Robert A. Schaefer, Jr. began his career as a fine art photographer in Munich, Germany in the middle 1970’s while he was getting his MA… Robert A. Schaefer, Jr. began his career as a fine art photographer in Munich, Germany in the middle 1970’s while he was getting his MA at the Technische Universitaet there. […]

My Nightflower  images were made by photographing New York City flower shop windows late at night. My Nightflower  images were made by photographing New York City flower shop windows late at night. Condensation formed on the windows in the pre-dawn hours.  This formed a screen of lens-like water drops which abstracted the view of the […]

The beauty of the women is only compare with the beauty of nature, because they are exactly the same. Cut by the same scissor and… The beauty of the women is only compare with the beauty of nature, because they are exactly the same. Cut by the same scissor and created by the same strongest […]

Beauty for Ashes Irish artist Clare McNulty paints with vigour, using vivid colours and imagery to convey a sense of spirituality. Painting from the heart, she works with energy and passion that mounts up and explodes with firework beauty, cascading onto the canvas expressing life. Touched by the tragedy of 9/11, she has created a […]

As people our experience is characterized by who we are socially; we are male or female, young or old, composites of race and class. As people our experience is characterized by who we are socially; we are male or female, young or old, composites of race and class. Within these social constructs our perception of […]

My figurative paintings examine interpersonal interactions and subtle psychological dramas. I am interested in disconnects between shared… My figurative paintings examine interpersonal interactions and subtle psychological dramas. I am interested in disconnects between shared reality and individual interpretation, and the difficulty of defining "fact." Because each person’s "reality" is constructed from his or her specific […]

My art is a process like faith. As any “true believer,” I’m going through stages of having my faith tested. I’m trying to learn more and more about what it is I believe. My art is a process like faith. As any “true believer,” I’m going through stages of having my faith tested. I’m trying […]

I employ video and photography to create stunning, light-filled paintings that transfix the viewer.  Recent works depict utterly improbable images… I employ video and photography to create stunning, light-filled paintings that transfix the viewer.  Recent works depict utterly improbable images;  a man ruthlessly carrying his infant son by one arm, a horse dangling upside down […]

Anything can happen in art and I like it that way. It’s a performance and it just depends on when the viewer is invited in to see it. Anything can happen in art and I like it that way. It’s a performance and it just depends on when the viewer is invited in to see […]

Benjamin Murphy is an emerging Chicago artist who paints canvases in rich color with gestural strokes of intricate design. Benjamin Murphy is an emerging Chicago artist who paints canvases in rich color with gestural strokes of intricate design. The root and catalyst behind these abstract images can be found in the human struggle to maintain […]