This week, one of Miami’s favorite Contemporary Art Consultants, Tanya Brillembourg, opened an exhibit titled “The Power of Her” at the Ideobox Art Space in Wynwood featuring works by South Florida artists Camilla Webster and Maria Cristina Carbonell.
above Meredith Kallaher (me!) and Camilla Webster
I had so much fun at opening night and was lucky enough to steal a few minutes (maybe ten.. is that selfish?) of Camilla Webster’s time and received back ground on the exhibit and the pieces included.
Camilla told me (and I’m paraphrasing) that she and Maria and Tanya were all inspired by women speaking their truth, especially during the last year of he Women’s March and #MeToo movement.
(the above painting by Maria Cristina Carbonell is entitled “I don’t want anything from anyone, ain’t that much to take.”)
I loved the pieces that each artist chose… I was really drawn to the subject and colors. I loved Camilla’s new “Flower Power: Exploring the Feminine.” series, that makes its debut at “The Power of Her” exhibit.
Flower Power is a series of acrylic on canvas paintings, each of a woman and a flower, paired with a poem penned by Camilla. Camilla’s mother kept a beautiful garden, and taught her the meaning that each flower carried. Each painting and accompanying poem was inspired by the meaning of the flower included in the painting! How cool is that?
For the most part, Camilla used women from print ads as inspiration for each painting in this series, but she laughed as she told me actually, their faces always seemed to turn out like someone she had known in her past.
I really enjoyed studying each painting as I read her poems, so I do not want to give too much away...but I’d like to share one of the painting/poem combinations from Camilla Webster’s Flower Power series here:
Our mouths stuffed closed for so long.
Booming forth from our lips.
Yes a spectacular shift is upon us.
Camilla included the following from the Victorian Flower Dictionary:
The Greek goddess Iris, was goddess of the rainbow and a messenger for the Olympian Gods. The myth has given the Iris flower an eternal link with communication. In the Victorian era, “An announcement of birth, an invitation to a dance, a token for a lover or a simple message of introduction, all could be accompanied by an iris.
You can see the entire “Power of Her exhibit for the next 2 months at the Ideobox Artspace, 2417 N. Miami Avenue, Wynwood.or contact Tanya Brillembourg at (786) 217-4300 for more information. And don’t forget to tell them Scout sent you.
