NEXT UP-THAD KELLSTADT

what we do is a secret
acrylic on canvas
17x16
2009

AFTER EFFECTS
by Thad Kellstadt
OPENING-Saturday, October 24th, 7-11pm

Thad Kellstadt's After Effects attempts to explore the possible afterlife of objects, once dependent on human touch, now neglected but possessing a new presence. Some believe that the breaking of a mirror brings a lengthy stint of bad luck due to the soul confiscating power of the mirrors reflective surface. After Effects investigates the animism of life's less lustrous objects. In an attempt to kill time at the office a ceiling tile fatefully gets caught in the crossfire, walls are captured in senseless decay, a corpse of one of the countless botanical casualties happening everyday across the country plus many more examples of the grizzly and mundane horrors of the deceased!

Thad Kellstadt is a multi-disciplinary artist born and raised in Ohio. His work deals with the teenage spirit, displacement, enlightenment, and modern rural mysticism & myth. He has shown nationally at Space 1026 in Philadelphia, Lump Gallery in Raleigh and Heaven Gallery in Chicago, as well as internationally at Alice Gallery in Brussels, Cell Project Space in London and SKOL in Montreal.
He currently lives and works in Chicago, IL.

Atlantic O is up till September 25th!

Irene Perez
Evaporating tears of joy, nostalgia, and fear.
the artist's tears captured in a glass canister

You missed the Pisto Manchega, Tortilla de Patatas y Calabicin, Tortilla Española, Albondigas en Salsa, and the Paella de Marisco, but you can still check out the body of work she created exploring the body of water connecting/dividing her two "homes" between Spain and the States. Irene Perez's exhibit Atlantic O is up till September 25th by appointment.

Upcoming Show for August 15th!

Atlantic O
by Irene Pérez

For Atlantic O artist Irene Pérez presents a conceptual and material exploration that investigates the body of water that both separates and connects the American and European continent. In Atlantic O this massive expansion of salty fluid and fluid emotional states are at odds due to Perez’s return “home” to Spain after a 10-year absence.

Irene Pérez is an emerging visual artist making work that explores place, perception, cultural identity, and language. Irene works on projects in a variety of media, including works on paper, fiber pieces, and installations. Born in 1975 in Terrassa, Spain, near Barcelona, she currently lives in North Aurora, near Chicago, Illinois. Her studies include work in art history at the Autonomous University of Barcelona and photography and fine arts at the College of Dupage in Illinois. Irene received a BFA in studio arts with a focus in sculpture and painting at the University of Illinois at Chicago in May of 2009.

OPENING:SATURDAY, AUGUST 15th, 7-11pm