Iris Bernblum – Power and Play
Iris Bernblum investigates ideas of escape and release in a manner that reminds one of the playfulness of a young child who is simultaneously juggling constructs of normal and abnormal behavior. The Comp Magazine recently visited her studio to discuss the importance of play and why sometimes it's rather ...
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Olea Nova – Spontaneous Dialogue
Olea Nova works in a place that references art history and theory while investigating new materials and ideas that reflect her Russian heritage and a painterly sensibility that is remarkably relevant in this day of hyper-technology. The Comp Magazine recently visited Nova's Pilsen studio for a delightful dialogue about ...
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Jesse Bercowetz – Nomadic Mystic
Jesse Bercowetz has produced eclectic volatile arrangements culling information and imagery from the deepest recesses of the human consciousness and experience for the better part of 25 years. Recently Bercowetz completed a Jerome Foundation Grant to travel to Southeast Asia where he meditated, interacted with prison inmates, and produced ...
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ACRE: Artists’ Cooperative Residency and Exhibitions
ACRE (Artists’ Cooperative Residency and Exhibitions) provides emerging artists with support from a creative community that aids in the development of their art practices. Founded in 2010, ACRE is a volunteer-run non-profit organization that is based in Chicago, with summer residencies held in Steuben, Wisconsin. The organization offers the ...
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Paul Hopkin – The Slow Storyteller
Paul Hopkin established Slow (Gallery) in 2009 in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, as an alternative venue for presenting innovative new art by regional, national and international artists. The space is not quite an apartment gallery, nor commercial space. Hopkin presents artworks that can be seen as challenging ...
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Joe B. Milosevich – Sacred Assemblage
JOE B. MILOSEVICH: THE ART OF ASSEMBLAGE
Artist, Joe B. Milosevich creates beautifully intricate and profoundly meaningful assemblage works using found objects that most would typically discard. He uses objects such as old rulers, discarded game pieces, vintage toys, intricate finials and plastic army men to create his works. Milosevich ...
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Carol Jackson – Epic Americana
Carol Jackson has worked in Chicago for almost two decades while navigating epic literature, industrial age americana, and the idea that "the future belongs to ghosts". Jackson recently exhibited work in the highly prestigious Whitney Biennial in NYC and at Chicago's Threewalls Gallery. The Comp Magazine caught up with ...
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Ryan Wolfe – Engineering Abstraction
The Comp Magazine recently caught up with artist (and alum) Ryan Wolfe. Upon completing his studies at USF in 2004, Wolfe continued to produce work in Chicago then entered the Yale University Art MFA program in sculpture. In the past ten years, Wolfe has continued to expand upon his ...
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Stripped: The Cartoon Documentary
Perhaps one of the most delightful documentaries in years, "Stripped: The Death of the Funny Pages" traverses the highs and lows of the diversifying cartoon industry that parallels the downsizing of the American newspaper industry. This is a must see for anyone marginally interested in cartoons (or comics). Already ...
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Lee Jeffries: Homeless
Photographs by Lee Jeffries
When you see a homeless man on the street what is your initial reaction? You look the other way don’t you? Everyone does it, but why? It has been ingrained into our culture to believe that those on the streets are thieves and ...
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