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Art Sun Jun 20 2010
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Over the summer you will have the opportunity to check out one of the best art shows to be hung in Chicago in a long time. Roger Brown: Calif U.S.A. is an experience that is much more than what you will see at an average gallery tour. Curator Nick Lowe explores Roger Brown's obsessive collecting and arranging by showing us objects found in his La Conchita home loaded to the gills with pottery, sculpture, stones, and for lack of a better word, stuff. This arranging was about much more than everything having a place; it was about aesthetics. The arranging that Roger Brown was doing can be seen culminating into some of the greatest works of art Roger may have ever done: his Virtual Still Life series. This is the first ever exhibition that concentrates solely on this series of three-dimensional art works.
The painting aspect of each piece is almost indescribable: moving and vibrating on the surface of the canvas, they create a deep space which is activated by vibrant pottery sitting on a shelf attached to the painting. The frames, having been painted with metallic automotive paint, are subtle at first, but play a huge role in the success of each piece.
Roger Brown: Calif U.S.A.is up now through October 3 at the Hyde Park Art Center, visit their website for directions and more information.
