Zhou B Art Center - Chicago

Another one of my past life change growths was being introduced to the Zhou B Art Center in Chicago and their 3rd Friday's open studios. I was actually wanting to photograph Lou Shields, a musician and artist from Paul Henry's Art Gallery, who was playing his music on the 4th floor at Zhou B. After walking around, seeing the activity, all of the very cool art, I kept coming back. Over the years I have reduced the number of times I go. Like life, things change, even at venues. What attracted you at one time may not be as strong today. Though this time I wanted to see Diana Leviton Gondek and her art, which I first saw on my very first visit to Zhou B. She is one of the artists who have hung in there through the years.

Here are some photographs, starting with one of the ramp that leads you to the entry.

Images from the first floor.

The next photograph was taken through the freight elevator grating as we traveled up to the 4th floor. This may have been the 3rd floor we were passing.

Diana Leviton Gondek's studio, and of course the wonderful Diana! (website)

Diana goofing around with me because I was photographing her.

Zhou B Art Center

1029 W. 35th Street

Chicago, IL 60609

(773) 523-0200

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Awakening Earth: Narratives of Spring - curated by Sergio Gomez

Art is meant to move you. To give you an emotion. To speak to you, at you, converse with you. As I calibrate my own desire for art I find that I now get excited about one or two pieces. Not an entire gallery. The gallery does move me. Just that I now recognize the difference to what I want vs. what I desire. What I want is to feel exuberated, alive, I want it to represent me and my morals, ethics, what I work for to make the world a better place.

Well, I found such a piece tonight at the Zhou B Art Center's 3rd Friday open exhibitions of the month, hosted by the resident artists and the gallery. This months exhibition titled "Awakening Earth: Narratives of Spring" was curated by Sergio Gomez. Sergio is a super nice guy. I met him through my friend Lou Shields. At one time I tried to attend a Lightroom (or maybe it was Photoshop) class from him, however had to cancel because of personnel reasons. Tonight Sergio was so welcoming, as I had remembered him to be some 12 years ago.

So, the piece I found is mentioned later in this blog. In the mean time, follow my journey as I arrived and started on the 4th floor, working myself down each floor.

Sergio's curated show, "Awakening Earth: Narratives of Spring" . . .

This next piece of art is the one I fell in love with. The piece of art that defines what I need (not desire) in this world. If I had the means, I would buy it.

This is the work of my wonderful and talented friend Diana Leviton Gondek. The story goes that her cat Bansky was very fond of flower, so Diana indulged him. However she noticed that he was not feeling well over time, to the point he was just laying around. Sort of a flopsy mopsy I am guessing. She took him to the vet and found out she was actually "killing him" with flowers. They were toxic for to Bansky. So now he does not get to enjoy flowers. Those thoughts, the feelings for Bansky, is why Diana created this piece. You really have to see it in person to understand the beauty of this. The added textures, though ever so slight, makes the painting pop.

Zhou B Art Center

1029 W. 35th Street

Chicago, IL 60609

(773) 523-0200

Website

Facebook

If you get a chance, check out my black and white blog post. This is my form of art that I like you to see and enjoy. (click here)

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