Pictures of Chicago: Galleries Ahoy!

This was the sign outside of the Schneider Gallery in Chicago.

This was the door to the front of the gallery. I loved the space because although it was small, it was well lit. This gallery was a for profit gallery specializing in photographs. The studio space had several fake walls going back which sectioned off the different artists to create a separate space for each artist.

Yara at Dorms, 2009
Natan Dvir
This was a photograph at the Schneider Gallery. The artist had taken several photos of teenagers from different parts of the world. This gallery was featuring another artist who also took photos of teenagers in the rooms.

The ECHT Gallery was in the process of changing out their displays so a lot of the artwork was on the floor or in boxes. I still got to see some great works, but as to who the artists are, I'm unsure.

I thought this piece (I think it's a painting) was beautiful. I love beaches and chose to record this piece because it looked so serene and I wanted to jump in the painting and just lay out on that beach. The way the sunlight streaks the trees in the left hand side of the picture plain is beautiful.

This was the sign outside of the Perimeter Gallery. I was less excited for the gallery and more excited to be near the Onion headquarters.

This was a closeup of a sculpture at Perimeter Gallery.

The woman inside of the Carl Hammer Gallery was quite cold when it came to answering questions, greeting visitors, or dealing with people in general. The pieces of art that were featured at this time were hand drawn butterflies in weird patterns that looked like an eight year old drew them.

The woman in the Roy Boyd gallery was so welcoming and super helpful. She explained a little about each of the artists they were featuring and offered to answer any questions I had about the artwork I saw. This was the only gallery with two floors open to the public (the Carl Hammer Gallery had a second floor with a sign that indicated that it was open, but the lady was cranky and told us it was closed).

The elk and gnome heads above the door of the Roy Boyd Gallery. I only noticed these features as I was leaving the gallery. They look like they were made out of metal and attached to the front of the building with nails or screws.

These are hand crocheted tubes that have been filled with rocks. The artist does a great job of using organic shapes and nature to create a unique sculpture. These sculptures remind me of worms or a Dugtrio Pokemon.

Untitled XX, 2009
Mario Trejo
This is a drawing made from India ink and white acrylic. This artist creates layers and layers of his materials and then uses the opposite color to create his desired effect. Close up, it is very chaotic, and far away, it feels like it's under tension. I can almost feel the ripping of the strand of white as it is pulled in two different directions.

This is another one of those knitted rock socks.

Here is a neon sign for a flower shop. There is something about neon signs that take me to the past. There's something very urban and cool about neon signs.

This was a mural on the side of a building. I thought it was really cool because it was a musician playing a guitar in a bar. This is an example of some of the public work that can be found around the city.

Another great neon sign; this one is for the Stop & Drink Liquor House.

I loved this building. Its windows were one of my most favorite shades of blue and the shape of the balconies and roof made the building look so grand in the middle of the open sky.

I loved the Weber grill on the side of the building. I wasn't sure exactly what it was made of, but I don't think it was an actual grill because it was HUGE! If I had extra time, I would have totally gone into that store to look at grills because that grill sculpture was so unique. Overall, I thought it was good marketing on Weber's part.

This one made me laugh so hard! Haha, I have a thing for neon signs and this one made my day. Rock Bottom is a brilliant name for a brewery.

The buildings are so huge in Chicago. I felt like they were creating a cocoon of windows. The building on the left was really cool because its windows catch the light very well.

When nature meets the city, we get happy little flowers in window boxes. These flowers were in an urn outside of a hotel while I was walking to the gallery district. I chose to take the picture like this to bring the focus on the nature withing the city.

On the way to the galleries, I saw this parking garage! It reminds me of a mud wasp nest and the valets must be pretty talented to park all of those cars with their back ends facing outwards.

This bike was parked outside of the Blick art store. It was pretty cool and that's one of the only reasons I wanted to take a picture of it. I'm not sure if it is just meant to be something cool and artsy, or if it is an actual functioning bike. (I bet it belongs to a giant...)