Mary Block

The Night Sky - Aluminum Mounted Glossy Color Photo with Bright Green Tree

2022

“Art Shay’s photography shakes you up, sets you down gently, pats you on the head and then kicks you in the ass.” Roger Ebert “[Shay’s work] ranks with some of the greats of the 20...

In his final days, Martin Luther King Jr. stood by striking sanitation workers in Memphis ,Tennessee. MLK had given his famous "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech and the next day Art Shay was on his way to cover the strike. He got word that MLK was shot while en route. He arrived in the city with chaos all around. This photo captures that important time. Art Shay I Am A Man, 1968 archival pigment print 20h x 16w in 50.80h x 40.64w cm Framed: 23.75h x 17.75w x 1.25d in 60.33h x 45.09w x 3.17d cm ASY325 “Art Shay’s photography shakes you up, sets you down gently, pats you on the head and then kicks you in the ass.” Roger Ebert “[Shay’s work] ranks with some of the greats of the 20th century.” Ellen and Richard Sandor, Renowned photo collectors “I’ve admired Art Shay’s work for almost forty years, and he keeps getting better. He can do anything with a camera, but what he mostly does is capture real moments and transform them into visual poetry. His work continues to be an inspiration to me.” William Friedkin, Director of French Connection “Art Shay is one of our finest photographers. His work over the past fifty years has artfully captured the beauty, humor, and pathos of America.” Studs Terkel “Art Shay is one of the best photojournalists I know. I’ve been a fan of his work since the early 1950s - before the launch of playboy magazine.” Hugh Hefner “Algren, Terkel, Royko, they gave us a voice. Art Shay gave us a face.” Tony Fitzpatrick, Chicago Artist “Art Shay is America’s Cartier-Bresson.” Thomas Dyja, author of The Third Coast “Chicago’s Art Shay in many ways is to American photography what Nelson Algren was to American writing: that rare and absolutely necessary citizen who’s blessed with a cold eye, a clear head, and a warm heart...

Children gather around the ice cream vendor with wrapped attention in this wonderful example of Art Shay's mastery of street photography. Circa 1949, this photo captures an innocence from days gone by. It is matted and framed in a simple black frame measuring 16h x 19.25w x 1.25d inches. Art Shay Iceman silver gelatin print, printed circa 2010 11h x 14w in 27.94h x 35.56w cm ASY12019 “Art Shay’s photography shakes you up, sets you down gently, pats you on the head and then kicks you in the ass.” Roger Ebert “[Shay’s work] ranks with some of the greats of the 20th century.” Ellen and Richard Sandor, Renowned photo collectors “I’ve admired Art Shay’s work for almost forty years, and he keeps getting better. He can do anything with a camera, but what he mostly does is capture real moments and transform them into visual poetry. His work continues to be an inspiration to me.” William Friedkin, Director of French Connection “Art Shay is one of our finest photographers. His work over the past fifty years has artfully captured the beauty, humor, and pathos of America.” Studs Terkel “Art Shay is one of the best photojournalists I know. I’ve been a fan of his work since the early 1950s - before the launch of playboy magazine.” Hugh Hefner “Algren, Terkel, Royko, they gave us a voice. Art Shay gave us a face.” Tony Fitzpatrick, Chicago Artist “Art Shay is America’s Cartier-Bresson.” Thomas Dyja, author of The Third Coast “Chicago’s Art Shay in many ways is to American photography what Nelson Algren was to American writing: that rare and absolutely necessary citizen who’s blessed with a cold eye, a clear head, and a warm heart...

Mary Block Winter Pear dye sublimation print on aluminum 30h x 41w in 76.20h x 104.14w cm 2/20 MBK003 Mary Block b. 1951, St. Louis, MO Education 1975 Mechanical Engineering Department, Stainless Steel Casting in Cooperation with Alloy Casting Corporation. University of Illinois - Champaign 1974 Master of Fine Arts Candidate. School of Fine Arts. University of Iowa. 1973 Bachelor of Fine Arts. College of Fine Arts. University of Illinois – Champaign Exhibitions 2022 Kiss Me, Its Snowing, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL Illinois Artists’ List, Curator: K. Eaton. Mary Block Sculpture and Print: A Dialogue Between Form and Image. University of Illinois. School of Art and Design, Link Gallery. Champaign/Urbana. 1996 ASID Showcase, Chicago, IL 1995 New Glass Review, Corning Museum. Corning, NY. International Exhibition/Catalog featuring innovative glass sculpture. 1996 Solo Exhibition, Nina Own Gallery, Chicago, IL 1996 Gallery Artists, Nina Owen Gallery. Chicago, IL 1995 Gallery Artists, Nina Owen Gallery. Chicago, IL 1995 Sandy and Dave, Group Exhibition. North Shore/Skokie Sculpture Park. Skokie, IL 1994 Sandy and Dave, Group Exhibition. North Shore/Skokie Sculpture Park. Skokie, IL 1992 Twenty Women, Adler Cultural Center. Libertyville, IL 1991 The Discerning Eye-National Exhibition, Charles A. Wustum Museum. Racine, WI 1988 North Shore Skokie Sculpture Walk, Curator: J. Folise. McCormick Blvd, Skokie, IL Public Commissions 2022 Skyway Prints, Delta Airlines. Skyway Lounge, O’Hare Airport, Chicago, IL 2018 Mindfulness Center Sculpture, Roslyn Road School, Barrington. IL 2011 Grove School Children’s Amphitheater, Ft. Grove School, Barrington, IL 2007 Generations, Village Hall of Deerfield, Deerfield, IL 1999 Lifetime Learners, Danville Community College. Danville, IL 1997 Heroic Women Collection, Las Sendes Sculpture Park, Phoenix, AZ 1996 Wrapped Figure, Columbia College, Chicago, IL Book With Hands Memorial, Oak Grove...

With Midwestern resources at her disposal, artist Mary Block explores the beauty surrounding her. Here, Block uses a Red Bud tree which is about to burst into a vibrant showy pink. To enhance the tree's natural beauty, the artist painstakingly adjusts each pixel to achieve a depth, brightness and clarity not found in nature alone. This piece is framed in a simple black frame measuring 32 x 47 x 1.75 inches. Mary Block A Shy Moon in Spring dye sublimation print on aluminum 30h x 45w in 76.20h x 114.30w cm 3/20 MBK004 Mary Block b. 1951, St. Louis, MO Education 1975 Mechanical Engineering Department, Stainless Steel Casting in Cooperation with Alloy Casting Corporation. University of Illinois - Champaign 1974 Master of Fine Arts Candidate. School of Fine Arts. University of Iowa. 1973 Bachelor of Fine Arts. College of Fine Arts. University of Illinois – Champaign Exhibitions 2022 Kiss Me, Its Snowing, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL Illinois Artists’ List, Curator: K. Eaton. Mary Block Sculpture and Print: A Dialogue Between Form and Image. University of Illinois. School of Art and Design, Link Gallery. Champaign/Urbana. 1996 ASID Showcase, Chicago, IL 1995 New Glass Review, Corning Museum. Corning, NY. International Exhibition/Catalog featuring innovative glass sculpture. 1996 Solo Exhibition, Nina Own Gallery, Chicago, IL 1996 Gallery Artists, Nina Owen Gallery. Chicago, IL 1995 Gallery Artists, Nina Owen Gallery. Chicago, IL 1995 Sandy and Dave, Group Exhibition. North Shore/Skokie Sculpture Park. Skokie, IL 1994 Sandy and Dave, Group Exhibition. North Shore/Skokie Sculpture Park. Skokie, IL 1992 Twenty Women, Adler Cultural Center. Libertyville, IL 1991 The Discerning Eye-National Exhibition, Charles A. Wustum Museum. Racine, WI 1988 North Shore Skokie Sculpture Walk, Curator: J. Folise. McCormick Blvd, Skokie, IL Public Commissions 2022 Skyway Prints, Delta Airlines. Skyway Lounge, O’Hare Airport, Chicago, IL 2018 Mindfulness Center Sculpture, Roslyn Road School, Barrington. IL 2011 Grove School Children’s Amphitheater, Ft. Grove School, Barrington, IL 2007 Generations, Village Hall of Deerfield, Deerfield, IL 1999 Lifetime Learners, Danville Community College. Danville, IL 1997 Heroic Women Collection, Las Sendes Sculpture Park, Phoenix, AZ 1996 Wrapped Figure, Columbia College, Chicago, IL Book With Hands Memorial, Oak Grove Jr. High School, Gurnie, IL 1994 Meditative Figure, 11th St. Park, Columbia College Chicago, IL Justice, Chicago Bar...

This was seemingly always a seedy joint. Opened in 1906 for the Jones, Linick & Schaefer circuit as the U.S. Music Hall, it was shut down briefly in 1916 for indecency, as it was always primarily a burlesque house. In 1922 an abandoned baby was found there; in 1932 there was a rapist and killer caught there; over the years gambling was broken up, mob links were found, and it was shut down repeatedly. By 1934 it had become the State-Harrison Theatre. By the mid-1940’s, it had gone burlesque before the city shut it down at the end of 1954 for lewd conduct. By 1967 it was called the Rialto Theatre, probably for the associations people had with the old Rialto Theatre a couple blocks north, when it was shut down again. It reopened in 1971. In November 1974 it closed briefly after being victim of a series of coordinated bombings of Chicago porn houses - the Rialto Theatre, Follies Theatre, Newberry Theatre, and Bijou Theatre were victims. It soon reopened, but was shut down for good a few months later in 1975 as part of a code crackdown that shut a number of theatres. Art Shay State Street Strip Joint Near Death, 1966 archival pigment print, unnumbered edition 16h x 20w in 40.64h x 50.80w cm ASY169 “Art Shay’s photography shakes you up, sets you down gently, pats you on the head and then kicks you in the ass.” Roger Ebert “[Shay’s work] ranks with some of the greats of the 20th century.” Ellen & Richard Sandor, Renowned photo collectors “I’ve admired Art Shay’s work for almost forty years, and he keeps getting better. He can do anything with a camera, but what he mostly does is capture real moments and transform them into visual poetry. His work continues to be an inspiration to me.” William Friedkin, Director of French Connection “Art Shay is one of our finest photographers. His work over the past fifty years has artfully captured the beauty, humor, and pathos of America.” Studs Terkel “Art Shay is one of the best photojournalists I know. I’ve been a fan of his work since the early 1950s - before the launch of playboy magazine.” Hugh Hefner “Algren, Terkel, Royko, they gave us a voice. Art Shay gave us a face.” Tony Fitzpatrick, Chicago Artist “Art Shay is America’s Cartier-Bresson.” Thomas Dyja, author of The Third Coast “Chicago’s Art Shay in many ways is to American photography what Nelson Algren was to American writing: that rare and absolutely necessary citizen who’s blessed with a cold eye, a clear head, and a warm heart. What is it about Chicago that keeps giving us men like this?” Russell Banks, Novelist “The best images of Simone de Beauvoir and her times have been passed down to us by Henri Cartier-Bresson, Gisele Freund, Robert Doisneau, Georges Brassai, and in America, the Chicago-based Art Shay, all world-class photographers.” Christophe Loviny, Art Editor, Paris “Art Shay is the best photo-journalist Chicago ever produced.” Arthur Siegel...

Lennon’s photographs serve as allegorical vehicles in this time of heightened awareness for our planet’s peril.In surveilling these ever-changing skies, Atmospheria celebrates the be...

Gallagher's Red is a limited edition photograph by Nancy C. Woodward. It is a photographic print on archival paper, 24x20 framed to 32x48. It is $1,400. This is an edition of 30. It was originally photographed in 2013. Also available printed directly onto Aluminum in a 30x30 size Nancy C. Woodward is an award winning photographic and mixed media artist. Her shadow portraits...

This listing is for the unframed photograph. It is available framed. Please inquire. As a photographer, Boaz defies a traditional approach to perspective and instead situates himself quite literally in the sky above. The resulting work is breathtaking and arresting. Each image captured by Boaz offers his audiences a rare composition of both nature and civilization in all their complexity. Originally a recording studio owner and music producer in New York City, Boaz became an avid aerial photographer almost entirely by accident after he won a “doors off” helicopter ride over Manhattan that opened his eyes to a new realm of experience. The oddity of what he saw sparked a deep fascination that led Boaz to return again and again to the cramped cockpits of such helicopters until he found in them a studio at 1000 feet above. Flying well away from the world below, Boaz holds an eye in the sky. With it, he surveys terrain and develops concepts in real time as colors and textures flood into sight during each ride. Working under the throbbing sounds of the propellers overhead, Boaz directs the pilot over radio and creates spontaneous images of calm amidst chaos. In speaking of his method, he explains, “I seek out sound in my photos; I look to find those symbiotic patterns and fast-changing colors that play together in rhythm, similar to the layers that make up a beat.” Through this unique process, Boaz discovers a synesthetic harmony in each photograph just as he would if he was visualizing music on a track. As a result, the 13 large-format dye sublimation prints of Hawaii, Israel, Arizona, California and Key West in this exhibition hold a lingering tranquility as they flow throughout the gallery. The exhibition’s invitational image “Desert Isle” shows the tides of an emerald green ocean washing over sunbeam yellow sands to form a vibrant ripple green that coalesces into an S-shaped coastline where distant row boats and sunbathers appear like ants. His visionary approach to expanding how audiences see the everyday is reminiscent of Andreas Gursky who did the same in Rhine II (1999) which captured the magnificence of the Rhine River with virtuoso ease. Gifted with a sight of the world top down, Boaz’s aerial photography evokes a cosmic awareness of humanity as a tiny dot in the universe which borders on the surreal. He credits his influences to be Joan Miro, Christopher Nolan, Andreas Gursky, Annie Leibowitz...

Julian Lennon’s photographs serve as allegorical vehicles in this time of heightened awareness for our planet’s peril. In surveilling these ever-changing skies, Atmospheria celebrate...

Edition of 10 Born in San Francisco in 1966, Mark Stephen Kornbluth was raised in Montreal, then Cleveland. Since graduating high school, Mark has lived in Toronto (twice), Los Ange...

Edition of 10 Born in San Francisco in 1966, Mark Stephen Kornbluth was raised in Montreal, then Cleveland. Since graduating high school, Mark has lived in Toronto (twice), Los Ange...