Static Live Magazine December 2019 Issue
STATIC LIVE Magazine is Central Florida’s premier publication dedicated to celebrating music and culture. STATIC LIVE provides extensive, detailed community information from fashion to art, entertainment to events through noteworthy interviews, sensational photography and in-depth editorial coverage. STATIC LIVE is the only publication of its kind in Central Florida and reaches all target markets through wide distribution channels. Our staff includes highly accomplished contributors with award-winning backgrounds in music and entertainment; we know how much business is captured from the entertainment market. Our free full color publication can be found throughout Central Florida at key retailers, hotels and restaurants in high traffic areas. Our mission is to highlight the incredible talent, culture and lifestyle in Central Florida. With eye-opening profiles and coverage of the music and art community, STATIC LIVE readers will be positively influenced by our topical content and trending advertisers. STATIC LIVE Magazine is the most effective tool for branding connectivity with consumers in our area.
STATIC LIVE Magazine is Central Florida’s premier publication dedicated to celebrating music and culture. STATIC LIVE provides extensive, detailed community information from fashion to art, entertainment to events through noteworthy interviews, sensational photography and in-depth editorial coverage. STATIC LIVE is the only publication of its kind in Central Florida and reaches all target markets through wide distribution channels. Our staff includes highly accomplished contributors with award-winning backgrounds in music and entertainment; we know how much business is captured from the entertainment market. Our free full color publication can be found throughout Central Florida at key retailers, hotels and restaurants in high traffic areas. Our mission is to highlight the incredible talent, culture and lifestyle in Central Florida. With eye-opening profiles and coverage of the music and art community, STATIC LIVE readers will be positively influenced by our topical content and trending advertisers. STATIC LIVE Magazine is the most effective tool for branding connectivity with consumers in our area.
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ARTIST FEATURE<br />
24<br />
KELCIE McQUAID<br />
By Bartholemew Betelguese III<br />
The art of drawing has been around since prehistoric<br />
men and women used charcoal leftover from fires to<br />
create mosaics on the walls of caves.<br />
It’s progressed very little over the years and many<br />
artists have found ways to accentuate the drawings<br />
they create. This month’s artist does just that. Taking<br />
what is already interesting and unique drawings, she<br />
then adds watercolors and paints to make each piece<br />
of work more beautiful and vibrant. Her eye for brilliant<br />
colors and placement has helped her become a staple<br />
mark among other painters in her community. Here’s<br />
a little more about this month’s artist and what makes<br />
her so special.<br />
Awarded “Best Emerging Artist 2015” in Broward/<br />
Palm Beach New Times, Kelcie McQuaid is a<br />
Professional Artist, Curator, and Founder of ShangriLa<br />
Collective. McQuaid’s mixed-media paintings<br />
challenge emotional and creative boundaries by<br />
layering bold illustrative portraits with vibrant abstract<br />
painting techniques.<br />
As a curator, Kelcie connects emerging and midcareer<br />
artists with a clear creative vision who seeks<br />
to explore the human experience through multimedia<br />
exhibits. McQuaid was an early champion of local<br />
developing art districts such as Mass District and Fat<br />
Village and has worked with many cultural entities<br />
including Broward County’s Cultural Division, Fort<br />
Lauderdale’s Museum of Art, Pompano Beach’s<br />
Cultural Center, Coral Springs Museum of Art,<br />
ArtServe and many others. She curated and project<br />
managed “Open Canvas Project”. a massive public art<br />
project for the City of Fort Lauderdale and ArtServe,<br />
winning Best Non-Profit Collaboration of the Year. Her<br />
influence can be seen and felt throughout the Tri-<br />
County area, where she was born and raised.<br />
Kelcie’s paintings are inspired by a balance of<br />
feminine energy, vulnerability, strength, and struggle.<br />
She is largely influenced by relationships from past<br />
to present and how people and our relationships<br />
can evolve, dissolve or transcend. Her art strives to<br />
capture how perspectives change over time. As we<br />
grow and age, we see things in different contexts.<br />
With this in mind, she uses the layering of paint, ink,<br />
and other media to express her personal growth and<br />
power. Each time she picks up a brush, McQuaid<br />
revisits the paintings as a stronger person and she<br />
passes her development on to her works.<br />
954.336.6617 - KelcieMcQuaid.com -<br />
KelcieMcQuaid@gmail.com - Instagram.com/<br />
kelciemcquaid - Facebook.com/KelcieMcQuaidArt<br />
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