Karl Wirsum Untitled (Bunnies) n.d. colored pencil on paper 35" x 24"
jeanalbanogallery.com
Saturday, January 31, 2015
Friday, January 30, 2015
Thomas Kapsalis
Thomas Kapsalis In Transition 1997 oil on canvas 20" x 16"
corbettvsdempsey.com
Kapsalis is an institution within an institution. He has taught at SAIC for 50 years. He is in his early nineties now and still painting. I remember him as a gentle and giving teacher when I was there many years ago. The painting above has a monumentality to it even though it is a modest size.
Thursday, January 29, 2015
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Sarah Gamble
Sarah Gamble Untitled 2013 acrylic and oil pastel on paper 17" x 14"
fleisher-ollmangallery.com
Gamble is a painter whose work lives in the in-between spaces of the conscious and the unconscious. I get lost in her work as if I were in a dream with no beginning or ending. A wonderful place to be.
Christina Ramberg
Christina Ramberg 1946 -1995 O_H_D 1976 acrylic on masonite 18" x 16"
Christina Ramberg's work is as impactfull today as it was when it was made. I
see vestiges of her work in so many Chicago painters. Her paintings resonate
with me today as much as when I first saw them at Phyllis Kind Gallery in 1974.
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Monday, January 26, 2015
Margaret Wharton
Margaret Wharton 1943 -2014 Friendly Skies 2012 chair parts and mixed media 62" x 32" x 2"
jeanalbanogallery.com
Margaret Wharton was a student at SAIC when I was there in the mid 70's. She was such a force. Her deconstructed chair sculptures and other sculpture won her a fellowship award in the annual fellowship contest held for graduates. She was, by far, the best artist that year.
Her premature death in 2014 was a blow to the art world she was so much a part of. I did not know her personally but always admired her extraordinary talent. I will miss seeing her work when visiting Chicago.
Sunday, January 25, 2015
Gary Stephan
Gary Stephan Untitled acrylic on paper 24" x 18"
deveningprojects.com
I like the way this Gary Stephan painting works. Bold expressive paint strokes with a strong graphic element defining and pulling the composition together. He continues to be a strong painter after all these years. There should be a major retrospective of his work from the past 40 or so years.
Saturday, January 24, 2015
Farrell Brickhouse
farrellbrickhouse.net
I curated an online exhibition a year or so ago and included Farrell Brickhouse in it. He was the seminal inspiration for the exhibition. I admire his work for it's sincerity and rigor and am always amazed at his productivity.
Friday, January 23, 2015
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Harold Town
Harold Town 1924-1990 The Very First Time Clock 1958 mixed media paper collage on illustration board 31" x 25"
equinoxgallery.com
Monday, January 5, 2015
Sunday, January 4, 2015
Dike Blair
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Dike Blair Untitled (Kyoto) gouache and pencil on paper 24" x 18"
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Dike Blair was a grad student at SAIC when I was a grad student as well. During a crit on his work I attended one afternoon he revealed his prankster side. When Ted Halkin began talking about the work, Blair got a bit uneasy and started squirming about in his chair. I was sitting across from him and noticed that it appeared that he had blood coming from his mouth. I was shocked to say the least and called for the group to help the impaired student. Needless to say the joke was on me since it was part of his "performance".
Blair went on to become a very good artist, writer and teacher. His skill is evidenced with the above beautiful meditation on color and texture. His work is a testament to the wonderment of simplicity.
Saturday, January 3, 2015
You Ni Chae
younichae.com
I have recently posted one of You Ni Chae's works but this one just sings
to me.
Friday, January 2, 2015
Terry Ekasala
Terry Ekasala They Time Before After 2014 oil on canvas 8" x 10"
Terry Ekasala/facebook
I really enjoy looking at Terry Ekasala's work. Her halting line and elusive color combinations seem to always have just the right amount of deliberateness and ambiguity.
