Two by Two
We found this slightly destroyed piece of street art in the West Loop and fell in love with its imperfections. See the resemblance?
Perhaps the secret of living well is not in having all the answers but in pursuing unanswerable questions in good company. – Socrates
Black or White
Today- a West Loop street art mural and a sculpture in front of the JR Thompson Center in the Loop. Both play with color, shape, form, space, line, and value- many of the elements of art. One is two dimensional, and the other, three dimensional. One is enclosed within a space, and the other lives in free air. Both are successful in showing planes and depth. One is on a slow, dirty street, and the other is in a heavily populated concrete jungle. How could you see one and not think of the other? Oh Chicago, you have so many inspirational things to show us! There is still so much left to explore…
So come, and slowly we will walk through green gardens and marvel at this strange and sweet world. -Sylvia Plath
Inside Out
From the Fort Worth Museum of Modern Art to the streets of Wicker Park, using your body to imitate two dimensional art brings viewing the art to a whole new level. And of course, we love comparing two pieces with similarities as well as obvious differences. So much to take in!
I applied streaks and blobs of colors onto the canvas with a palette knife and I made them sing with all the intensity I could… – Wassily Kandinsky
