SAIC MFA 2007

It's that time of year when all the schools in Chicago are saying goodbye to their students and putting on big extravaganza's to showcase their hard work. The School of the Art Institute of Chicago had their opening last Friday in the G2 space on Jackson. Unfortunately, as with a lot of openings, the majority of the people seemed to be more concerned with each other than with the art work in front of them. Sadly, it could be said that this was reflected in the work itself, with many of the pieces showing more of a knowledge and practise of technic, than of mastering and execution of concept. I went to support a fellow photographer Chase Carroll Bowder and am happy to say he is showing progress in his chosen subject. Other note worthy artists were: Gillian Collyer, Megan Euker, Thomas Gokey, Jinsu Han, Louie Holwerk, Sung Soo Kim, Elise Rasmussen, Bikram Singh Saggoo, Carrie Schneider, Jeremy Tinder, Feng-Shu Wang and Scott Patrick Wiener. The video is of Jinsu han's work, Multiple paint brushes painting the floor white, attached to wheels, run by motors all connected by a clay chicken head with glowing orange eyes. Very Cool! I could have stood in front of for a while, if it had not been for the bad ventilation. Please forgive the poor quality of the recording, but hopefully it will intrigue you enough to see it in person. Open may 5-18 FREE admission.