19th bwas call for submissions

Announcing the official call for submissions to the 19th Bike Winter Art Show.

As the first snow of the season begin to dust our fair city, co-curators Steven Lane and Stuart Hall once again announce our open call for submissions. This year we start where we began… The Auto Show. The good folks at Motor Row Gallery, 2345 S. Michigan Av., have graciously accepted our bid for this year’s installment.

Accepting works in all media – paint, print, installation, sculpture, photography, video, craft and fashion. Our only stipulation is it must be bicycle themed or inspired.

The sheer enormity of the space lends well to sculptural and site-specific installation and as per usual all art submitted with be exhibited.

Traditions also stipulates a closing night fashion show, so chime in any of you fashionista sorts.

Submission deadline- Sunday Feb. 7, 2016

Guidelines----------------------------------------------------------

All work will exhibited within reason as long as it is ready to hang, install or project. If you have an installation or sculpture, please contact us as early as possible to confirm the gallery can accommodate your work. 

Please include with your submission – digital images of your work along with title, media and sale price of your work. This is a commission free zone.

Please submit work to bikewinterartshow@gmail.com

We look forward to your submissions and we thank you for your willingness to help build our community and create another remarkable bike winter experience. Check out info on past shows at http://chicagocriticalmass.org/artshow

Steven Lane/ Stuart Hall/ Co-curators

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photo credit— Chris Gallevo 18 BWAS 2015

extened artists rock/dennis matthews

the extended art exhibit and after event for expo chicago is excited to be highlighting the work of dennis matthews. dennis is a MFA recipient from the school of the art institute of chicago and a veteran of the los angeles art scene, where he was employed by two galleries and an internationally renowned museum. after a year in los angles, he relocated to philadelphia, pa. to found the grizzly grizzly gallery, which garnered international acclaim

through the publication art papers,and several national newspapers. having felt he had run the course with that gallery, he resigned his position and focused exclusively on his own painting practice. dennis spent last summer producing a new body of work, the first he has produced in four years. this new series of works find their inspiration from his new obsession and investigation into the promise of decor while drowning in the history of abstraction, surfacing "at the point where something just completely odd is happening" to the work. extended is his first exhibition in chicago since his return windy city this fall. matthews has also exhibited at tompkins projects in new york and at nexus gallery in philadelphia. 

EXTENDED is a one day exhibition of fine art with the mission of showcasing the emerging artists of Chicago. Artists and works have been chosen for how they both represent and inform the intricacies and patterns of contemporary art practice. 

Admission is $10 or free with an Expo Chicago or Art on Track ticket.

Artwork provided by presenting curatorial partner Cureeo.com

An online marketplace for emerging and established artists, helping the general public find art they love

Curatorial Staff:

Pepper Coate

Stuart Hall

Allan Vandever

To learn more visit:

http://www.builtontrack.com/?page_id=512

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extended atists rock/ivan garcia

the extended art exhibit and after event for expo chicago is excited to be highlighting the work of ivan garcia. ivan is a native of mexico city and has resided in chicago for seven years. he began his artist's work in chicago as part of the flat iron artist's community in wicker park, and is a distinguished alumnus of that institution. he studied at the escuela nacional de pintura, in mexico city and cites his influences as wassily, kandynsky, salvador dali, remedios varo and jean-michel basquiat. garcia's curriculum vitae includes art on Track '08 and '10, chicago loop alliance's  pop up art loop, and the rgb lounge. his  group and solo exhibitions also include quennect 4 and the black gate. he is currently an artist in residence at the multi-kulti creative use space in chicago, il.

EXTENDED is a one day exhibition of fine art with the mission of showcasing the emerging artists of Chicago.Artists and works have been chosen for how they both represent and inform the intricacies andpatterns of contemporary art practice. 

Admission is $10 or free with an Expo Chicago or Art on Track ticket.

Artwork provided by presenting curatorial partner Cureeo.com

An online marketplace for emerging and established artists, helping the general public find art they love

Curatorial Staff:

Pepper Coate

Stuart Hall

Allan Vandever

To learn more visit:

http://www.builtontrack.com/?page_id=512

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extended artists rock/mauricio forero

the extended art exhibit and after event for expo chicago is excited to be highlighting the work of mauricio forero. mr. forero is a native of columbia and immigrated to the united states in 1990. he began his art career while in business school in bogata, and later honed his skills, studying screen printing as a freelance illustrator under the employ of leo burnett. working on national advertising campaigns for the venerable chicago based agency lead to opportunities with sears roebuck, santillana press and harcourt brace. he was later contracted by harcourt to produce illustrations for children's books and a series of posters for their Latino poetry series. his work has been exhibited in austin, fort worth, and san antonio, tx and the hyde park art center in chicago. most recently he has exhibited in 7showpod in pilsen and popup artloop, both in chicago. his work has been described as  “skillful and imaginative, really quite remarkable for someone at the beginning of his career"

the work in this exhibition--

The Uncounted narrates the language of landscape in light of new global attitudes towards housing development and the expansion of urban boundaries.  he uses mixed materials including photography, drawings, and recycled and found objects to create his work. 

“my work is not political, ecological, or environmental.  i shift into the realm of the fictional as i explore the aesthetics of art itself.”

 www.mforero.com

EXTENDED is a one day exhibition of fine art with the mission of showcasing the emerging artists of Chicago. Artists and works have been chosen for how they both represent and inform the intricacies and patterns of contemporary art practice. 

Admission is $10 or free with an Expo Chicago or Art on Track ticket.

Artwork provided by presenting curatorial partner Cureeo.com

An online marketplace for emerging and established artists, helping the general public find art they love

Curatorial Staff:

Pepper Coate

Stuart Hall

Allan Vandever

To learn more visit:

http://www.builtontrack.com/?page_id=512

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lewis taylor smashes the loop de loop

lewis taylor, aka yams, hits hard with his exhibition debut in chicago's loop district. primiering new works on canvas, taylor has created his own evironment, floating bright, bold colors and thick black strokes, above and in front  of a signature fill-in, watermarked on the floor and the walls.

Lewis Taylor, Chicago based artist and BFA recipient from Virginia Commonwealth University, is a process oriented abstract artist whose intention is to empower his viewers to create their own narrative. His approach is with no preconceived notion and his heavy black outlines and layers of bright colors transition between text-based form and zoomorphic image. Taylor, a prolific street artist and graffiti writer, currently has work in the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum and The Free Street Theatre.

"When I begin the process of creation, I approach a piece sans regard of its final result. I set out to make discoveries. Sometimes I have a specific Idea in mind, yet this idea is certain to change throughout the creative process. My construction of an image also involves an element of destruction, as I am searching for what I want. As I work on an image I deal with technical details with an emphasis on line quality. The colors I use are unique to each piece. When I have fully built, dismantled and rebuilt a piece and feel comfortable with the strength of its foundation, my creation is complete. To me, this is a stressful, yet remarkably satisfying way to achieve an engaging final product."

Taylor's work is part a group show at popup art loop's gallery@220, which includes Ennis Martin and resident artist Richard Shipps. The exhibition will be available for viewing at 220 S. Wabash, Mon.-Sat., 1130 to 5pm until June 30. 

Co-curated by Stuart Hall and Jaba Jones

Links-- popupartloop gallery@220 lewis taylor art

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heejin koo price list

heejin (jinny) koo, un dame noir dans la rgb. this is a selection of miss koo's work from the recent les dames noire at the rgb lounge. please contact stuart curation@rgblounge.com

Sweet Escape 31" x 34"

Spray and oil paint on canvas

$700

Take Me With You 30" x 40"

Spray and oil paint on canvas

$700

Rocket 1 30" x 30"

Spray and oil paint on canvas

$500

Rocket 2 30" x 40"

Spray and oil paint on canvas

$700

The Rocket to my La La Land 31" x 34"

Spray and oil paint on canvas

$700

Untitled 34'" x 38" unframed

Oil paint on canvas

$300

les dames noire • meet kiwon choi

Kiwon Choi has worked primarily with the same subject matter-- dead flowers, in various media and processes since her first water color painting Memory of Aloha,  2006 , with the most recent version of this series being Cosmic Garden (2010), a ceiling/ wall installation of vinyl flower and LED lights.

In 2010, she curated and participated as a visual artist in D3 art and music. A series of four sets of shows at Chicago's Smartbar including live painting to curated music. Cosmic Garden was shown in two of the four. The intention was to be a harmonized setting with other visual artists and musicians. Site specific direction was required due to light and space limits.

Currently, Kiwon has been working on a series of self-portraits and other portraitures--   produced in darkness and not brought "into light" until now.  That light is a symbol of comfort, and the darkness represents the essential elements of challenge. The challenge of darkness and the comfort of light. This series of challenge and comfort, of darkness and light are a re-evaluation of her past ten years in the United States, as she plans a return to her native Korea to further her art.

When invited to co-curate the Art in the Dark series at RGB Lounge, she immediately considered it an excellent opportunity to compile previous and current works into one for her first showing of 2011. She aims to reflect the immortal patterns in life, such as birth and death, connection and separation, begining and ending.

Kiwon Choi is a native of  Seoul, South Korea. She relocated to Chicago to attend the School of the Art Institute and recieved her BFA in 2006.

http://artkiwon.com/

The Art in the Dark series continues at the RGB Lounge with a group show of superb female artist entitled Les Dames Noire. 

Anchored by 2006 SAIC alumna and prolific Chicago artist Kiwon Choi,  Les Dames Noire is intended to explore the dark spaces encountered in the experience of multi-media artists. Kiwon brings her extensive understanding of installation and curation to the lounge with live painting to the music of Lady D, the re-intallation "Cosmic Garden" (a ceiling and wall installation of vinyl flowers and LED lights), as well as an exhibition of current and new works.  

Joining Kiwon is soon to be SAIC graduate, Heejin Koo. Heejin brings with her work recently exhibited at the SAIC BFA show, as well as, recent works and live painting. We are also fortunate for  the short notice inclusion of Robin Monique Rios. Rios, a resident of the Zhou B Art Center will be exhibiting a portion of her Observation Series-- photo collages of X-rays and MRIs coupled with her own photography. Finally, we welcome Junko Kajino who will be screening a number of her film shorts. 

Art in the Dark is a series of art shows, installations and events that challenges the typical rules of engagement between art and viewer. Through the use of technical advancements in lighting, the art is immersed in varying combinations of red, green and blue light, animating and bringing the work into a new dimension with specific intent of being viewed in a darkened environment. 

Opening reception, Thursday, April 14th, 7 pm to 11 pm. RGB Lounge 1420 N. Milwaukee Av. Chicago, Il 60622 

Co-curated by Stuart Hall and Kiwon Choi

http://www.rgblounge.com/home/

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