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EVENT #138 Live Artist Visit with Rochelle Berman at #VCMVirtual on May 28, 2020

Virtual Artist Studio Visit
Live at #VCMVirtual
Thursday, May 28, 7:00pm – 7:45pm
Featuring Rochelle Berman
Join Life Is Art during our weekly sessions at Venture Cafe’s #VCMVirtual online events to meet local artists. Take a step “out” of your lockdown to enjoy a tour of the artist’s studio, listen to their stories, and interact with them to ask about their lives and process. Go full-screen and it is almost like you are there!

Take a break from the talking heads of most Zoom meetings. A way to get “out” and see something new and different. The opportunity to talk creativity and inspiration. To refresh your spirit and feed your soul. To pep up your mind maybe help you look at things from a new perspective. Art IS innovation and Life Is Art.

HOW TO GET THERE: Anytime after 4:00pm on Thursday click here https://venturecafemiami.org/vcmvirtual/
>> Fill out the sign-in form, then it will take you to the agenda. Page down to our show at 7:00pm and click that link! Zoom will open automatically.

ROCHELLE BERMAN
Theme: Women and their Issues-Dreamscape Series
Struggles and Dreams,Transformation and Fear and lLove, Growth-
Dreamscapes- Symbolic and Impressionistic

The artist was born in Brooklyn, NY and currently lives in Miami, Florida. She spent her youth studying the visual arts, including classes in life drawing and painting in NYC as a teen. She always loved to draw, paint and write poetry , but it was in college that she actually discovered her greatest passion of all was with photography. Classically trained in photography, she started her studies with black and white film photography at Arizona State University, She was employed as a portrait photographer while still in college. Later, she learned to utilize creative film techniques using double exposure, solarization, photo-montage and other darkroom effects. Rochelle assisted her professors in the History of Photography classes, and she was inspired by studying such diverse Masters of Photography from the past and present such as Henri Cartier Bresson, Man Ray, Abbott, Brassaii, Julia Margaret Cameron just to name a few. Some modern favorites include (Portrait) Phillips Halsman, Annie Leibovitz, Barbara Morgan, Arnold Newman, (Experimental photography ) Bill Brandt, Andre Kertesz,Sandy Skoglund (Travel/ Documentary ) Steve McCurry and Jim Zuckerman.
Rochelle has exhibited and sold her artwork locally and internationally. She enjoys creating certain “Dreamscape” type effects through creatively envisioning the final result and then employing the Digital Darkroom techniques. Rochelle especially enjoys creating experimental portraits, nature studies and travel related Images. Well-traveled, Rochelle Berman attempts to capture the immense beauty of our world as seen throughout many countries, people and landscapes. She likes to capture the special moments and underlying essence of a scene. Totally in love with Color and Pattern , her artworks are electrically vibrant, simple and direct in composition and emotionally rich. Some of her favorite artists include (impressionist) Matisse, Monet, Cassatt. (Surrealist ) Dali and Magritte, (Expressionistic decorative/symbolist ) Klimt and Chagall.

Artist Statement
“My intention is to capture and create images that show the beauty and magic of our world! I hope to inspire and share the happiness that I feel when in the presence of nature and her wonders. Also, I am intrigued by our unique human ability to communicate and express in such diverse ways, It is my hope to touch hearts and inspire minds through my Art/Photography. As a spiritual truth seeker, my art helps me to break through traditional thinking to discover new ideas and feelings. The greatest joy lies in sharing the present moment’s magic with others and exploring dreams and intuition as tools for spiritual growth. I love to create “dreamscapes” where I start with the inherent beauty in nature, places and people and take a creative leap from there.”

Education
Arizona State University BA Fine Arts Photography

Exhibitions
“Reciprocal Consciousness”- ArtServe Gallery-Ft Lauderdale,Fl “Transformations”- Pennsylvania Center for Photography- (PACE)
“Curators Voice” Wynwood Juried Exhibition- Miami Fl- “Retrospective” -Sabal Chase Community Center – Miami,Fl
“Dreamscapes and Reflections” Pitman Photo Gallery-Miami,Fl
“River of Art” Pop up Art in Public Places -Bahama Breeze, Miami Fl “Life is Art” Pop Up Art in Public Places- La Boca, Miami
“Alchemy of Vision:Dreams and Journeys”- Pitman Photo Gallery-Miami, Fl “New Beginnings”- Art Fusion Gallery- Wynwood Miami Fl
”Journey to Asia” – Artists at the Falls- Miami, Fl
Publications and Media
2014 Artist Portfolio Magazine- “LandscapesOnly-“ Online Contest/Exhibition- Winner
2013 Artist Portfolio Magazine-“Portraits” -Featured Artist

EVENT #137 Live Virtual Artist Studio Visit with Carlos G. Scott at #VCMVirtual on May 21st

Virtual Artist Studio Visits
Live at #VCMVirtual
Thursday, May 21, 7:00pm – 7:45pm
Featuring Carlos G. Scott
Join Life Is Art during our weekly sessions at Venture Cafe’s #VCMVirtual online events to meet local artists. Take a step “out” of your lockdown to enjoy a tour of the artist’s studio, listen to their stories, and interact with them to ask about their lives and process. Go full-screen and it is almost like you are there!
Take a break from the talking heads of most Zoom meetings. A way to get “out” and see something new and different. The opportunity to talk creativity and inspiration. To refresh your spirit and feed your soul. To pep up your mind maybe help you look at things from a new perspective. Art IS innovation and Life Is Art.
HOW TO GET THERE: Anytime after 4:00pm on Thursday click here https://venturecafemiami.org/vcmvirtual/
>> Fill out the sign-in form, then it will take you to the agenda. Click the link for our show at 7:00pm
CARLOS G. SCOTT
Born in 1952 in the city of La Paz, Bolivia from Scottish and Spanish ancestry, Carlos lived in Sydney, Australia for 4 years of his early childhood and moved to New York when he was 12 years of age. Sports were by far the most defining of activities that would strongly influence his general outlook and be a vital key to a creative expression. From playing cricket and rugby at a high level as a youngster to becoming a professional soccer player there was always a powerful drive to refine his skill and talent. At age 30 or so Carlos was able to refocus his creative energy and his affinity for improvisation into artistic expressions via painting with pastels and experimenting with photography.

EVENT #136 Live Virtual Artist Studio Visit with Marcelo Salup at #VCMVirtual on May 14th

Virtual Artist Studio Visits
Live at #VCMVirtual
Thursday, May 7, 7:00pm – 7:45pm
Featuring Marcelo Salup
Join Life Is Art during our weekly sessions at Venture Cafe’s #VCMVirtual online events to meet local artists. Take a step “out” of your lockdown to enjoy a tour of the artist’s studio, listen to their stories, and interact with them to ask about their lives and process. Go full-screen and it is almost like you are there!
Take a break from the talking heads of most Zoom meetings. A way to get “out” and see something new and different. The opportunity to talk creativity and inspiration. To refresh your spirit and feed your soul. To pep up your mind maybe help you look at things from a new perspective. Art IS innovation and Life Is Art.
MARCELO SALUP
At 20 Marcelo Salup was a professional rock & roll photographer for “Vibraciones”, a music magazine in Madrid. He never lost his appetite for hard rock and heavy metal. Today, Marcelo is a loving supporter of the hyper-local music scene. His mantra is “make no bland pictures”.
• 4 times Oski Award winner in photography
• Pro bono photography for: Lotus House, Lighthouse for the Blind, Miami Rescue Mission
• Ex-professional music photographer
1. 1974 – 1986 – Professional Photographer at Vibraciones Magazine; chief copywriter international account at Kenyon & Eckhardt Spain; creative director at D’Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles.

2. 1986 – 2006 – Regional media director for Latin America, Foote Cone & Belding; Media director Mexico, McCann-Erickson; regional media director, McCann-Erickson Latin America; EVP and International Media Director Foote Cone & Belding

3. 2007 – 2020 – Managing Director, Grupo Uno Miami; Managing Director Universal McCann Latin America; CMO DMG Solutions; Founder: Montaño Salup Advertising; Iffective Marketing; CEO Analytics.

EVENT #135 Live Virtual Artist Studio Visits w/ VCMVirtual f/ Marco Caridad on May 7, 2020

Virtual Artist Studio Visits
Live at #VCMVirtual
Thursday, April 30, 7:00pm – 7:45pm
Featuring Marco Caridad
Join Life Is Art weekly during the #VCMVirtual sessions to meet local artists. Take a step “out” of your lockdown to enjoy a tour of the artist’s studio, listen to their stories, and interact with them to ask about their lives and process. Go full-screen and it is almost like you are there!
It is a break from the talking heads of most Zoom meetings. A way to get “out” and see something new and different. The opportunity to talk creativity and inspiration. To refresh your spirit and feed your soul. To pep up your mind maybe help you look at things from a new perspective. Art IS innovation and Life Is Art.

MARCO CARIDAD
The multi-layered, colorful, and textured mixed media in Caridad Valera’s work have in common the artist’s fascination with the Latin American culture, environmental problems, and social values. Marco Caridad Valera (b. 1985) was born in Maracaibo, Venezuela and moved to Miami in 2011. He holds a BFA (Graphic Design) from The University of Zulia, and a Master of Arts from Miami International University of Art and Design. Marco has been a professor at Istituto Marangoni and the University Catholic Andres Bello. He has representation in Galleries in Miami, Doral, and Puerto Rico. Caridad Valera has a background in advertising and theatre; He has worked on projects with Lenny Kravitz, Miami City Ballet, and Hard Rock International among others.

HOW TO GET THERE: On Thursday, after 4:00pm go to www.venturecafemiami.org/vcmvirtual . Follow the instructions there.

Event is BYOW (bring your own wine)

Live Virtual Artist Studio Visits May 2020 Schedule

May 7: Marco Caridad
May 14: Marcelo Salup
May 21: Carlos G. Scott
May 28: To Be Announced

Join Life Is Art weekly during the #VCMVirtual sessions to meet local artists. Take a step “out” of your lockdown to enjoy a tour of the artist’s studio, listen to their stories, and interact with them to ask about their lives and process. Go full-screen and it is almost like you are there!

It is a break from the talking heads of most Zoom meetings. A way to get “out” and see something new and different. The opportunity to talk creativity and inspiration. To refresh your spirit and feed your soul. To pep up your mind maybe help you look at things from a new perspective. Art IS innovation and Life Is Art.

* Produced with the support of the Venture Cafe Miami.
*Life Is Art is a certified 501(c)3 charitable Florida corporation. Donations are tax-deductible to the extent of the law.

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