2019 Art & Design Senior Thesis Exhibition
University of St. Francis Announces Senior Thesis Exhibition and Reception.
Joliet, IL, April 26, 2019 — The University of St. Francis (USF) will be hosting the 2019 Senior Thesis Exhibition reception on Friday, April 26, 2019, 6-8pm at USF Art Gallery located at 25 E. Van Buren, Joliet.
Leah Morrow, 2019 Art & Design ...
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Ji Su Kwak – Balanced Talk & Fluid Identities
The studio of Ji Su Kwak is spartan. Neatly organized in the space are a couple completed works, a couple shelving units with just enough materials to continue experimenting with on new projects, a small table with a laptop, one chair, and a stool. Her practice takes on a ...
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Ed Paschke – An Analysis of Two Paintings
Ed Paschke was a highly influential mid 20th c. Chicago painter. Here, I plan to discuss two works, Minnie (1974) and Ramrod (1969). Minnie depicts woman, while the painting Ramrod depicts a Lucha wrester. While these two painting have some similarities, they have differences as well. Ed Paschke was ...
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Star Wars Celebration 2019 in Review
Star Wars Celebration 2019McCormick Place2301 S King DriveChicago, IL 60616April 11 through 15, 2019
Touring McCormick Place with droids, Ewoks, Mandalorians, stormtroopers, Jedi, Han, Luke, Leia, Vader, and, most importantly (for me), Grand Admiral Thrawn transported me back to 1977. I recall Jeff Marschke had figured out a system ...
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Yves Klein – An Analysis of Two Artworks
Yves Klein was a French artist, born in 1928 and came to an early death at the age of 34 in 1962. He was a member of the French artistic movement known as Nouveau réalisme. Nouveau réalisme was an art movement founded in 1960 by Pierre Restany. The movement ...
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Boris Ostrerov – Iniquitous Poo, Colorful Forms, & an Uzbek Voice
Boris Ostrerov makes a lot of "shit". This simple statement can certainly be misinterpretated. I trust you will set aside my overly drole and literal note and focus moreso upon the quality and revelatory production of this young and exciting artist. Ostrerov is that rare breed who has taken ...
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C2E2 @ 10 – A Comic Con Transforming Identity
There's a bit of insanity that ensues when considering the evolution of comic cons over the past 40 years. The early days of comic fans sifting through milk crates and random 2nd-hand boxes (long boxes in the 1970s?) for that prized issue of Steve Gerber's Howard the Duck #1 ...
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Eric Stefanski – Paint Drips, Death & Humor
Coming from a diverse background, Eric Stefanski creates visceral paintings and sculptures that are rooted in the humor and work ethic commonly associated with the working class. His approach and visual vocabulary is abrasive, bold, and comedic in their heavy handed absurdity. This makes them appealing, fresh, and on ...
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Yinka Shonibare’s A Tale of Today @ the Driehaus
Yinka ShonibareA Tale of TodayMarch 2, 2019 through September 29, 2019The Richard H. Driehaus Museum40 East Erie StreetChicago, Illinois, USA, 606011
Though a bit foggy, I'm certain my initial encounter with the work of Yinka Shonibare was at the Cooper-Hewitt Museum in New York City a couple decades ago. I ...
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Brian Russo – Stages on Life’s Way, or: Become what you Are
Upon entering the home and studio of Brian Russo one will immediately sense that a voracious search for wisdom is underway. All rooms are filled with books on art, philosophy, poetry, and psychology, and all surfaces are covered with artworks and inspiring ephemera. Russo’s aesthetic practice merges literature and ...
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