Miami Gardens, Florida.- The Sardinas Gallery at St. Thomas University is pleased to present “Spiritual Painting with Physical Objects” by United States painter Destry Sparks . This is the artist’s first exhibition in the Miami metro area after solo shows earlier this year in New York, Richmond (Virginia) and at the University of North Carolina Charlotte.  Seventeen of his assemblage paintings featuring worn found objects attached to burlap, window screens & wood pallets are on display until January 13, 2012. Sparks is known for a distinct brand of visceral painting.  The objects he attaches to a range of rough surfaces are both natural and manufactured.  The natural objects include wood sticks, dried leaves, parched white bones and seashells.  The manufactured items often consist of colorful smashed bottle caps and wires, rusted mechanical parts, and window frames well past their prime.