An Afternoon to Remember, with Christine Rojek and Ed McCullough

Ed McCullough at Shaw's Crab House

 

Monday, Dec. 10, 2012

[At Shaw's Crab House]

Lunch with Christine Rojek and Ed McCullough. 

A lunch I will always remember!!!

Thank You Christine Rojek for honoring me as an artist

and Ed MuCullough for the full throated endorsement!!!

I had a Great Day!  

23rd International Sculpture Conference [Belmont Harbor Yacht Club Opening Reception]

 

 

Alderman Tom Tunney and Professor/Sculptor Fisher Stolz

 

Belmont Harbor Yacht Club Opening Reception

October 5,  2012.

Celebration of the CDP/ CSI Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition

[where CDP is Chicago Park District , and

CSI is Chicago Sculpture International ]

Hosted by Alderman Tom Tunney and CSI

The show included a catalog of the work and the reception.

Vector and Friends: The Art of Fabricating [Part I]

 

 

The 23rd International Sculpture Conference [ISC]
was held at Chicago
October 4, 2012 - to - October 6, 2012
Chicago Sculpture International [CSI],
an affilitae of ISC organized many sculpture shows,
both indoors and outdoors] throughout the city for this event.

Vector Fabricating, Inc. is a key player in fabrication of sculptures in Chicago, and beyond. Many artists have employed the services of Vector. As an expression of gratitude, Vector organized a public event: Vector and Friends: The Art of Fabricating.

It included Pig Roast and Fire Carnival. And was a HUGE SUCCESS!!!!

[For information on Vector Fabricating, Inc. click here..]

 

Vector and Friends: The Art of Fabricating! [Part II: Fire Carnival]

 

 

Metal Pour at Vector Fabricating [Oct 4, 2012]

 

The 23rd International Sculpture Conference [ISC] was held at Chicago
October 4, 2012 - to - October 6, 2012
Chicago Sculpture International [CSI],
an affilitae of ISC organized many sculpture shows,
both indoors and outdoors] throughout the city for this event.

Vector and Friends: The Art of Fabricating [Part III: Maquettes]

The 23rd International Sculpture Conference [ISC] was held at Chicago
October 4, 2012 - to - October 6, 2012
Chicago Sculpture International [CSI],
an affilitae of ISC organized many sculpture shows,
both indoors and outdoors] throughout the city for this event.

UIMA Temporary Exhibit: Process of Scale

 

 

Temporary Exhibition "Process of Scale" / Sizing up Sculpture

at the Ukranian Institute of Modern Art [UIMA]

October 5 – November 25, 2012

Artists in the exhibition include.. Eric Gushee, Jill King,
Dean Langworthy, Dusty Folwarczny, Elena Rakochy.
Curated by Terrence Karpowicz..

UIMA Temporary Exhibit: Process of Scale [Artwork of Eric Gushee]

 

Artwork of  Eric Gushee

These images are taken at the Temporary Exhibition:

"Process of Scale" / Sizing up Sculpture

at the Ukranian Institute of Modern Art [UIMA]

October 5 – November 25, 2012

Artists in the exhibition include.. Eric Gushee, Jill King,
Dean Langworthy, Dusty Folwarczny, Elena Rakochy.
Curated by Terrence Karpowicz..

UIMA Temporary Exhibit: Process of Scale [Artwork of Elena Rakochy]

 

 

Artwork of  Elena Rakochy

These images are taken at the Temporary Exhibition:

"Process of Scale" / Sizing up Sculpture

at the Ukranian Institute of Modern Art [UIMA]

October 5 – November 25, 2012

Artists in the exhibition include.. Eric Gushee, Jill King,
Dean Langworthy, Dusty Folwarczny, Elena Rakochy.
Curated by Terrence Karpowicz..

For images from the exhibition,
"Process of Scale" / Sizing up Sculpture, click here..

This post is on the artwork of Elena Rakochy in the exhibition..

UIMA Temporary Exhibit: Process of Scale [Artwork of Jill King]

Artwork of Jill King

These images are taken at the Temporary Exhibition:

"Process of Scale" / Sizing up Sculpture

at the Ukranian Institute of Modern Art

October 5 – November 25, 2012

Artists in the exhibition include.. Eric Gushee, Jill King,
Dean Langworthy, Dusty Folwarczny, Elena Rakochy.
Curated by Terrence Karpowicz..

For images from the exhibition,
"Process of Scale" / Sizing up Sculpture, click here..

This post is on the artwork of Jill King exhibited in the exhibition..
Check out Jills King's website..click here..

UIMA Temporary Exhibit: Process of Scale [Artwork of Dusty Folwarczny]

These images are taken at the Temporary Exhibition:

"Process of Scale" / Sizing up Sculpture

at the Ukranian Institute of Modern Art

October 5 – November 25, 2012

Artists in the exhibition include.. Eric Gushee, Jill King,
Dean Langworthy, Dusty Folwarczny, Elena Rakochy.
Curated by Terrence Karpowicz..

For images from the exhibition,
"Process of Scale" / Sizing up Sculpture, click here..

This post is on the artwork of Dusty Folwarczny in the exhibition..

UIMA Temporary Exhibit: Process of Scale [Artwork of Dean Langworthy]

 

 

These images are taken at the Temporary Exhibition:

"Process of Scale" / Sizing up Sculpture

at the Ukranian Institute of Modern Art

October 5 – November 25, 2012

Artists in the exhibition include.. Eric Gushee, Jill King,
Dean Langworthy, Dusty Folwarczny, Elena Rakochy.
Curated by Terrence Karpowicz..

For images from the exhibition,
"Process of Scale" / Sizing up Sculpture, click here..

This post is on the artwork of Dean Langworthy in the exhibition..

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago [Mosaic Chicago - John Manning and Chicago Cultural Alliance]

 

Mosiac Chicago -  Collaboration between

Chicago Cultural Alliance and artist John Manning.

Installed: 2012

Location: 12th floor of the

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

 

Multimedia installation that employs a series of 15 digital video monitors mounted vertically on a 40-foot curved wall. The mosaic features scrolling portraits of Chicago's children, alternating with images of the textiles from the many cultures of Chicago.

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago [Forest of Hope - by David Lee Csicsko]

 

Forest of Hope - by David Lee Csicsko

Installed: 2012

Stained glass 75 ft. wide by 9 ft. tall and 4 Mosaics 9 ft. tall by 3 ft. wide

Glass art at the interfaith Chapel [floor 12] of

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Chicago - Near North Side / Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital / Dedication of "Healing Water" - by Mark Davis



 

Healing Waters - by Mark Davis

Dedication of the installation : Nov 15, 2012:

Location: Driveway of  Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital

The installation of outdoor sculpture "Healing Waters" is made possible through the generosity of Chicago residents Gigi and Michael Pucker, through the Pritzker Pucker Family Foundation.

Chicago South / Promontory Point and David Wallach Memorial Fountain

 

David Wallach Memorial Fountain

- by Elisabeth Hibbard and Frederick C. Hibbard

Installed: 1939

Location: Near 55th Street,

east of underpass leading to the Promontory Point

   

Frederick Hibbard created the elegant, polished marble fountain. His wife Elizabeth sculpted the bronze fawn that graces the top of the fountain.

Time Out: Richard Harris

 

Photo: Jyoti Srivastava

 

I was happy to see this photo in Time Out, Chicago...

click here..

Published: February 15, 2012.

 

I published this image in my post

Morbid Curiosity: the Richard Harris Collection

[Jodie carey: In the Eyes of Others]

click here..

 

 

 

Chicago - Museum Campus / Tribute to Freedom and Water Wall

Tribute to Freedom

Tribute to Freedom

Installed: 2003

Relief -Sculptures by Anna Koh Varilla and Jeffrey Hanson Varilla

Location: North entrance to Soldier Field

 

 

Gallery Talk with Ronne Hartfield and Greg Cameron on the art of Denise Milan

 

From left,  Ronne Hartfield, Denise Milan and Greg Cameron.

 

Gallery Talk with Ronne Hartfield and Greg Cameron
on the art of Denise Milan

 Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012

at Chicago Cultural Center

78 E. Washington, Chicago, IL 60602

 

The Gallery Talk was presented by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events in conjunction with the exhibition of the work of acclaimed international artist Denise Milan.  In September Cameron, Hartfield and the artist were guests at a Fetzer Institute Global Gathering in Assisi, Italy, where a permanent display of Milan's work is now being installed.



 

I was the official photographer for the event [Gallery Talk].  Earlier, I was also the photographer for the Opening Reception of the exhibition, "Denise Milan: Mist of The Earth". For images,  from Opening Reception, click here .  And for more images of her exhibition, click here..

 

Some images from the day

[Gallery Talk with Ronne Hartfield and Greg Cameron on the art of Denise Milan]

 

Internationally acclaimed artist Denise Milan,

minutes before the Gallery Talk began.



 

Denise Milan with Michelle Boone

Michelle Boone is the Commissioner of the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events

 

 

Michelle Boone introducing the gallery talk guests..

 

Ronne Hartfield, museum consultant,
formerly Executive Director, Museum Education at the Art Institute of Chicago

 

Greg Cameron, Chief Operating Officer for WTTW-WFMT,

formerly Deputy Director, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago

 

An image of the Mandala, by Denise Milan,
recently installed in Assisi, Italy.
 



 

 

 

 

 

Interaction with the audience

 



 

Interaction with the audience

 

Many people  left after the Gallery talk, 

 but some stayed on and here is a group shot towards the end of the day..

 

 

 

From left: Fabi Ramirez, Nathan Mason, Denise Milan and Daniel Schulman

Above image is from the Opening Reception of the exhibition

Denise Milan: Mist of the Earth. click here..

 

 

 

Denise Milan: Mist of the Earth 

 

A group of college students showed up in the exhibition, and agreed to let me take a few photos.. For more images click here..

RELATED LINKS..
Opening Reception: Mist of the Earth.. click here
Denise Milan: Mist of the Earth..  click here

Denise Milan: Mist of The Earth

 

A group of college kids show up at the Exhibit

Denise Milan: Mist of The Earth

June 8, 2012 - January 6, 2013

Curator: Nathan Mason

Director of Exhibitions: Dr. Elizabeth L. Kelley

Location: Chicago Cultural Center

78 E. Washington Street.

Denise Milan: Mist of the Earth click here
Denise Milan: Mist of the Earth [Opening Ceremony] click here

RELATED LINKS:
Gallery Talk [Ronne Hartfield, Greg Cameron and Denise Milan] .. click here
Denise Milan: Mist of the Earth  click here
Denise Milan: Mist of the Earth  [Opening Ceremony]  click here

Temporary Exhibition / AIC Temporary Exhibit / We The People - by Danh Vo

 

We The People - by Danh Vo

Temporary Exhibit: Sep 22 - Nov 11, 2012

Location: Pritzker Garden at the Art Institute of Chicago.

 

These will later move to the Bluhm Family Terrace in November

 and are being shown in conjunction with Vo’s solo exhibition, Uterus, at the Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago through December 16.

Self Portrait

 

Self Portrait

at Indianapolis Museum of Art [IMA]

J.J.Porret

 

Early this year, Chicago based sculptor J.J.Porret, had commissioned me to photograph his exhibition at the AMA building, in River North area.  Today, I see the photographs I took, on his website. I think they look awesome!!! 

•  Check out his website Jean Jacques Porret  [my photos can be seen in "current exhibition"]
•  My blog-post then was Art Exhibition by Jean Jacques Porret

I truly appreciate the fact that he has credited the photos, with a link to my blog-post!!! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMA [Geometry of Light - by Alyson Sholtz]

 

Geometry of Light - by Alyson Shotz

2011

 cut plastic Fresnel lens sheets, silvered glass beads, stainless steel wire..

Location: Indianapolis Museum of Art [IMA]

 

 

From the IMA website .. click here..

Shotz’s works are grounded in her investigation of scientific concepts and theories. Geometry of Light is a consideration of the dual nature of light—that it has the characteristics of both a particle and a wave. The sculpture is composed of hand-cut plastic Fresnel lenses (magnifying lenses ridged with concentric circles to focus light), which are interspersed with glass beads and strung on stainless steel wires that extend across the space. Natural light filters through the lenses at varying angles and intensities throughout the day, activating the work and allowing the sculpture to reveal time through the movement of the sun. A visitor’s movement around Geometry of Light further activates the sculpture, revealing the ways in which our experience of space is shaped by our perception of light and motion.