OCTOBER IS CHICAGO ARTISTS MONTH! 

The 13^th annual celebration of Chicago’s dynamic visual arts community. Throughout October,  you can meet sculptors, photographers, painters, ceramic, glass, fiber artists, and more!

Experience the work of these diverse artists at exhibitions, workshops, open studios, tours, neighborhood art walks and other events in venues across the city.

The Cornelia Arts Building / Friends of the Arts ,
 1800 W. Cornelia at Ravenswood,
will be presenting gay artist
ALEXANDER VON AGOSTON, from Berlin.

 October 4th and 5th.  Noon-6pm

Why a Berlin artist in Chicago?! 

Alexanders grandfather was actually raised here in Chicago. And coincidentally, Alexander was discovered by FOTA's  Richard Lange at a Berlin show! "He invited me to  Chicago and gave me room to work  at the fota space in Cornelia Arts Building Chicago..." said Alexander. He has also shown his work here in Chicago at the Around the Coyote show in the Flat Iron Art Building.

He does some great  Sailor portraits,  with the attraction of muscular torsos and tight-fitting trousers with that je ne sais quoi of romanticism in those eyes that seem always search for the horizon, and nudes in an expressive naturalism with strong colors and lively energy that return such a warmth even though the poses retain what we could name quite a romantic decency in spite of those sexes showing without ostentation, as well as more classic themes, like landscapes and still life.

     

The Cornelia Arts Building   - Studio 208 B
 1800 W. Cornelia at Ravenswood,  October 4th and 5th.  Noon-6pm


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