Posted on Fri, Jul. 11, 2008

Saturday's Wynwood & Design District Art Walk falls on Bastille Day, and Dot Fiftyone Gallery is celebrating with a quirky homage to France -- a seven-foot high version of the Statue of Liberty's head on the roof deck of the gallery -- and a new show, Transforming Light. Through the work of eight international artists, the exhibition explores how light affects perception. Featured are Mauro Giaconi (Argentina), Marc Ash (France), Ruddy Candillon (France), Patrick Laumond (France), Andres Ferrandis (Spain/Miami), Yom (France, whose fiberglass sculpture, Ami-Ami, is above), Leonel Matheu (Cuba/Miami), and Max Gómez Canle (Argentina). Transforming Light is a collaborative project by MoonStar, Dot Fiftyone Gallery, and Ilana Vardy, former director of Art Miami. The gallery is at 51 NW 36th St.; 305-573-9994; www.dotfiftyone.com.

• Miami artist Barry Sparkman presents works from his Hypnea series (the name comes from a genus of seaweed used as an additive in drugs and cosmetics) at the University of Miami's Wynwood Project Space, 2200 NW Second Ave.; 305-284-2542; opening reception from 6 to 10 p.m.

• Catch the last show of the season at Diana Lowenstein Fine Arts: Season Review, an exhibition showcasing painting, sculpture, photography and drawing by gallery artists who had solo exhibitions this season. The featured artists are: Sergio Bazán, Rabindranat Diaz, Felice Grodin, Marc Hello, Ola Kolehmainen, Michael Loveland, Gye-Hoon Park, Silvia Rivas, Georges Rousse, Guillermo Srodek-Hart, Graciela Sacco, Karina Wisniewska and Michael Wolf. Show's up through July 31, and then the gallery at 2043 N Miami Ave. closes until September; 305-576-1804; www.dlfinearts.com.

-- FABIOLA SANTIAGO