Jeff Jaskowiak: Jasko’ Filisko & Ortega: Friendship
Jeff Jaskowiak has been making music for a very long time. This winter, he released the album "Jasko’ Filisko & Ortega: Friendship". Built around a range of long standing sonic styles (acoustic rhythm, freeform jazz, etc.) the album is a fresh and inspiring light in this time of Covid. ...
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Christmas at the Rialto with Josh Turner
Josh Turner at the RialtoNovember 20, 2021 @ 7:30 p.m.Rialto Square Theater102 N Chicago StreetJoliet, IL 60432 On Saturday November 20th, I was given the opportunity to photograph Josh Turner at his Holiday and the Hits tour. I was so excited to photograph him and his band because I ...
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Porter – Watermarks
Watermarks are symbols (marks) used to indicate the origin (authenticity), quality, and/or ownership of a particular paper or image. Watermarks first appeared in the late 1200s in Fabriano, Italy. Watermarks were originally clear and could only be seen by lifting the paper up to the light. Later in the ...
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Unyimeabasi Udoh – Medium-Agnostic in Image & Text
There is clear evidence that Unyimeabasi Udoh understands the interrelation of image + text + language and the implications that ensue. From a seemingly simplistic use of appropriation in typographic selection to needlework that draws upon intimate scale and tactile experience, Udoh's communications are fluid, free, open ended, and, ...
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Emily Torres – Musing on Beauty Product Branding
The beauty industry is not the same that it was 50 years ago. Makeup companies change their demographics, marketing, and branding to fit current events, trends, and economy. Fenty beauty and CoverGirl are a prime example of this. CoverGirl is an American cosmetic brand that started in 1960. The ...
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Shooting from the Pit with David Bergman
The "What You See is What You Get" tourRay FulcherAshley McBrydeLuke CombsUnited CenterChicago, IllinoisNovember 4, 2021On Thursday November 4th, I got an amazing opportunity to work with Luke Comb’s tour photographer, David Bergman. Before the show, David gave us a rundown on how the show was going to work, ...
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Zehra Khan – Meditative Masks, Curious Quilts & Engaging Travels
Zehra Khan exudes a graceful efficacious energy and an engagement with life rarely encountered. Her unique background coupled with an outlander sensibility can be seen clearly in the visual materials she produces. This week, The COMP Magazine headed up to Sheridan Park to discuss with Khan her recent artist ...
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Angelo Mantas – Traversing Technology, Time & America
Angelo Mantas has been making photographs in Chicago (and beyond) for more than 5 decades. This week The COMP Magazine caught up with Mantas in the South Loop to chat about growing up in the city (during the the last century), how his photography inquiry has changed over his ...
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Dwight Yoakam @ the Rialto Square Theater
Tennessee Jet and Dwight YoakamSunday, August 22, 2021The Rialto Square Theatre102 N Chicago StreetJoliet, Illinois, 60432 After 533 days of no live music acts or performance, the Rialto Theater reopened for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic this past Sunday. A highly energised large crowd ...
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Chester Alamo-Costello – Chicago Portrait Project
Chester Alamo-CostelloChicago Portrait ProjectAugust 23, 2021 - October 5, 2021University of St Francis Art Gallery25 E. Van Buren StreetJoliet, IL 60432
The University of St. Francis (USF) Art Gallery will open a new exhibit featuring the work of artist and USF professor Chester Alamo-Costello, MFA, beginning on Monday, August 23.
The ...
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