Friday Oct. 1st, 6-10pm Opening Night Gala, 2003 S. Halsted St. Chicago IL, co-hosted by Gapers Block, The Chicago Arts District, and the Chicago Dept. of Cultural Affairs. I shall be showing 6 pieces from a larger series of paintings of tools and buckets in the curated show at 2003 S Halsted St.Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 2nd & 3rd, 12-7pm. I shall be showing new works from Savannah GA at 1900 S Halsted St.
This is a multi-location event, in the format of a self-guided walking tour, the event spans approximately 6 blocks. The central location of the event is South Halsted and 18th Streets in Chicago. Please visit the info center at 1821 South Halsted for maps and event details.
The 40th Annual Pilsen East Artists Open House will feature the work of both established and emerging artists in Chicago's oldest art community. Some neighborhood favorites include, Floyd Davis at Artpentry, Jeremy Ehly, The Chicago Art Department, Bridget Bolger & Scott Multer at South Halsted Gallery, TEMPLE Gallery, the showPODs, Rooms Productions, Mat Barber Kennedy, Brian Mancl, Orlando Espinoza, Studio 101, and the EP Theater Garden Festival. Newcomers include, Human Thread, The Black Cloud Gallery, 569 Door on the Left, and Phoenix Gallery.
This event is a self guided walking tour of the intimate world of the working artist. This neighborhood of creatives welcomes you to experience art at its source as you visit their home, studio, theater, dance space, gallery. More than 60 artists will participate and be on hand to discuss their work and share their creative process, don't miss this unique perspective.
For more information contact:
Cynthia West, Director
Chicago Arts District
312-738-8000 x 108
cwest@chicagoartsdistrict.org
www.chicagoartsdistrict.org
This painting is gorgeous. I love the top right corner. Is it just me, or is your work taking on a new life? I feel like there's so much emotion in your recent works.
ReplyDeleteI second Diana. This painting is just beautiful and may I say luminous.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I see you are using violet as shadows, is this something new?
ReplyDeleteThanks Diana. I certainly feel that I've grown over the last couple of years. a lot of whats happened in my painting is a reflection of my loosening grip on my concept of truth. For many years I was interested in a kind of social documentary in my work (albeit with some artistic licence and a lot of subjective editing). But more and more these days I'm interested in more painterly concerns, a little bit more narrative and metaphor, a little bit less fact.
ReplyDeleteWell I wouldnt call it Violet exactly but its definitely a warmer than usual purple. I use cad red and a variety of blues for my shadows and I think this time I used french ultramarine (which I rarely use for shadows) which is pushing it to a more warm (violetish) purple. Its definitely not my usual colour scheme.....but it does have a bucket in it to relate it to my current work!
ReplyDeleteThanks Gabs. Luminous eh? I think thats quite a compliment coming from you, painter of the pearlescent corn! I appreciate it. Do you get a sense that the storm is blowing away or gathering? I hope that it feels like there is a tension between hope and a looming disaster.
ReplyDeleteI'm just framing a dozen new pieces from Savannah and I'll post them next week after the open studios weekend.
Youre very welcome. Like Diana said, this piece has a lot of emotion in it. There is an eerie feel to it. And yes it feels to me like there is tension between light and dark. I find it interesting that because we read from left to right, one would think the storm is going away, but you have placed the light on the left and have shaded diagonally to the left indicating the direction of the storm and that it perhaps is passing by or about to begin. My gut tells me to take cover.
ReplyDeleteHow fascinating, the more I look at this piece, the more I find.
And yes! I did notice the bucket and I love your complimentary colors. A lot of dualities happening in this piece.