CSI Project Space - Call for Art:
ALIVE
2D and 3D artwork by CSI members for upcoming exhibit:
Submission Deadline: Monday, May 29, Memorial Day at Midnight
Opening Reception: Friday, June 16, 6-9pm.
Exhibition Dates: June 16 – July 28, 2023
What does it mean to be alive and a part of Nature?
All animal and vegetable tissues are made up of a complex collection of cells endlessly at work generating energy for life. In this sense, there is no life without action.
All these little parts and drops of goodness ignite the living in our world illuminated by the energy of the sun.
We are not mere observers taking measurements and making plans. We are a structured and complex stimulus being, emerged within the patterns and cycles of Nature. These connections and patterns along with their cycles are expressed as a whole through the living. This experience of life, however interconnected and reliant upon parts both big and small, is inevitably singularly perceived.
Alive is an exhibit of 2D and 3D artwork that explores the patterns and connections found in life which embrace Nature.
Exhibiting Artists:
Sam Abrahamson | Yesenia Arroyo | Janet Austin | Lynn Basa | Nicole Beck | Yeong Choi | Bethany Cordero | David Curry | Victor Edwards | Victoria Fuller | Heidi Jensen | Jill King | Victoria Kowalczyk | Alison Mosher | Julia Paloma | Lori Rozdolsky | Paul Russell | Stephanie Sailer | Olya Salimova | Sorin Sukumaran | Diane Feldpausch Tang | Nancy VanKanegan | Vivian Visser
Curated by Micki LeMieux
CSI Project Space
1912 N. Damen Ave.
Chicago, IL
(at the corner of Cortland and Damen, in the Bucktown neighborhood)
Gallery hours: Fridays-Saturdays, 1-6pm and by appointment.
For questions about the gallery or exhibits: info@chicagosculpture.org
Pick up Work: Sat/Sun, July 29 – 30, 1-6pm
Gallery of works featured in the Alive exhibit
The artwork in this exhibit is available for purchase directly from the artists.
For inquiries, please contact: info@chicagosculpture.org
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Sam Abrahamson, "Fish I", Mild Carbon Steel Freehand plasma cut, 20 x 17 in. - talismanmetal.com
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Sam Abrahamson, "Jellyfish", Mild carbon steel formed with a combination of both hot and cold working processes, 48 x 15 in. - talismanmetals.com
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Yesenia Arroyo, "Don't Forget", Colored pencil, 22 x 26 in. instagram.com/artwithyesenia
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Yesenia Arroyo, "Eternal?", Charcoal, 18 x 24 in. instagram.com/artwithyesenia
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Janet Austin, "Butterfly Egg", Cast bronze and blown glass, 6 x 5 x 5 in. - janetaustinart.com
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Janet Austin, "Emergence", Cast bronze and blown glass, 3 x 4 x 4 in. - janetaustinart.com
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Janet Austin, "Insect Egg", Cast bronze and blown glass, 7 x 4 x 4 in. - janetaustinart.com
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Lynn Basa, "Sea Fossil", Glazed stoneware, 5 x 6 x 5 in. - lynnbasa.com
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Nicole Beck, "Crackle", Ceramic, 6 x 3 x 1 in. - nicolebeck.com
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Nicole Beck, "Hummingbird", Ceramic, 5 x 3 x 1 in. - nicolebeck.com
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Yeong Choi, "Life-Bull", Oil on canvas, 30 x 30 in. instagram.com/yeongchoiart
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Yeong Choi, "Life-Oneness", Oil on canvas, 28 x 22 in. instagram.com/yeongchoiart
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Bethany Cordero, "The Maintenance of Equalibrium", Welded steel armature/glazed ceramic tiles, 16 x 6 x 5.5 in. - bethanycordero.com
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David Curry, "Glory to the Mountain Lion", Patinated steel, 18 x 30 x 14 in. - davidcurrymetals.com
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Victor Edwards, "IYKYK", Bronze, 6.5 x 4 x 3 in. instagram.com/ultraspacecadet
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Victoria Fuller, "Natural Resources", Wood, wire, epoxy clay, acrylic, 24 x 24 x 24 in. - victoriafullerart.com
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Victoria Fuller, "Sunflower Pollen", Epoxy clay, styrofoam, wire screen, acrylic paint, clear coat, 16 in. diameter - victoriafullerart.com
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Jill King, "Hurricane", Welded steel rods, sewn fabrics coated with acrylic medium, Metal Effects paint, acrylic transfers, 5' x 4'7" x 15" - jillkingstudio.com
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Victoria Kowalczyk, "Evolution", Metal with patina, 19 x 12 x 4 in. - victoriablu.com
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Heidi Jensen, "Colony", Canvas forms stuffed with kapok fiber, 50 x 29 x 6 in. - heidijensen.com
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Heidi Jensen, "Colony II", Screen prints on canvas, stuffed with kapok fiber, 40 x 30 x 4 in. - heidijensen.com
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Alison Mosher, "Outburst", Oil on canvas, 19.5 x 23.5 in. https://alisonjaya.wixsite.com/portfolio
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Julia Paloma, "Bronze Goddess", Cast bronze, concrete, patina, 18 x 15 x 12 in. - instagram.com/juliamisformetal
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Lori Rozdolsky, "MaMa", Stoneware, 5 x 9 x 4 in. www.instagram.com/lorirozdolsky/
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Paul Russell, "Twins", Steel, plaster, 61 x 40 x 40 in. - instagram.com/thechicagoblacksmith
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Stephanie Sailer, "Activation", 3D-printed plastic, shoe polish, felt, teeth, 6 x 9 x 4 in. stephaniesailer.com
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Stephanie Sailer, "Hungry to Be Human", Hammered copper, plastic, fabric, 11 x 24 x 16 in. stephaniesailer.com
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Olya Salimova, "Sustenance", Beeswax, faux fur, paracord, and gear, 30 x 8 x 8 in. - olyasalimova.com
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Sorin Sukumaran, "Nest Box", Lithograph print, 11 x 15 in. http://zephyrenn.weebly.com
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Sorin Sukumaran, "Palaeoplethodon Hispaniolae", Lithograph print, 15 x 22 in. - http://zephyrenn.weebly.com
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Sorin Sukumaran, "Symplocos Kowalewskii", Lithograph print, 11 x 15 in. - http://zephyrenn.weebly.com
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Diane Feldpausch Tang, "A Natural Beauty", Cast glass and bees wax… A collaboration with honey bees, Dimensions variable - dianetangfeldpausch.com
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Nancy VanKanegan, "Golgi Folds", Glazed porcelain, glass, 6 x 10 x 5 in. nancyvankanegan.net
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Vivian Visser, "Compromising", Willow and plumosum, 16 x 15 x 11 in. vivianviser.com
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Vivian Visser, "Wellspring", Stoneware, 13 x 9.5 x 2 in. www.vivianviser.com