Pot Hole Flower Project : Chicago Artist's Glorious Road Work

 FLOWERS IN THE STREET: ART BY JIM BACHOR/CHICAGO

From THIS IS COLOSSAL : Artist Jim Bachor (previously) continued his guerilla effort to remedy Chicago’s pothole problem by creating a number of flower mosaics in streets around the city. Bachor installed four mosaics through this fall while the weather cooperated, but as things get wet and cooler we’ll probably see a bit less of his, uhm, street art. I’m not sure if any of these are still around, but he keeps a list of photos and addresses where each piece was installed. Bachor opens a new exhibition of mosiac art at Packer Schopf Gallery titled “Jentaculum” early next month.

MORE PHOTOS FROM JIM BACHOR AT THIS IS COLOSSAL. 

JOHN HIMMELFARB : UNSHAKEABLE

Unshakeable is a documentary about the art and life of Chicago-based artist John Himmelfarb. John began exhibiting his work way back in 1968, and has made it his living ever since. In that time, art trends have come and gone by the dozens, but John has never chased them. Art is his business, and he’s done it his way. It’s time to share with the coasts what the Midwest has known for decades, John Himmelfarb’s work is UNSHAKEABLE.

The film is being funded by artists and like-minded supporters of the arts on Kickstarter.org. See the project: UNSHAKEABLE, and if you want to be a film producer, put in $25 or more towards the production of this film about the great artist John Himmelfarb.

John Himmelfarb: Driven

John Himmelfarb talks about his trucks, painting and what they mean for all of us. The artist has actually produced a full-sized truck sculpture that looks like it just drove out of one of his monumental truck paintings. Must see: Click here to watch the 5 minute video.

The famed Chicago artist has also installed his truck paintings along a Chicago viaduct underpass and put together a massive show of his fantasic four-wheeled monsters at the Chicago Cultural Center.  Gorgeous work.  See the review here: DRIVEN.

Also see John Himmelfarb's website.

FLUXFEST CHICAGO FEB 15 - FEB 20, 2011

FLUXFEST CHICAGO is here.  Included in this six-day gala of terribly interesting art works and performances are: Picasso Gaglione, Keith A. Bucholz, Simon Anderson, Darlene Domel, Reed Altemus, Andy Oleksiuk, Patric Lichty, Tulio Restrepo, Jessica Rutherford, James Calfani, Allan Revich, Kyle White, Mark Block, Neosho, Reid Wood, Jennifer Kosharek, Joshua Rutherford, Jeff Abell, Melissa McCarthy, Vivian Vassar, Don Boyd, Julie Jeffries, Adamandia Kapsalis, Joel Lipman, mIEKAL aND, Cecil Touchon, Sally Alatelo among many others. 

VENUE: MCA CHICAGO, 220 East Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL