On view at the Smart Musuem in Chicago is a wonderful show detailing the work of H.C. Westerman.

Your Pal, Cliff presents Westermann with a mix of biography and insight into his craft.  The  show melds together  a mix of art, objects, and archival documents that provide a unique insight into the artists sense of craft, use of materials and decision making process.  The H.C. Westermann Study Collection at the Smart Museum of Art is one of the most significant public collections of artwork and archival material related to Westermann’s life and work.  This is a wonderful view into that collection and is on view now through September 6, 2009. Read the rest of this entry »

The Art Dump is the name tagged to a group of like-minded creative misfits who work under the same flat roof in Torrance, California. They are, essentially, the Girl Skateboard Company full-time art department. The veteran, Andy Jenkins (Bend Press) uses his title as art director loosely. He considers the crew a co-op and lets it operate that way, though each artist does have a brand or specific “chores” they are responsible for. Example? Andy Mueller (The Quiet Life & Ohio Girl) is the creative mind behind Lakai Footwear, and Jordan Mitchell makes sure Royal has an identity. Chicago transplant, Michael Coleman (Foundation Projects) and Desert Twin, Eric Anthony, join forces to take care of all the art duties of the Fourstar line. The Japanese born, Misato Suzuki (A Little Painter), is a very talented painter who takes care of the graphic duties at Ruby Republic with along with Megan Baltimore (Ruby Republic). Read the rest of this entry »

Lollapalooza early bird tickets have gone on sale and are available in limited number, so if you plan on going, now’s your chance to save a little on the admission price.

Lollapalooza
AUG 7 – 9