Dr. Herbert Silverstein An Ear For Music By Ed Bertha Photography by Giovanni Lunardi Layout by Christian Lunardi Medicine Raised in the center city of Philadelphia, Herbert Silverstein was the number one son in the family. His father, a Neuro-Psychiatrist and Professor at Temple University, had big ideas for the boy. On Herb’s tenth birthday, his father informed him that he was going to be a doctor. Herb recalls, “In those days you did what you were told. And back then doctors were revered.” That being said, Herb’s future was slated to become a Neuro-Surgeon because, as his father had […]
Bagni Di Lucca The Bagni di Lucca Art Festival in Ponte a Serraglio, Italy is born for the love of art. It creates a haven for artists to fully express themselves through the making, exhibiting or performing of their work to the enrichment of the local community and a wider audience. A revival of the former glory of Bagni di Lucca featured Pavel Kapic and Alyssia Lazin, seasonal Sarasota residents. Kapic and Lazin, husband and wife, combined their art as a painter and a photographer to create a body of work titled Confluence. The work embodies an interdisciplinary approach that […]
Val Vasilef Rags To Riches 1971 Elvis Aron Presley By Ed Bertha Photography by Giovanni Lunardi Layout by Christian Lunardi Acquaintance by Christine Vester If I Can Dream 1968 Elvis NBC-TV Special Val’s father, Bob, was from Bulgaria. His mother, Anna, was from Russia. At 16 they ran from oppression to the states and established the good life. Raising four children the good life suddenly changed when Val’s father was severely injured, plunging the family into a life of poverty and a journey of hardship. Without income the Vasilefs were moved from their comfortable home and found themselves without electricity […]
Art Meets Fashion Hosted By: Michael’s on Main Featuring: Boys & Girls Clubs Click HERE to download event collage. Slideshow below.
It all started in 1977, when a group of avid volleyball players in Long Island took the game to a new venue: the beach. “We played coordinated events in the winter,” recalls Rich Heiles, a founding member of East End Volleyball (EEVB). As enthusiasm grew, so did participation. Tremendous talent was cultivated on those sandy courts, and beach volleyball came into its own.
REAL Magazine Digital Edition Featuring: Ines Lunardi, The Algorythm, 1850 Boyce Street, Suncoast Super Boat Grand Prix, Easter Seals of Southwest Florida, Designer Christopher Roy, The Budweiser Turn Boat, Sarasota Yacht Club and more. Click on magazine cover to launch Digital Edition.
REAL Magazine Digital Edition Featuring: Jack Dowd’s 27, Datum Corporation, ClearJet.net, Designer Christopher Roy, Ringling on the Water, REAL, Heels and Wheels, Giving Hunger the Blues and more. Click on magazine cover to launch Digital Edition.
Spotlight: Giovanni Lunardi’s Artwork On Display At The 2012 Suncoast Art Tour By Ed Bertha Since 1946 the lens of Giovanni Lunardi has graced the cover of more than 4,500 magazines around the world. Giovanni has photographed many of the world’s most beautiful women, captured striking landscapes and framed unique commercial shots. Born and raised in Parma, Italy, Giovanni Lunardi now calls Sarasota, Florida his home. What many don’t know is in 1979 Giovanni launched into the world of art, creating a line of 3 dimensional artwork.
Kurt Wenner, Anamorphic Chalk Artist Interview By Ed Bertha Kurt Wenner is a master artist and architect famous for inventing three-dimensional pastel drawings, a form of anamorphic art, or the art of illusion. In reality his work is the logical mathematical continuation of “the perspective”. In town for the Sarasota Chalk Festival Kurt Wenner gets REAL.
Vince Fraser, Sarasota Film Festival Digital Artist Immerse Yourself By Ed Bertha Click on image (left & below) to download pdf. Sarasota Film Festival 2011 “It’s one of the best illustrations I’ve produced so far.”
2011 Bologna ArteFiera (Bologna Art Show) By Gabriele Valentini Photography by Giovanni Lunardi One of the largest art exhibitions in the world, the Bologna ArtFiera attracted over 31,000 visitors on opening day alone. Well known collectors were among the attendees visiting the more than 200 galleries from all over the world.
Meet The “REAL” Alexa Models Victoria Warren, Irina Vishneva, Jessica Myslikowski, Katie Holliday, Keren Ericksen Macklin, Kim Ulmer and Leigh Songer
Andy 20 Times By Jack Dowd Jack Dowd’s “Andy 20 Times” seeks to capture Andy Warhol’s elusive character as an artist who carefully cultivated his public persona as a super star while exploring America’s obsession with celebrity.
REAL Magazine Evening Event in Venice. A REAL Magazine evening networking event was held at Stephen Lingley’s Venetian Shores condominium complex at 704 Granada Avenue in Venice, Florida. It was REAL’s first Venice event and a huge success.
April 1, 2010, Last Call For Last Call Event Photography The Joke Was On You If You Missed This Event! April Fool’s day was just made for The Last Call for Last Call gallery event. REAL Magazine has hosted many spectacular events but by far this event has generated the most excitement and feedback. Thanks Jack and Jill Dowd for attending and making the gathering that much more memorable.
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