Love to make art? 18″ x 24″ PosterUIC School of Art & Art HistoryGenEd Recruitment Poster, Fall 2015 Developed for UIC School of Art & Art History to recruit non-art majors to take art & art history classes to fulfill their GenEd requirements. The posters feature individuals interacting with famous works of art in a tongue […]
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To / Through Approx. 15’x20’ Projected Prose on Smoke from Fog Machines, 2015 To/Through explores the relationship between visual and written storytelling, memory, and history via letterforms, words, and phrases projected onto smoke. Words and phrases only become readable as light catches the smoke—a reference to the ephemeral nature of recollection and memories.
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Folk Nite: WunderKammer This was the intro video for Folk Nite:WunderKammer. Folk Nite is a community arts event in the suburbs of Chicago where accessibility to the arts is minimal and finding creative spaces to participate is quite difficult. Events are themed and include community-generated artwork and short-set performances. Video was announced a Judge’s Choice […]
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Chorus and Coffee 18″ x 24″ Show Poster, 2015 Getting messy, imagery for this poster was made with actual coffee and creamer and digitally manipulated later. It was designed for a show/fundraiser at a local coffee shop. Proceeds from coffee sales went to Venture Corps.
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TransActions Publication TransActions is a socially engaged arts newspaper and dialogue. Artists and Educators Jim Duignan (Chicago) and Fiona Whelan (NCAD Dublin) present a series of perspectives on ethics, the city, aesthetics, labor, education and art through the questions around socially engaged arts between their communities within Chicago and Dublin. Through the form of generated […]
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A Plea for Playgrounds Booklet designed and printed to accompany the exhibition of playground equipment sculptures created by artist Jim Duignan. The booklet is a modern day reproduction and redesign of the 1905 Plea published by the City of Chicago. The text written by Jennifer Gray highlights the importance of playgrounds in an urban setting […]
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