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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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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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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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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Elnaz Javani – Intersecting Craft, Ideas & Parietal Art Today
Elnaz Javani has located the importance of combining adept craft with art forms and storytelling that date back over a millennium. Though rooted in the past, Javani's practice addresses a range of contemporary ideas that are highly relevant today. This week The COMP Magazine visited Javani at her studio ...
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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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Kindred Spirits: Kathie Shaw & Corey Postiglione @ USF
Kathie Shaw & Corey PostiglioneKindred SpiritsOctober 8 - November 30, 2020University of St. Francis Art Gallery25 E. Van Buren, Joliet, Illinois, 60435
Kindred Spirits: Kathie Shaw & Corey Postiglione, exhibition announcement, October 8 - November 30, 2020.
On exhibit now through November 30, 2020F Art Gallery welcomes KINDRED SPIRITS, work by ...
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Joe Tallarico – Spinner Racks to Inspired Portraits
There are those rare entities who examine and understand the importance of past practitioner's efforts and apply their findings in a deliberate and thoughtful strategy to advance their own practice and research. These insightful artists/researchers apply findings in a format that creates a unique voice that extends inquiry. ...
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Cindy Bernhard – Calling Attention to Illusionistic Form
Cindy Bernhard is in the process of establishing a solid foundation in her painting career. Through addressing topical content and experimentation, she has built a series of works that offer insight into contemporaneous modes of self-portrayal by way of humor, illusion, symbolism, and tactile technique. This week the ...
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Leslie Baum – Mysterious Depths and Worlds Within
An aesthetic awareness has been a part of Leslie Baum's life experience since her youth. Through consistently researching the art and culture encountered in these early rendezvous and holding an understanding of universal tenets that recur in art, Baum produces subtle meditative works and installations that initially appear aligned ...
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