Alex Gartelmann – Shit Guilty & Collaborative Efforts

Alex Gartelmann couples formal visual principles commonly found in architecture and sculpture with alternative visions to create artworks that establish a weirdly subversive and ambiguous cosmology. Last month The COMP Magazine visited Gartlemann's westside industrial corridor studio to discuss his time in Chicago, the influence of skateboarding on his ... Read more

Darrell Roberts – The Intuitive Traveller

At present, Darrell Roberts is most likely on a plane in transit to his next aesthetic frontier. In recent years, this artist has traveled extensively to various residencies around the globe, while maintaining a serious art practice here in Chicago. The COMP Magazine caught up with Roberts in his ... Read more

Mika Horibuchi – Familiar Reality Translations

Mika Horibuchi creates ethereal paintings and sculpture that straddle that tract between perceived reality and illusionism. Last month, The COMP Magazine visited Horibuchi's west Ukranian Village studio to discuss her thoughts on Patron Gallery's inaugural exhibition "Theory of Forms", her fascination with the process of painting, her collaborative efforts ... Read more

Serhii Chrucky – Operating Principles or Programmatic Intent

Locating and analyzing patterns, shifts, and signifiers in our architectural and visual culture through serious contemplation and research is central to the ongoing photographic work of Serhii Chrucky. The COMP magazine caught up last month with Chrucky to discuss his affection for the city's architectural and photographic history, the ... Read more

Paul Erschen – Mayor Daley & Store Brand

From abandoned industrial sites to alternative exhibition spaces to DIY music venues, Paul Erschen is that Chicago guy who finds comfort in the obscure gritty minutiae that makes up the city's backbone. The COMP Magazine caught up with Erschen this week to discuss his obsession with detail and materials, ... Read more

Dan Rizzo-Orr – IGF & Alternative States of Being

Simultaneously drawing from while subverting common visual language embedded in art history and quotidian activities, Dan Rizzo-Orr has cultivated a rather refined voice in his fledgling career. The COMP Magazine recently visited Rizzo-Orr's west Ukranian Village studio to discuss the transition from an academic setting to a self-perpetuating practice, ... Read more

Nancy Lu Rosenheim – Swallow City & Other Investigations

Nancy Lu Rosenheim is a multifaceted traveling spirit. Having lived and worked in various locals, Rosenheim cross-pollinates life experience and a fascination with the evident conflict between human evolution and our environment. Last month, the COMP Magazine visited Rosenheim's Rogers Park studio to discuss her many travels, the experimental ... Read more

Deb Sokolow – Manipulative Individuals & Shadowy Histories

Weaving complex visual narratives dotted with conspiracy, double-dealings, intrigue, and subterfuge, Deb Sokolow creates a multilayered universe that draws inspiration from real life events, personalities, and imaginary scenarios. The COMP Magazine caught up with Sokolow at her westside studio to discuss her fascination with Chicago's murky past, the impact ... Read more

OF & ON PAPER: Erin Elizabeth + Carrie Ann Schumacher

The University of St. Francis Art Gallery presents: OF & ON PAPER: Erin Elizabeth + Carrie Ann Schumacher On exhibit: Nov 2 - Dec 10, 2015 Public reception: Thursday, Nov 12, 6-8pm Address: 25 East Van Buren, Joliet, IL 60432 Of & On Paper is a 2-person exhibition featuring the work of artists Erin ... Read more

IN SANE – Exhibit & Performances, Opens 11/5/15

IN SANE Exhibit & Performances Opening Reception: Thursday, November 5, 2015, 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. 1824 N. Milwaukee Ave. Chicago, IL 60647 Seven artists from Chicago, Detroit, Toledo, New York and Berlin respond to the questions posed by curator and Chicago artist Andrei Rabodzeenko: What does it mean to be sane? Do ... Read more
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