A MULTIFACETED PROJECT BY ALEXIS ROCKMAN EXPLORES THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE OF THE GREAT LAKES.
The Great Lakes hang pendulously on the map forming a large part of the border between the U.S. and Canada. For most of us, they are things of beauty, places for recreation and the highways for ocean going ships to reach the interior of the country. We know they drain over Niagara Falls into Lake Ontario and eventually to the Atlantic Ocean.
In the early 1970s when I was living in Buffalo, New York, we knew many of the nearby Lake Erie beaches were contaminated and we could see some of the sources in the steel mills south of the city. A friend purchased passage for six people at a PBS auction and we all boarded a working freighter in Lackawanna to sail across Lakes Erie, Lake Huron and Lake Michigan— dropping off limestone, picking up coal. We saw areas of pristine beauty, mansions at Grosse Pointe, Michigan, and docked finally in Cleveland where oil slicked debris on the Cuyahoga River had caught fire in 1969.
Alexis Rockman is an environmentalist and painter who has completed five canvases measuring 6 by 12 feet, documenting the extraordinary interrelationships in the ecosystem of the lakes. The Great Lakes Cycle, which is traveling to museums along the lakes, is at the Chicago Cultural Center through October 1.
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FULL EXPOSURE
Photographer Conor Martin documents the present using photographic methods of the past.
Autumnal Light
The landscapes and nature scenes of painter Jennifer Sowders are irresistibly tactile, filled with varying textures that seem to leap off the canvas.
Art for All
Members of Art Dealers Association of America come together for a philanthropic affair.
Modern Marketplace
Redwood Art Group brings together the San Diego region for another class-act celebration of contemporary artwork.
An Enchanting Evening
Scottsdale Artists’ School knows how to throw an art party.
Timeless Tales
Soft, warm undertones underscore the mood of enchantment that runs through Nom Kinnear King’s paintings.
Next Exit New York
Coming off his series that focused on San Francisco and Los Angeles freeway signs, artist Eric Nash’s sights are now set on New York. Now on view at George Billis Gallery's Manhattan location are seven of Nash's new oil paintings and two drawings that explore the signage of New York City freeways. Although Nash's work is tightly rendered, he doesn’t consider himself a photorealist, but rather someone who utilizes those techniques to express ideas.
Monster Mash
Vampires, witches, ghouls and all things that go bump in the night are the theme of the exhibition Monster Mash, now at Abend Gallery.
Inside/Outside
Those familiar with Geoffrey Johnson's populated by inky figures and trailing shadows that bleed into the wet streets, and architectural elements obscured to varying degrees by the misty atmosphere.
Bold Figures; Bold Color
For Brooklyn based painter J Louis, it’s all about balance, which can mean many different things in a composition, but for Louis, it’s about balancing his female figures among a unique landscape of color.
