Matthew Groves – A Transference of Ideas, Thoughts and Feelings
There's an emphasis on precision and technique in the ceramics and sculptures of Matthew Groves. You can sense this through the organization and attention to detail upon entry to his studio. The space is clearly organized. Tools are properly sorted. Research materials are neatly hung. Groves' work space amplifies ...
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Sarah Nishiura – Combining Traditional Practices and Contemporary Investigations in Quilts
In the quilts of Sarah Nishiura one sees a long standing tradition in quilt making combined with personal interests (art history, family, and mathematics) that reflect the present day. Upon initial inspection, one may sense a strong connection to art movements of the 1960-90s, specifically, Minimalism, OpArt, and NeoGeo. ...
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Oli Watt – A Bit of Mischievousness Anyone?
The city of Chicago has a long history of mischievous creators. The enigma that is Oil Watt continues in this spirit of innovation through creating distinctly upper Midwest artworks and the running of Free Range Gallery. Through his creation of prints and sculptural works, curatorial practices, and teaching, one can ...
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Kun Zhao – A Collision of Cultures & Consumerist Concern
Kun Zhao came to the United States after completing an MFA at the prestigious Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts to study at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. During her studies, she was introduced to new methods for considering and advancing one's aesthetic practice. Today, Zhao combines ...
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Tim Lowly – Perhaps, a Mystical Realism
One of the traits that sticks out when I think about the studio practice of Tim Lowly is the idea of perseverance. This is a key staple that can be seen in many aspects of his life and practice. From the long standing devotion to his daughter (Temma) to ...
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Jim Terry – Wrestling Demons: Imaginative & Real
Cartoonist Jim Terry is drawn to demons, imaginative and real life. You know, the ones that get their fangs in you and drain you of your life force beyond repair. He's battled demons head-on for decades. He's prevailed. Now in middle age, he has found balance and carved out ...
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Glenn Wexler – An Enduring Studio Practice Above & Below
On view now through December 23, 2023 at Zolla Lieberman Gallery is Glenn Wexler's Above & Beyond. This dynamic and sleek installation couples works from Wexler's Urban Sky series with images made in depopulated train stations in Seoul, South Korea, and Bangkok, Thailand. Wexler, a long practicing artist and ...
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Zachary Weber – Porcelain to Spray Paint Concoctions
The transition from traditional art studies to establishing a career as a young artist is piled high with obstacles. There is need to establish a rhythm for advancing one's investigations, the managing of connections to a growing art world network, and many unforeseen occurrences. At inception, Zachary Weber appears ...
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Louise LeBourgeois – Translating Water & Sky
When an artist connects cerebrally and viscerally with experience and a place beyond the studio, there is a synergy that breaths a freshness into the work produced. There is a visible purity in this form of renewal. This observation can be applied to the oeuvre of Louise LeBourgeois. For ...
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Ash Huse – Queer Digital Transformations
We live in a time of where identity and self-reflection have become common themes in aesthetic inquiry. In this, youthful spirits are taxed with sorting through the past, identifying misnomers, addressing present day crisis, and creating new formats in one's studio art practice. Ash Huse is a graduate student ...
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