Kieran Castaño's 'A Certain Kind of Light'
Jan. 10-31, 2020
Sanford-based artist Kieran Castaño has exhibited in Orlando before, but his Mills Gallery retrospective in January was the best encapsulation yet of the creative evolution of this fearsome talent. Castaño's personal perspective of living as a trans man informs the thematics of his work, with heartstopping portraits and defiant political statements all rendered painstakingly on canvas. His technique takes in Caravaggio and R. Crumb alike. The scale of his canvases is captivating, with breathtaking attention to detail in every line and brushstroke.
Arts & Culture: Best of Orlando 2020
Arts & Culture
1st: Epcot International Festival of the Arts disneyworld.disney.go.com
2nd: Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival orlandofringe.org
3rd: The Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival wpsaf.org
1st: Corsets & Cuties, a Burlesque Cabaret corsetsandcuties.com
2nd: Les Vixens lesvixens.com
3rd: The Ladies of the Peek-a-Boo Lounge instagram.com/ladiesofthepeekaboo
1st: SAK Comedy Lab sakcomedylab.com
2nd: Orlando Improv Comedy Club
3rd: Shit Sandwich Comedy Showcase bullandbushorlando.com
1st: Orlando Ballet orlandoballet.org
2nd: Phantasmagoria phantasmagoriaorlando.com
3rd: Central Florida Irish Dance centralfloridairishdance.com
1st: Florida Film Festival floridafilmfestival.com
2nd: Orlando Film Festival orlandofilmfest.com
3rd: Uncomfortable Brunch enzian.org
1st: CityArts orlandoslice.com
2nd: Mills Gallery millsgalleryorlando.com
3rd: Snap! Orlando snaporlando.com
1st: Orlando Story Club orlandostoryclub.com
2nd: Loose Lips
3rd: Functionally Literate burrowpress.com/fl
1st: Carlos Navarro iamcarlosnavarro.com
2nd: Ben Ptashinsky instagram.com/equityben
3rd: Laura Hodos laurahodos.com
