Artists’ Atlas: Mapping Their Journey
State Street Gallery
401 S. State Street, Chicago
Sept. 24 – Dec. 20, 201
Chicago Artists Map Their Journeys, in
Multi-Medium Show in the Loop
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| Great Cities of Europe - Jason Messinger |
“Artists’ Atlas:
Mapping Their Journey” is a
group art show at the State Street Gallery. Nine Chicago artists explore and
map location, memory, and identity in this multi-medium art show. The local artists
include Kass Copeland, Deanna Krueger, Alan Emerson Hicks, Jason
Messinger, Matt Nichols, Emily Rapport, Jordan Scott, Marya Veeck and
Joey Wozniak.
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| Rivulet - Deanna Krueger |
The artists’ unique perspectives and
unconventional approaches to materials are reflected in a variety of both two
and three dimensional forms. The show includes paintings, drawings, collages,
sculptures, tile murals, assemblage constructions, and installations.
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| Alignment - Jordan Scott |
The
artists utilize materials as varied as paint, ink, canvas, paper, wood,
ceramic, photographs, prints, text, found objects, plastic packaging, historical
images, star charts, recycled medical diagnostic film, and cancelled postage
stamps.
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| Temporary Insanity - Marya Veeck |
By mapping places, charting memories, and tracing the elements of
identity, the nine artists present a visual atlas of our interior worlds.
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| Galileo - Kass Copeland |
Kass Copeland’s box assemblages have a keen sense of personal intimacy
and memory-laden nostalgia built into their subtle forms and dream-like
narratives.
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| Abyss - Deanna Krueger |
Deanna Krueger’s photographic close-ups of abstract paint strokes
evoke aerial and satellite landscapes. Her textile-like wall-hanging utilizes recycled
X-ray and MRI film to create an external landscape made from internal views.
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| Adam and Eve and Apple - Alan Emerson Hicks |
Alan Emerson Hicks constructs and weaves plastic remnants and recycled
packaging into exuberant and richly detailed sculptures that speak to personal
identity. The artist will construct a new sculpture over time in the front window.
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| Blueprint - Jason Messinger |
Jason Messinger’s ceramic and porcelain tile murals emphasize the
beauty and humor of maps, blueprints, postcards, and directions.
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| R2Detour - Matt Nichols |
Matt Nichols’
patterned collage paintings evoke multi-layered memories, and narrate life as
complex and beautiful.
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| Construction Site - Emily Rapport |
Emily Rapport presents realistic but atmospheric paintings
of urban buildings in transitional states, and exposes the potent symbolism of
homes in our psyche.
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| Grand Traverse / Detail - Jordan Scott |
Jordan Scott uses cancelled postage stamps to create
elaborate maps and forms, utilizing raw materials that have already traveled
the globe.
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| Natural Selection - Marya Veeck |
Marya Veeck illuminates her own personal story in her richly
detailed still-life paintings, and reflects the art practices of other artists
in a new series of intimate portraits of their art studios.
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| Onion Nebula - Joey Woznaik |
Joey Wozniak’s figurative
tableau paintings merge text with stylized figures from art and history to illustrate
a personal search for an artist’s identity. His humorous urban landscapes
depict the world as a stage.
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| Born Under Punches - Matt Nichols |
‘Artists’ Atlas: Mapping Their Journey’ exhibits at the
State Street Gallery, prominently located at the corner of Van Buren and State
Street, at 401 South State Street, Chicago. A reception with the artists will
be held on Thursday, October 11th, from 5 to 7 pm. The show runs
from Monday September 24th, 2018, through Thursday December 20th,
2018. Gallery hours are Monday through Thursday, from 10am to 6pm. The gallery
is free and open to the viewing public. All artwork is available for sale. Artist-designed
gifts and prints also available in the ‘Art Mart’ gift shop. You can visit the
Artists’ Atlas website at Crazy8Art.com, and contact the gallery directly at
(312)935-4086.
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| Beautiful City - Jason Messinger |
‘Artists’ Atlas: Mapping Their Journey’
State Street Gallery, Robert Morris
University, 401 South State Street, Chicago, IL
Sept. 24 – Dec. 20, 2018
Gallery Hours: Mon.-Thu., 10am-6pm
Reception: Thursday Oct. 11, 5-7 pm
