"That’s one part of the recipe that I think all artists need, that I think I’ve had from the beginning, is complete delusion. Or I would say audacity."
--Ales Bask Hostomsky
It started as a typical opening reception at the University of Tampa’s Scarfone/Hartley Gallery.
On this Friday in October, guests gathered to view “B.A.S.K.: Because Art Should Kill,” a solo exhibition of Ales Bask Hostomsky’s recent works. They drank wine, nibbled on snacks, made small talk and listened to tunes spun by DJ KnowMatty.
Then came the disruption.
Two 9-year-olds dressed in school uniforms ran through the gallery and started spray-painting over a collection of Hostomsky’s artworks hanging on a wall.
June Gahhos, 9, and Jack Gerow-Vitale, 9, spray-paint a section of art from local artist Ales Bask Hostomsky during the opening...
His exhibition “B.A.S.K.: Because Art Should Kill” is on display at the University of Tampa through Dec. 15.
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