Milo Christie – Retroreflective Pseudo Volumetric
One of the most remarkable times to make art is in youth. An undefinable raw freedom and fluid yet erratic approach can give rise to something unknown, potentially something the audience (and artist) struggles to identify by name. In the seemingly disjointed visual vocabulary of Milo Christie there appears ...
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Millicent Kennedy – Ephemera, Labor & Stories About People
In youth, during summers, Millicent Kennedy would travel north from Mississippi to study drawing and painting at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She fell in love with the city, and now calls it home after studies at regional universities. Currently, Kennedy is the Curator of Exhibitions ...
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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 ...
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Salvador Dalí – The Image Disappears
Salvador Dalí: The Image DisappearsArt Institute of Chicago111 South Michigan AvenueChicago, IL 60603February 18 – June 12, 2023
I wish I could look at Salvador Dalí's art like I was 12 years old again.
Salvador Dalí
Spanish, 1904–1989
Apparition of Face and Fruit Dish on a Beach, 1938
Oil on canvas; 45 x 56 ...
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Heather Cox – Unleashed Play @ USF Art Gallery
Heather CoxUnleashed PlayFebruary 14 – March 21, 2023University of St. Francis Art Gallery25 E. Van Buren Street, Joliet, IL 60432
Public Artist Talk: Wednesday, March 1 @ 10 a.m.
Gallery Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Heather Cox, Unleashed Play, University of St. Francis Art Gallery, Joliet, Illinois, 2023
Heather Cox ...
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Kelly Reaves – Intuition, Meditation & Exorcising Demons
As a talented painter, musician, and writer, Kelly Reaves has traversed a variety of creative fringe microcosms since arriving in Chicago from Florida in the early 2000s. In her portrayal of moments of intense ecstasy to an intimate embrace there has been a consistent adept fluidity in her ...
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Jill Birschbach – Secrets of Interior Worlds
Throughout lengthy artistic careers by any serious artist there is experimentation. This can be accomplished via a deeper dive into a medium long worked with, analysis of ideas and theories, or exploring new materials and techniques. Jill Birschbach was trained as a photographer and has worked in the photography ...
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Crowd Saw the Light when Wynonna Judd took the stage
The Judds: The Final TourFebruary 10, 2023 @ 7:30 p.m.Vibrant Arena at The Mark1201 River DriveMoline, IL 61265
The energy was electrifying as fans entered the Vibrant Arena, anticipating Martina McBride and Wynonna Judd. The crowd settled into their seats, awaiting McBride’s entrance to the stage. Throughout her 45-minute set, ...
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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 ...
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Scotty McCreery – Audience requests “Five More Minutes”
Scotty McCreeryCatie OffermanJanuary 27, 2023 @ 8 p.m.Rialto Square Theatre102 N. Chicago StreetJoliet, IL 60432
Excitement was buzzing in the air as fans lined up outside of the Rialto Square Theatre waiting to enter for Scotty McCreery’s show. The sold-out crowd began to settle as opener Catie Offerman took the stage to ...
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