http://www.examiner.com/x-9891-Chicago-Museum-Examiner?cid=exrss-Chicago-Museum-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:40:21 -0700 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:45:43 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-9891-Chicago-Museum-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Finding-Inspiration-Doug-Smithenry?cid=exrss-Chicago-Museum-Examiner Coming Out  On-line, 12 x 16 panels, oil on canvas Doug Smithenry paints beautifully textured oil paintings in unusual colorations that call to mind the paint-by-numbers popular in the 50's.  However the subjects of Smithenry's work ar... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:45:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9891-Chicago-Museum-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Finding-Inspiration-Doug-Smithenry?cid=exrss-Chicago-Museum-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9891-Chicago-Museum-Examiner~y2009m11d15-The-Urge-to-Embellish?cid=exrss-Chicago-Museum-Examiner Photograph courtesy of Jim ZimmerJim Zimmer, director of the Illinois State Museum in Lockport, Illinois has put together a show for the Chicago Illinois State Museum called The Urge to Embellish.  Visitors can enjoy the finest pieces from the p... Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:34:11 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9891-Chicago-Museum-Examiner~y2009m11d15-The-Urge-to-Embellish?cid=exrss-Chicago-Museum-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9891-Chicago-Museum-Examiner~y2009m11d15-On-the-Scene-Jason-Lazarus---Recordings?cid=exrss-Chicago-Museum-Examiner  Recordings ("Big Storm" January 30, 1967, Mom) (detail), 2009Jason Lazarus is exhibiting Recordings in the Art Institute of Chicago's Modern Wing photography gallery.As a conceptual artist using primarily photography, Lazarus presents... Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:12:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9891-Chicago-Museum-Examiner~y2009m11d15-On-the-Scene-Jason-Lazarus---Recordings?cid=exrss-Chicago-Museum-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9891-Chicago-Museum-Examiner~y2009m11d14-Cleveland-Dean-I-know-myself-better-now?cid=exrss-Chicago-Museum-Examiner Cleveland Dean I know myself better nowInterview: Jeff Stevenson talks with Chicago Artist Cleveland Dean about this, that, and the other.  In the artist's studio, November 2009.JS-what is the most common response or the most typical question yo... Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:31:51 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9891-Chicago-Museum-Examiner~y2009m11d14-Cleveland-Dean-I-know-myself-better-now?cid=exrss-Chicago-Museum-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9891-Chicago-Museum-Examiner~y2009m11d11-On-the-Scene-Wolfgang-Ploger--Make-No-Mistake?cid=exrss-Chicago-Museum-Examiner Previous installation of Ploger's work.Wolfgang Plöger’s work Make No Mistake about This delivers a powerful experience for museum goers.  When the room is entered it becomes evident that the projections on the walls are text.  T... Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:37:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9891-Chicago-Museum-Examiner~y2009m11d11-On-the-Scene-Wolfgang-Ploger--Make-No-Mistake?cid=exrss-Chicago-Museum-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9891-Chicago-Museum-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Finding-Inspiration-Stephanie-Dean--Modern-Groceries?cid=exrss-Chicago-Museum-Examiner Stephanie Dean, Modern Groceries Stephanie Dean presents us with photographs that are reminiscent of the Northern Renaissance Flemish still life paintings.  Because these paintings from the past have an iconic quality, the first glance... Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:56:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9891-Chicago-Museum-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Finding-Inspiration-Stephanie-Dean--Modern-Groceries?cid=exrss-Chicago-Museum-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9891-Chicago-Museum-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Finding-Inspiration-Margie-GlassSula?cid=exrss-Chicago-Museum-Examiner Chokeberry, 2009Margie Glass-Sula   is making images derived from nature that inescapably links her to the work of Georgia O'Keeffe and yet Glass-Sula is exploring new territory, more that of spirit and dream memories.In her curre... Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:29:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9891-Chicago-Museum-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Finding-Inspiration-Margie-GlassSula?cid=exrss-Chicago-Museum-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9891-Chicago-Museum-Examiner~y2009m11d8-Finding-Inspiration-Jonah-Ortiz?cid=exrss-Chicago-Museum-Examiner "Meat"Jonah Ortiz casts salvaged toys in metal and then arranges them in humorous and provocative ways. Familiar objects take on new meaning in the sculptures of Ortiz: “a toy such as a doll or pony may hold some sentimental attachmen... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:49:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9891-Chicago-Museum-Examiner~y2009m11d8-Finding-Inspiration-Jonah-Ortiz?cid=exrss-Chicago-Museum-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9891-Chicago-Museum-Examiner~y2009m11d8-Finding-Inspiration-Maricarmen-Pizano?cid=exrss-Chicago-Museum-Examiner (Detail)Maricarmen Pizano is an illustrator and fine artist who has found an interesting way to combine the two.  In the image to the right, the tiny figure is only an inch or two and appears on a three foot square canvas that is painted wi... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:59:56 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9891-Chicago-Museum-Examiner~y2009m11d8-Finding-Inspiration-Maricarmen-Pizano?cid=exrss-Chicago-Museum-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9891-Chicago-Museum-Examiner~y2009m10d27-Finding-Inspiration-Lucy-Mueller?cid=exrss-Chicago-Museum-Examiner  Lucy Mueller is a photographer and observer of life, capturing the quirky and oddly unique moments that seem to be from a parallel reality. Mueller is exploiting “photography's ability to isolate a moment or memory. The camera has the abi... Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:20:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9891-Chicago-Museum-Examiner~y2009m10d27-Finding-Inspiration-Lucy-Mueller?cid=exrss-Chicago-Museum-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9891-Chicago-Museum-Examiner~y2009m10d27-Finding-Inspiration-Kathleen-Letts?cid=exrss-Chicago-Museum-Examiner A Highly Technical Discussion 1Acrylic, pencil on paper, 20 x 24Kathleen Letts creates paintings and drawings that express a wonderfully unique take on the classical idea of cubism, presenting the viewer with characters and scenes from another world.... Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:30:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9891-Chicago-Museum-Examiner~y2009m10d27-Finding-Inspiration-Kathleen-Letts?cid=exrss-Chicago-Museum-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9891-Chicago-Museum-Examiner~y2009m10d20-Wesley-Kimler-concerning-war-and-death?cid=exrss-Chicago-Museum-Examiner Drawings by Chicago artist Wesley Kimler are on exhibit at Eyeporium Gallery (located inside Eye Want) 1543 North Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago. The show opened on October 2 and runs through November 14.  Hours: Monday-Friday 12-7pm and Saturda... Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:11:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9891-Chicago-Museum-Examiner~y2009m10d20-Wesley-Kimler-concerning-war-and-death?cid=exrss-Chicago-Museum-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9891-Chicago-Museum-Examiner~y2009m10d12-Horizons-The-Figurative-World-of-Steinunn-Thorarinsdottir?cid=exrss-Chicago-Museum-Examiner Steinunn ThorarinsdottirPlease plan to attend the distinguished lecture series event: Horizons: The Figurative World of Steinunn Thorarinsdottir  Wednesday October 14, 2009 5-6pm Engbretson Hall, Governors State Universitywith a reception for th... Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:35:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9891-Chicago-Museum-Examiner~y2009m10d12-Horizons-The-Figurative-World-of-Steinunn-Thorarinsdottir?cid=exrss-Chicago-Museum-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9891-Chicago-Museum-Examiner~y2009m10d5-Art-Community-Community-of-Artists?cid=exrss-Chicago-Museum-Examiner Kathleen Newman Daily Line Up, 12x12 in. oil on canvasI had the good fortune of being a judge for the  plein aire painting competition in Wicker Park, Points of View, that will be on display through October 18, 2009 at Sapere Gall... Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:23:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9891-Chicago-Museum-Examiner~y2009m10d5-Art-Community-Community-of-Artists?cid=exrss-Chicago-Museum-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9891-Chicago-Museum-Examiner~y2009m10d5-Long-live-the-portrait--Patty-McWilliams-paints-Faces?cid=exrss-Chicago-Museum-Examiner  Demeter, Godess of the Harvest, 2009Contemporary portraits are often large in scale as if to effectively compete for attention in a visually crowded culture and an ever expanding art scene that recognizes new media, electronics, installations a... Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:04:04 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9891-Chicago-Museum-Examiner~y2009m10d5-Long-live-the-portrait--Patty-McWilliams-paints-Faces?cid=exrss-Chicago-Museum-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9891-Chicago-Museum-Examiner~y2009m10d4-Long-live-the-portrait--Jennifer-Bisbings-women-of-Wicker-Park?cid=exrss-Chicago-Museum-Examiner Elaine, Wicker Park historian and author The portrait is a long standing tradition of image making that communicates the human condition like no other art form.  While other art movements have taken center stage and dominated cultural atten... Sun, 04 Oct 2009 09:58:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9891-Chicago-Museum-Examiner~y2009m10d4-Long-live-the-portrait--Jennifer-Bisbings-women-of-Wicker-Park?cid=exrss-Chicago-Museum-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9891-Chicago-Museum-Examiner~y2009m9d26-Photounrealistic?cid=exrss-Chicago-Museum-Examiner Shanghai, 2001 by Oilvo Barbieri is one of the stand out pieces in the Museum of Contemporary Photography's new exhibition, Reversed Images: Representations of Shanghai and Its Contemporary Material Culture, September 25 – December 23, 2009.&nb... Sat, 26 Sep 2009 14:57:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9891-Chicago-Museum-Examiner~y2009m9d26-Photounrealistic?cid=exrss-Chicago-Museum-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9891-Chicago-Museum-Examiner~y2009m9d26-Everything-old-is-new-again?cid=exrss-Chicago-Museum-Examiner Rhyton (Drinking Vessel) in the Shape of a Donkey HeadThe Art Institute of Chicago has an important collection of art and artifacts from ancient times that can still inspire designers today.  When considering the technological developments that ... Sat, 26 Sep 2009 12:56:41 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9891-Chicago-Museum-Examiner~y2009m9d26-Everything-old-is-new-again?cid=exrss-Chicago-Museum-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9891-Chicago-Museum-Examiner~y2009m9d16-Joseph-Cornell-cinematic-collage-and-collaged-films?cid=exrss-Chicago-Museum-Examiner   Joseph Cornell is a favorite at the Art Institute of Chicago.  The number of pieces in the collection, and now, in the Modern Wing the specialized display cases for his work help to heighten the experience.  The low lighting whe... Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:12:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9891-Chicago-Museum-Examiner~y2009m9d16-Joseph-Cornell-cinematic-collage-and-collaged-films?cid=exrss-Chicago-Museum-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9891-Chicago-Museum-Examiner~y2009m9d15-Joseph-Cornell?cid=exrss-Chicago-Museum-Examiner  For Juan Gris #7, c. 1954Joseph Cornell was not a sculptor, a draftsman, or a painter. This internationally renowned modern artist never had professional training. He was first and foremost a collector. He loved to scour old book shops and seco... Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:12:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9891-Chicago-Museum-Examiner~y2009m9d15-Joseph-Cornell?cid=exrss-Chicago-Museum-Examiner