, it’s often the negative aspects of machismo that are emphasized (physical and domestic violence) but
there’s another concept in Latino culture —caballerismo—that has as itsunderlying values respect and responsibility to
family.
International artist interpret their take on manliness in the oeuvre of the ever
evolving and redefining gender, and what this might look like in the future century
of art. Featured Artist Aurora Molina explores caballerismo through a family lens in
a fabric wall installation commencing from man’s inception and the chromosomes
that comprise a man to the journey man take in life while artist Rob Anderson
explores the heart of man that began to beat even before history was recorded, with
an interpretive mixed media installation recreating the caves at: Lascaux, Altamira,
Buxo, and Tito Bustillo through primitive iconography painted on cardboard boxes
focused on man’s primal need for shelter. Khotan Fernandez’s imposing, welded-
steel cages filled with plastic pink flamingos from the artists’ series of American Lawn
explores both the burden and splendor of suburban life; Kornelios
Grammenos an international artist heralding from Greece will exhibit his series of cardboard Aliens installation
completing his second installation in Miami. Taylor
White, from The United States, will present the viewer with his large- scale mixed
media paintings where he playfully addresses social issues. On the other end of the
spectrum Artist Pia Myvrold explores the evolution manly pursuits though the lens
of New Media championing modern man’s mass communication technological
advances using digital technologies and deconstructing the content through
projected digital piece. As artists Franck de la Mercedes and Carlos Rancero take
on the theme through figurative works echoing swimming images of the human emotion and physical desires.
The Art of Manliness is devoted to the varied array of artist personal take of manly pursuits.
The people behind “The Art of Manliness” include primarily Maria Apostolidis,
Valeray Francisco and Melanie Prapopoulos – each with several years in the
business of art ranging from development and promotion to exhibition and
curation. Each also firmly believes in the value of art and its place in public spaces
and that art should be easily accessible by all. Reinforcing this, when speaking
about the curation, Fransisco says: “The exhibition strives for the ideal balance
between preservation of the object and its effective presentation; to do this we
designed installations throughout the expansive space for creating optimal environments that enable the viewer to receive
the artwork”
About Hyatt Regency Miami
Hyatt Regency Miami is Located in the heart of Miami’s, business, financial, and
and Miami Convention center. The Hyatt Regency Miami is a landmark hotel
offering top travel services and amenities and the most convenient location in the
Heart of Downtown Miami. You’ll enjoy easy access to popular attractions, like
Brickell City Center, Wynwood Art District, Coral Gables, Port of Miami, and the Latin flavor of Little Havana. There’s no
better way to enjoy the Florida sunshine than with Hyatt Regency Miami as your home base.
This exhibition has been organized by the Directed Art Modern and design art
concepts and made possible through generous gifts from:, Hyatt Regency Miami,
James L. Knight Center for the Performance Arts, and the generous support by The Man Guide.
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