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Recent News And Spotlights
September 13, 2021
Florida Orchestra names St. Petersburg painter first-ever ‘visual artist-in-residence’
June 21, 2021
Music with Multimedia by Geff Strik
Video projection of original artwork synchronized with music: Verklärte Nacht
June 14, 2021
Geff Strik Art
Family Beautiful’s Susan Short, Publisher and Editor, sat down with the extraordinary French artist, Geff Strik.
April 7, 2021
‘We have to go all the way’: Geff Strik paints for charity
Featured in St. Pete Catalyst article.
December 22, 2020
Geff Strik (Montceau) : « Une bouteille de champagne dans mon atelier en Floride »
January 31, 2020
Entrevue avec Geff Strik, peintre français, dans son atelier de St Petersburg en Floride
September 14, 2019
Don Quixote Fortuna Preview
The Florida Orchestra and Siecle des Lumieres Entertainment present a one-of-a-kind interpretation of Richard Strauss' Don Quixote. A mixed-media experience melding art with music.
September 14, 2019
Florida Orchestra names Geff Strik first-ever ‘visual artist-in-residence’
The Florida Orchestra is proud to announce Geff Strik as their new Visual Artist - In - Residence. Adding Geff to the team aligns with The Florida Orchestra's goal in producing innovative ideas and work for its audiences across the area. Geff will work alongside the team at The Florida Orchestra to bring forth the second short film that will play alongside the live orchestra coming this October. Geff's new artwork escalates his work to a level that is more than what he has done before.
September 12, 2019
Press Release: The Florida Orchestra
The Florida Orchestra has announced its upcoming season of performances. The Florida Orchestra to perform Strauss’ ‘Don Quixote’ live with exclusive art film with artwork created by TFO’s first-ever visual artist-in-residence, Geff Strik.
September 10, 2019
Le Courrier de Floride: Interview Sept 2019
Excerpt: Lors de la dernière saison du Florida Orchestra, une collaboration était née avec Geff Strik,l’incroyable peintre français de Tampa, qui avait illustré une œuvre de Schoenberg. Le travail de Geff était projeté pendant que l’orchestre jouait en direct. Le succès a été unanime, et pas uniquement pour le procédé multimédia : le style et la prestation de Geff Strik se prêtaient parfaitement au spectacle, sans oublier la dramaturgie qui ressort de son œuvre.
September 5, 2019
St. Pete Life Magazine: Conversations
Geff sat down with St. Pete Life Magazine to discuss his newfound role as the Visual Artist in Residence with The Florida Orchestra. In this new 2019 - 2020 season, the orchestra pushes the boundaries of its work bringing back Geff to produce yet another film. This time its to accompany Strauss' Don Quixote with Michael Francis conducting and goes musician, Maximilian Hornung.
August 16, 2019
Black Tea Music to Represent Geff Strik Short Film
Black Tea Music is a boutique music promotion, publishing, and management representative for composers and new music-inclined artists. Geff Strik is proudly now represented by Black Tea Music for the multi media performance / short film "Verklärte Nacht" and future multimedia projects. The film is available for screening to orchestras worldwide and Geff is available for commissions and interested in creating a truly unique experience for musical audiences.
May 15, 2019
Le Courrier Interview - Transfigured Night
Geff was first featured in the French magazine, Le Courrier de Floride 5 years ago. In the May 2019 issue, Geff discusses the special commission with The Florida Orchestra where 18 scenes are layered onto a large canvas visualizing the poem, "Transfigured Night". Over 6,000 people were able to enjoy his original artwork in the form of a short film played alongside a live orchestra. Future audiences will be able to enjoy more of Geff's work as he will be interpreting Don Quixote his own way this upcoming Fall.
March 29, 2019
"Verklärte Nacht" Short Film Premiere
The Florida Orchestra collaboration and commission consists of a live musical performance accompanied by a 28 minute dramatic short film as the backdrop. Geff collaborated alongside Ella Fredrickson, principal librarian and Michael Francis, conductor to execute the concept using his artwork to interpret the Schoenberg's musical piece, "Verklärte Nacht", which was inspired by Richard Dehmel's poem of the same name. This multimedia performance is the first of its kind and in its world premiere in 2018, audiences were stunned with rich imagery and a memorable experience involving simply canvas and music. The production was made possible by project sponsor Phil Yost, Compass Land and Title.
March 24, 2019
The Tampa Bay Times Features Geff Strik & The Florida Orchestra
The Tampa Bay Times visited the Strik studio for coverage of the upcoming show featuring the special collaboration between the artist the The Florida Orchestra, where he will be providing the visuals to a performance of Verklarte Nacht, an 1899 string piece by the Austrian composer Arnold Schoenberg.
November 1, 2018
Exquisite Corpse Painting Unveiling 2018
The Saint Petersburg Museum of Fine Arts unveiled a series of paintings, sculptures, and photography. This is in part of the Exquisite Corpse game where 3 artists create a piece, only to be revealed and pieced together at the official unveiling.
March 11, 2017
Mayor Rick Kriseman Unveils Southeastern Guide Dogs Sculpture
St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman reveals the first dog sculpture, "Saint Pete," sponsored by the city of St. Petersburg and painted by Geff Strik. Kriseman's family has helped raise puppies for Southeastern Guide Dogs. The "Saint Pete" sculpture was painted by Strik with inspiration from city's Russian roots (the city was founded by Russian immigrant Peter Demens, who named the city after his birthplace, St. Petersburg, Russia). Strik carried over elements from Fabergé eggs, which were first created in Russia.
December 3, 2015
12 Days of Dali Exhibit
Local artisans were invited to the Dali Museum in Saint Petersburg where the work of 12 artisans from the area were displayed, featuring sculptures, photography, to paintings, including Geff's pieces inspired by French History. The 12 artists were elected by the Dali Zodiac Committee members in part of the exclusive event to celebrate the growing Tampa Bay arts scene.
