Daniel Warren Johnson – Martok, Space-Mullet & Beyond…
Through his webcomic Space-Mullet (now available in printed form via Dark Horse Comics), artist commissions and freelance efforts, comic artist Daniel Warren Johnson is establishing himself as one of the mediums rising talents. This is clearly illustrated in his thoughtful storytelling, wry wit, and diligent work ethic. This week ...
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Alison Ruttan – Investigating Instinct & Aggression
Utilizing strategies often attributed to social scientists, Alison Ruttan investigates characteristics of human behavior through insightful works that reveal our propensity with aggression which is evolving at an alarmingly escalating pace. Recently, The COMP Magazine visited Ruttan at her Oak Park studio to discuss her exploratory use of ...
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Jennifer Cronin – Spectacularly Ordinary
JENNIFER CRONIN: Spectacularly Ordinary
Artist Lecture: Thursday, October 6, 2016, 11am
Show Dates: September 7, 2016 - October 20, 2016
Join the University of St. Francis Art Gallery on Thursday, October 6 at 11am as Jennifer Cronin speaks about her current body of work, Spectacularly Ordinary on display at the USF Art ...
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Damon Locks – Exploring Sound & the Urban Scene
For almost 30 years, Damon Locks has been a consummate artist and musician that continues to explore sound and urban visual aesthetics via his personal investigations and working with a wide range of talented individuals. While visitings Locks' Logan Square studio recently, The COMP Magazine had the opportunity to ...
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Anya Davidson – Cultivating Freedom in Failure
Whether instigating chaos at a local DIY Noise concert or drawing comics with live raccoons wandering about in the next room in Chicago's west Pilsen neighborhood, Anya Davidson has carved out an unmistakable voice that is fiercely brazen, darkly humorous, and reminiscent of a long lineage of significant comics ...
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Alice Q. Hargrave – Memories & the Natural World
Immersing herself in a deep contemplative aesthetic practice focused upon our ever-shifting environment, Alice Q. Hargrave has been producing thoughtful photographs that offer lush, color-soaked and attentive meditations for the better part of 30 years. This week, The COMP Magazine visited Hargrave's expansive and highly organized Bucktown studio to ...
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Jill Flanagan – Rage, Fear & Despair
Channelling, then transforming heavy societal demons by way of an aggressive and spontaneous art and music practice, Jill Flanagan creates those uncomfortable and unique works that require the audience to experience opprobrious time-based nether regions. Recently, The COMP Magazine visited Flanagan's west Pilsen studio to discuss growing up in ...
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Victoria Fuller – Strategies of Power Play
Working with found objects, industrial materials, and traditional media, Victoria Fuller has been creating attentive and mischievous installations and sculptures that investigate issues of power, environmental concerns, and current strategies in appropriation for over two decades. Last month The COMP Magazine visited Fuller's West Hubbard Street studio to discuss ...
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Alan D. Caesar – Touring Destroit with Rena Rouge
Chicago artists hold a long history in touring imaginative worlds within the mind and then translating these experiences into visually intoxicating materials. Visionary sojourns have surfaced in the art of Henry Darger, Lee Godie, the Hairy Who and a litany of other innovative artists working in sublime territory that ...
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Paul Schranz: Entropy @ the University of St. Francis Art Gallery
PAUL SCHRANZ: Entropy
University of St. Francis Art Gallery
5 East Van Buren Street
Joliet, IL 60432
July 11 - August 25, 2016
Artist Lecture: Thursday, August 25, 1pm
Closing Reception: Thursday, August 25, 6-9pm
USF: How long have you been practicing art?
PS: I've been practicing art for 50 years and as a photographer, 49. ...
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