Sam Jaffe – Pattern-Based Dizzying Effect

For over a decade Sam Jaffe has been producing visually sensuous artworks that track contemporary colour representation via fashion and popular culture. Jaffe's process is a combination of tracking mainstream usage of colour, recycling of materials, and spontaneity. The completed works often play with one's vision to dizzying effect ...
March 10, 2023
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Miguel Cortez – Recurring Abstract Themes: Tactile & Virtual

At this point in my career I have become interested in revisiting artist's studios and musician's practice spaces. Reflection, persistence, rejuvenation, and change-in-focus, tend to be recurring threads in these encounters. This week, the COMP Magazine took the Pink line down to Marshall Square (Little Village) to do a ...
February 7, 2023
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Steven Carrelli – Complexity in Our Visual Experience

One of the pleasures of visiting artist's studios in Chicago for the better part of 30 years is the ability to see how artists explore and work with a wide range of mediums and techniques. There have been new digital and sculptural technology introductions. There have been those who've ...
January 28, 2023
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Caleb Beck – Bent Paintings & an Impossible Shot

Caleb Beck takes risks. Sometimes, measured application is clearly realized, while in other instances youthful impulsiveness prevails. In our hyperactive capitalist culture where art is commodified prior to proper assessment, Beck understands the importance in taking his chances (no matter how lofty) in the torturous terrain that one navigates ...
June 20, 2019
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Boris Ostrerov – Iniquitous Poo, Colorful Forms, & an Uzbek Voice

Boris Ostrerov makes a lot of "shit". This simple statement can certainly be misinterpretated. I trust you will set aside my overly drole and literal note and focus moreso upon the quality and revelatory production of this young and exciting artist. Ostrerov is that rare breed who has taken ...
April 2, 2019
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Eric Stefanski – Paint Drips, Death & Humor

Coming from a diverse background, Eric Stefanski creates visceral paintings and sculptures that are rooted in the humor and work ethic commonly associated with the working class. His approach and visual vocabulary is abrasive, bold, and comedic in their heavy handed absurdity. This makes them appealing, fresh, and on ...
March 19, 2019
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Brian Russo – Stages on Life’s Way, or: Become what you Are

Upon entering the home and studio of Brian Russo one will immediately sense that a voracious search for wisdom is underway. All rooms are filled with books on art, philosophy, poetry, and psychology, and all surfaces are covered with artworks and inspiring ephemera. Russo’s aesthetic practice merges literature and ...
February 28, 2019
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