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Windows at Walgreen's
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Metal | Jan 10, 2008

We’re trying to leave Miami behind, but these photos of Adriana Carvahlo’s metal dresses we saw in the windows of Walgreen’s (really, art was everywhere!) reminded us of work too god to overlook. At first glance, the pieces seemed to be metal interpretations of gowns, but it didn’t take long to see the feminine battles caged within the superficial finery. The Tin Woman is not wasting her time waiting for a heart or anything else; she chooses instead to use the tools at hand to do whatever it takes. The exhibit was put on by the Art Center/South Florida as part of the Contemporary Art in South Florida program.

Artist: Adriana Carvahlo

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"33.5"
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Metal | Sep 13, 2006

San Francisco-based Miya Ando Stanoff creates quiet works of zen, using pigment and steel. Stanoff uses metal panels to depict meditative scenes that are meant to evoke “solitude, nothingness, tranquility and the transitory nature of things”. Not surprisingly, Stanoff counts East Asian Buddhist Iconography amongst her studies. To create her canvases, Stanoff uses metalworking techniques such as grinding, sanding, patinas and heat, also using other materials to build texture into her works. Her pieces are like examinations of the horizon, far away where sea and sky must meet.