on exhibition at Apollo Theater, 2540 North Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL

View the exhibition in the Apollo Theater lobby during box office and performance hours:

Howard Finster

Howard Finster (December 2, 1916 – October 22, 2001) was a Baptist Reverend and artist from Summerville, Georgia.

He claimed to be inspired by God to spread the gospel through the environment of Paradise Garden and created over 46,000 pieces of art.   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Finster

Elvis, Oil on Canvas, 18 x 24"

WALTER FYDRYCK

"As an artist, I am engaged in exploring the collective psyche of the subject. Works that have developed over the last two decades have been deeply rooted in the concept of form and movement. My more mature work seeks to express a contemplative nature. These works have manifested in a compilation of portraits. The focal point of my portraits is their gaze, as in the Egyptian Ka, which establishes a link between our human soul, and our cosmic environment. The evolution of my work has followed a natural progression from the use of anthropomorphic objects in still lifes, to the reality of the human form. The simplicity of line and transparency of colored gauche is juxtaposed to the reality of human complexity. Layering of meaning is suggested in the multiple shadows and reflections achieved through the technique of acrylic fusion. The viewer's experience of the painting is developed through their kinetic involvement. The painting's illusionistic depth heightens the viewer's perception of its enigmatic quality. After years of chemical experimentation, I have created a transparent fluid medium that when applied with pigment, and brushed on in layers, fuses into a lucite sheet. This sheet is mounted over a rear monochromatic canvas. The painting is the activated by the use of a frontal light source, resulting in shadowed imagery of rich texture, subtle colors, and line.  I also create small and large scale drawings. For the small drawings I use a photo process paper as a base and apply a color wash in a controlled manner which creates a frottage like surface. I then use a very fine black pencil to delineate the form and facial features. Colored pencil is then applied over the base wash and accentuates the inherent textural qualities of the wash. Volume is created by shading and color selections establishes the emotional content of the drawing. My large drawings utilize the same wash technique, but are executed on a hot press paper, and act in a confrontational manner because the scale is so dramatically altered.  I then found that by combining the painting over the drawing, the resulting painting color was enriched by the drawings' ink wash. This also allowed me to integrate imagery, opening up a more narrative approach."

Walter received his Associates Degree from the American Academy of Fine Art and also attended The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.  His work has been exhibited in numerous galleries and can be found in many private and corporate collections.    Through Anatomically Correct, his work has been exhibited at Strawdog Theatre and Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago, IL.

Johnny Cash,  Colored Pencil on Paper - Original,  11 x 13" unframed by  Walter Fydryck

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DON ELMI Don Elmi was born in Beloit, Wisconsin in 1930, and after his tour of duty in the United States Navy he moved to Chicago in 1954 to launch his career in the art/advertising business. He served his apprenticeship at a top commercial art studio, where he was able to work with some of the best artists of his era. That was his break to become an accomplished cartoonist and design illustrator.
Jerry Lee Lewis Acrylic on Canvas   20 x 30" by  Don Elmi	No One Will Believe It! Acrylic on Canvas   24 x 24" by  Don Elmi	Elvis  Acrylic on Canvas   24 x 28" by  Don Elmi

 

 

RICK "FISH" JANES
ART:  From the 1970s to the present, his illustrations and cartoons have appeared in publications as diverse as in-flight magazines for Continental & United Airlines, The Chicago Blues Review, and the Benchley's Jazz Club newsletter, as well as in advertising for The U.S. Blues Brothers Bar, Destination Publications, and other companies. His artwork has been featured on album and CD covers for various performers, including The Prediktors, Mick Scott, William Purvis & the Seventh Sons, Val Leventhal and others. For ten years beginning in 1982, he provided a monthly color poster for the U.S. Blues Brothers Bar in Chicago and, since 1993, has created a monthly events calendar for the Gallery Cabaret in Chicago. His 3-dimensional constructions and other artwork have appeared in shows at the Gallery Cabaret, as well as in art exhibits at Steppenwolf Theater, Chicago; the Northlight Center for the Arts in Skokie, Illinois, and the Goodman Theater in Chicago; the last three exhibitions presented by Anatomically Correct. In 2008, he was part of two group shows at Blue Line Studios in Chicago. In 2006, an image of his 3-D relief construction "Mr. Bluesman" was selected as the cover illustration for a sheet music collection published in the U.K.	MUSIC:    Under the nickname 'Fish,' Rick has been a guitarist and singer with a number of groups since 1967, including The Looking Glass Blues Band, The Ezra Quantine Blues Band, Mountain Bus, Jeanne Carroll & the Night Owls, The Wild Child Butler Blues Band, The Wildman Band, Miasma, The Val-Pack, and, currently, Fish & the Bluefins. From 1982 to 1992, he hosted the Wednesday Open Mic at the U.S. Blues Brothers Bar in Chicago, and, since 1993, has hosted the Tuesday Blues Jam at the Gallery Cabaret in Chicago. Most recently, his guitar work has been featured on Val Leventhal's "Roots & Flowers" CD. He has performed in venues ranging from the World Teenage Fair at McCormick Place, Chicago (1967), to the The Chicago Peace Fest (2007), as well as blues and jazz clubs too numerous to mention. Lost in America Records is producing an album of his original music set for release in 2009, and Dimension One Records is planning a CD retrospective of his guitar work from the 1960s to the present, also for release next year.	Spaceman Elvis 1956   Mixed Media   19 x 31" by Rick Janes

Million Dollar Quartet  Mixed Media   24 x 20" by Rick Janes	Million Dollar Quartet (Detail)	Million Dollar Quartet (Detail)
Million Dollar Quartet  (Detail)	Million Dollar Quartet  (Detail)	Million Dollar Quartet  (Detail)

Roots of Rock  Mixed Media  24 x 24" by Rick Janes

Detailed Images Big Bill   Little Walter         Lead Belly   Jimmy Reed

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Founded in 1991, Anatomically Correct is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to showcasing works by artists in alternative spaces in a combined effort to educate, diversify, and promote community awareness of the visual and performing arts.     This project is sponsored in part by the Chicago Dept. of Cultural Affairs Program I grant, the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency and by Debra Hatchett, Realtor, Koenig & Strey.

               

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