mojosmom

I love this piece. (The images on the glass are actually the same tones; the lighting makes them appear different.) It's from an exhibit currently at Flatfile Galleries of work by Jennifer Mannebach, and is made of fabric, glass, masking tape, and powdered graphite. These pieces are based on photographs the artist took in Rome. This piece, in particular, struck me, as it translated the heaviness of the original stones into something almost ethereal. And, looking at ruins that now seem to be floating away, we are reminded of the ephemeral nature of the material world.

I wish I had the bank account to support my artistic tastes!

I was at Flatfile for an "interdisciplinary visual sound installation", with jazz musician Kahil El'Zabar and his Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, and artist Lucy Slivinksi. Her work was very interesting, too, lighted sculptures of recycled materials creating rather a forest effect in the gallery. And I'm always happy to hear Kahil El'Zabar!

More photos here.

Before heading to Flatfile, I went to the opening reception at Woman Made Gallery, one of the places I support and for which I do occasional volunteer work. As usual with their group shows, there was some good stuff, some average stuff, and some rather heavy-handed, didactic political stuff.

( Today's example )

I went by Woman Made Gallery this afternoon for a couple of hours of volunteer work. They are doing an art workshop at Women's Treatment Center, a drug rehab program here in Chicago, one of the few in the country that has the facilities to let women have their children with them during residential treatment. I've had a number of clients go through their program. Part of the workshop will be making dioramas, so WMG needed people to paint boxes, and I said I'd help.