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Studio Visit of Artist Muralist Hector Duarte.
It was part of Open House Chicago 2017.
On a cold, rainy day of October 14, 2017, I visited the studio of artist Hector Duarte. The studio was vibrant and warm, with brightly colored murals on the walls that would cheer anyone on a cold damp day! It was the first time that I was meeting the...
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Sumi-E painting by Patricia Larkin Green
Location: Morton Arboretum
Date: Sunday, August 6, 2017.
Patricia Larkin Green is an active member of the Sumi-e Society of America and the International Chinese Calligraphy Art and Painting Society. She has been featured in numerous publications, including The Chicago Tribune, The Chicago Reader, Gapers Block, Hyperallergic and a Pioneer Press...
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Trip to Eagle's Nest Art Colony: May 14, 2017.
EAGLE's NEST ART COLONY 1898 - 1942.
The Eagle's Nest Art Colony is now Lorado Taft Field Campus, a part of the Northern Illinois University [NIU].
The Eagle's Nest Art Colony Association was founded in 1898 by American sculptor Lorado Taft. It stood on the bluffs flanking the east bank of the Rock River, overlooking Oregon,...
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As an Indian living in the US, I am quite aware of the stereotypes associated with India - an overpopulated country with chaotic traffic. Land of Taj Mahal, Yoga and Bollywood. Land of Sacred Cows and curry, and also land of Call Centers and Bangalore. All that is correct. I won't dispute any of it. But I believe I share a common experience with many Indians, that India...
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The nascent Education Committee of CSI is already demonstrating its huge potentials. Jun 22, 2016
Some days back I attended a very interesting lecture series at Chicago Cultural Center "Women Sculptors of Chicago - Not for Men Only." Each of the 11 participating woman sculptors have carved their place in a male dominated profession, and were sharing their experiences in a lively, fun,...
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Above Image: 2012 Studio Visit: Vector Fabricating - Carnival of Fire.
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My Studio Visits
When I say "My Studio Visits", I include "Site Visits", that is the site of casting, fabrication and installation, which may not necessarily be the artist's studio. The idea is to get to know the person behind the art, and to learn the...
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Continuing with studio visits of Contemporary Sculptors of Chicago..
November 16, 2015: Visited studio of sculptor Bruce White and his poet wife Gail White in DeKalb, Illinois, along with Debbie and Steve Mueller of Vector Custom Fabricating.
Bruce White is a retired professor of Art from Northern Illinois University. He has produced many large scale public works, installed throughout the country...
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Continuing with studio visits of Contemporary Sculptors of Chicago..
October 24, 2015: A road trip to Urbana, to visit the studio of a team of husband-&-wife sculptors Cecilia Allen and Roger Blakley, who create individual as well as collaborative work. The trip was with another artist couple Debbie and Steve Mueller of Vector Custom Fabricating. All of them have known each other...
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Continuing with studio visits of Contemporary Sculptors of Chicago..
October 12, 2015: Visited studio of sculptor Margaret Lanterman, with Steve Mueller of Vector Custom Fabricating.
Margaret Lanterman is an artist and an art educator. She received MFA in sculpture from University of Illinois and BFA in painting from Miami University. She also pursued post graduate study in Ethology at Purdue University. She has...
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