http://chicagoartmagazine.com/2010/09/top-street-art-picks-for-the-month-of-august/ Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:49:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://chicagoartmagazine.com/2010/09/top-street-art-picks-for-the-month-of-august/comment-page-1/#comment-1461 Top Street Art of March | Chicago Art Magazine Thu, 14 Apr 2011 11:41:13 +0000 http://chicagoartmagazine.com/?p=9404#comment-1461 [...] According to a blog post by Oscar Arriola (check the link for photos), the street artist Rejoice recently left Chicago for the more stable climate of San Francisco. His leaving prompted a brief  seven year retrospective gallery showing, with photos of the art at the show  viewable here.  The artwork is simplistic but bright (interesting color choices), and after having seen photos from the show I am jealous I did not go and purchase his work for my apartment with my bountiful (imaginary) riches. Ah, the trouble with purchasing art these days – art pieces can look great in a gallery, but bizarre in a domestic setting.  I mentioned Rejoice in my August 2010 list. [...] [...] According to a blog post by Oscar Arriola (check the link for photos), the street artist Rejoice recently left Chicago for the more stable climate of San Francisco. His leaving prompted a brief  seven year retrospective gallery showing, with photos of the art at the show  viewable here.  The artwork is simplistic but bright (interesting color choices), and after having seen photos from the show I am jealous I did not go and purchase his work for my apartment with my bountiful (imaginary) riches. Ah, the trouble with purchasing art these days – art pieces can look great in a gallery, but bizarre in a domestic setting.  I mentioned Rejoice in my August 2010 list. [...]

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