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Artist of the Week 8/29 – 9/4: Jean-Pierre Séguin Creates Abstract Work with a Concrete Context
When told that I would be seeing an exhibition of portraits, I suppressed a sigh, reminded of the dusty old art history textbook that rests forgotten in my closet. To me, the word “portraits” brings to mind an...
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The Tastebreakers: ‘Art of Another Kind: International Abstraction and the Guggenheim, 1949-1960’
We all know from the fairy tale books the fate of Humpty Dumpty, who fell off the wall, and how “all the king’s horses and all the king’s men couldn’t put Humpty together again.”
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Artist of the Week 8/22 – 8/28: Pete Kirill Merges the Line between Communism and Capitalism
Twelve years ago, Pete Kirill graduated from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago with a bachelor’s degree in fine art and design. However, a year before his graduation, he voyaged to Cuba, where he...
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The Intangibility of Inspiration
Two things in life are certain: death (unfortunately), and the accumulation of things. The math, of course, is simple -- the longer we live, the more “things” we accumulate. -
Artist of the Week 8/15 – 8/21: Federico Uribe Brings Whimsy and Irony to Everyday Objects
Despite a thick Spanish accent, conceptual artist Federico Uribe transcends language barriers with his life-size sculptures that seem to particularly resonate with the American people. When one thinks of Columbia,...
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Where Performance Art & Realism Meet, A Conversation with Street Painter, Carolyn Schultz
E.M. Forster once said that “one person with passion is better than 40 people merely interested.” Perhaps it is this mentality that has allowed Florida based Carolyn Schultz, accomplished street painter and...
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Artist of the Week 8/15 – 8/21: Heidi Lender Peels Away the Layers of Self-Discovery
Bubba, a five-year-old Bichon-Shitzu mix, is made for the camera. He stares off with a serene, faraway look, lazes on elaborate carpets and furniture, or just doggy smiles for the camera. Sometimes he even yawns!
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Artist of the Week 8/15 – 8/21: Kevin Bauman Exposes ‘100 Abandoned Houses’
Denver-based photographer Kevin Bauman has transformed mere statistics about his hometown of Detroit, Mich. into captivating artwork.
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Living the Renaissance Life, Part Two: A Conversation with Sabin Howard
When flipping through the pages of the 245 page book The Art of Life, written by author Traci Slatton, one cannot help but be captivated by the full-page photographs that emerge with every next turn. On one page, a...
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The Caribbean: The Meeting Place of the Modern World
If finding a friend in a large crowd can be seen as daunting, then identifying international arenas of ideas and goods exchanged must be incredibly exhausting. Yet that is the grand undertaking it took to create the...
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