Broward-based conceptual artist welcomes the curious and inquisitive to his show, opening October 22

(Black PR Wire) Delray Beach, Fla. – Conceptual artist Ives Gabriel invites people to have conversations while viewing his works, both with each other and within themselves. His abstract, multi-media expressions are meant to encourage curiosity and to get people talking.

“I hope they see within my artwork symbols of how our society interacts with racism, colonialism, and other forms of suppression,” Gabriel said. “As a Haitian-born artist, my lens is uniquely tinted towards highlighting underlying forms of suppression, which continue to affect the culturally melded fabric of our society.”

His solo exhibit, Inside Outside, will be on display at the Spady Cultural Heritage Museum from October 22, 2024 through January 6, 2025.

Currently residing in South Florida, Gabriel began his career as an organic sculptor and digital artist. He later evolved as a painter by embracing Abstraction and Conceptualism as vehicles to address significant social, cultural, and political issues of our times.

His works include “Haiti: Unity with Strength,” featured in a publication of the International Contemporary Masters V, and subsequently exhibited at the Southern Nevada Museum of Art. His moving piece, “Diary of a Straight Guy,” won best in its category at the ArtServe Art Bravo Jury Show. His unique installation, “Tribute to Mandela,” led to a special showing in the Mandela’s Legacy art exhibition at the Miramar Cultural Center. He also completed a collaborative piece for the City of Fort Lauderdale called “Unity Beacon of Fort Lauderdale,” which was unveiled in October 2017.

In his show at the Spady Museum, Gabriel invites conversations through works such as, Invisible Lines, which depicts navigating the invisible boundaries between brown and black communities that have been separated by racism and colonialism, in which the ropes are used as a metaphor.

“With the piece ‘Justice Umbrella,’ I used steel because it is enduring, like racism and colonialism; there is no canvas on the umbrella because the black and brown communities have no protection. The umbrella represents a lack of protection,” he said.

ABOUT THE SPADY CULTURAL HERITAGE MUSEUM:

The Spady Cultural Heritage Museum was established in July 2001 by the non-profit organization, EXPANDING AND PRESERVING OUR CULTURAL HERITAGE, INC., a 501(c)3 Florida organization. Located in the 1926 former home of educator Solomon D. Spady, the museum preserves and shares local Black history with Delray Beach Black archive, exhibits, bus tours, walking tours, commemorative events and youth mentoring. Summer Hours: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Thursday-Saturday; all other hours are by appointment. (561) 279-8883; www.spadymuseum.com

Source: Spady Cultural Heritage Museum