Art
at Cole's is a regular art series
showcasing local artists on the
walls of Cole's Bar in Logan Square
Art
at Cole's is an AnySquared
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Cole's
Bar, 2338
N Milwaukee, Chicago
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THE
LIGHT YEARS
with JUSTUS & ANDRE
April 25–May 29, 2010
Artists
Reception
& Chocolate Tasting
Monday, May 17 from 6pm to 10pm
Chocolate tasting by Parks
Chocolate & special musical styling by DJ BEARCAT and Dr.
DRASE
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May
17th reception photos
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Justus
Roe | http://justusroe.com
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Statement
City space is a pervasive influence. It is a constant motivation
in producing art; a center reference of my ideology. This ideology
interplays between self-imposed urban myths, while being encompassed
by a simultaneous nostalgia and distain for historical Chicago.
The interest is in continuing to translate ideas about this evolving
environment. To invent representations of shifting physical urban
landscapes and the psychological environments they create through
audio, video and painting.
Bio
Chicago native Justus Roe approaches life and art
as a renaissance man. Coming of age in Uptown, Justus was very involved
in graffiti and DJ’ing. Although retired early from graffiti,
Justus continued to purse visual arts studying at the University
of Illinois Urbana Champaign and Syracuse University in Florence
Italy receiving his BFA in 1999 and MFA in Arts and Media from Columbia.
From1999- 2006 Justus was commissioned to paint the massive alley
entranceway to Chicago’s Club Neo. His extensive international
travel through Europe, South America and Japan has inspired artwork
capturing the ever-evolving physical and psychological metropolitan
landscapes. He is a founding member of the group Royce and DJ’s
under the name DJ White Lightning. Justus is also a co- founder
of one the world’s most innovative record labels out of Chicago,
Galapagos4. He has been involved in engineering, producing and art
direction for the labels forty plus releases including Typical Cats,
Qwel, Mestizo, Robust, Royce and Denizen Kane. He has also been
a part of several world tours with Galapagos4. In addition to his
work with Galapagos4, he currently works as an arts administrator
for the Chicago Public Schools Gallery37 Advanced Arts Education
Program, providing advanced arts training for CPS juniors and seniors. |
Andre'
Corbin | http://andreprime.com
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Bio
Andre’ Corbin was born and raised in Chicago, yet the majority
of his free time as a child was spent in nature. There was an empty
lot across the street from his house and he would go there everyday
to play and explore. He would look under rocks for insects and watch
them for hours everyday. Andre’ also grew plants and raised
animals. He always attempted to recreate the world outside in a fish
tank filled with dirt, plants, and small creatures. Whenever He wasn’t
playing with bugs or growing plants, Andre’ was playing videogames,
watching cartoons, or playing with action figures. He pretty much
continued those hobbies until college. Then he was introduced to the
world of Japanese animation. He also began reading fables and folklore
from Europe, Asia, Africa, and Japan. The music Andre’ listens
to greatly influences the course of his creations. It always tends
to be circular, digital, and very obscure. Andre’s works are
a culmination of music, emotion, nature, machinery, technology, animation,
architecture, sacred symbols, old folklore, and ancient magic. But
at the end of the day he just likes to draw what he thinks looks cool.
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