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 ...
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Monika Plioplyte – Cyclic Pagan Patterns & Universes
One item I am drawn to is direct display and conversation. Monika Plioplyte holds these nonevasive traits in her art practice and the manner in which she carries herself. In recent time, there's been an insistence to avoid frankness and honesty due to our present socio-political milieu. In Plioplyte's ...
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Cody Johnson Brings Cowboy Country to Hoffman Estates
Cody Johnson, Randall King, and Randy HouserNovember 11, 2022NOW Arena5333 Prairie Stone ParkwayHoffman Estates, IL 60192
Cody Johnson brought his Cowboy Country music to the NOW arena in Hoffman Estates, IL on Friday, November 11th. With a sold-out show of over 10,000 fans, the arena was packed from start to ...
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Mia Capodilupo – Cast-off Objects & Relevant Randomness
There are few who can maintain a serious studio practice while supporting other area artists via directing an outlet for experimentation. This partitioned approach to one's profession is a lofty task. Here, there are curatorial, financial, and time commitments that can create setbacks for one's personal inquiry. Mia Capodilupo ...
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Kim Piotrowski – Big Walls Need Big Brushes
Kim Piotrowski makes BIG art, both metaphorically and physically. Her drawings, paintings and public works clearly relay the pulse of a transitioning milieu. The ideas and palette are contemplative while disruptive, exciting while calm, and psychological while visceral, simultaneously. Simply put, Piotrowski's visual output is complex as is the ...
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Luke Bryan – Raised Up Right Tour
Luke BryanHollywood Casino Amphitheater19100 Ridgeland AvenueTinley Park, IL 60477September 10, 2022
Luke Bryan’s Raised Up Right tour brought in fans of all ages and sold out the 28k seat Hollywood Casino Amphitheater. Bryan is not only an outstanding performer, but also the owner of his Nashville restaurant Luke’s 32 Bridge, ...
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2022 Art & Design Alumni Exhibit
Alumni ExhibitionUSF Art Gallery25 E. Van BurenJoliet, Illinois, 60432August 25, 2022 through September 29, 2022Public reception: August 25, 2022, 6p.m. - 8 p.m.This exhibition examines work by USF graduates dating back to the 1970s. Included here is a range of artworks using a variety of media (digital arts, drawing, ...
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Travis Tritt – It’s a Great Day to be Alive
Travis TrittRialto Square TheatreJoliet, Illinois, 60432August 21, 2022After a long pause from summer vacation, I am finally back into photographing concerts! On August 21st, I received the opportunity to photograph Travis Tritt at the Rialto Square Theatre. I have been a fan of Travis Tritt for a while, so ...
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Cortney Lederer – Creating Platforms for Community & Public Art
Since youth the arts have been a constant element in the life of Cortney Lederer. Upon completing studies in studio arts, arts administration, and working with an array of arts organisations (Deeply Rooted, Blair Thomas, Links Hall, Chicago Artists Coalition), Lederer made a decision to take the big leap ...
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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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