Marcos Raya

St. Theresa #1 - Antique Painted Photograph in Frame

2010

Cartography, the study and practice of making and using maps, was at the cutting edge in the 18th-century, helping to shape and define a world rapidly coming into focus. Over the course of the century, exploration and colonization expanded the scope of the known world, especially in the Pacific and the Americas. Advances in geography enabled cartographers to map these new discoveries with increasing accuracy. The days of conjecture and myth in cartography were fast coming to an end. Here, the Kupjack Studios has captured this discipline with exacting details. From the smallest of tools, to the rolls of maps and maps in progress displayed on the desk, the world of miniatures comes to life and brings us into a bygone era. Kupjack Miniatures 18th Century New England Cartographer, circa. 2008 mixed media 14h x 26.25w x 14.75d in 35.56h x 66.67w x 37.47d cm KJK001 Eugene Kupjack and his sons Hank and Jay created museum quality miniature rooms in their studio outside of Chicago for many years. Hank and Jay learned the at their father’s side as he assisted Mrs. Narcissa Niblack Thorne with the creation her many miniature rooms now housed at The Art Institute of Chicago. Almost every piece of molding, furniture, rugs, and accessory items that are contained in their rooms are designed and created by hand. In addition to designing and building rooms they would sometimes work to restore the rooms built many years ago by their father and Mrs. Thorne. Their work can be seen in various museums as far away as Turkey where they were exhibited in 2009. In the United States their work can be seen in the permanent collections of The Kentucky Museum Center, The Art Institute of Chicago, The Philadelphia Art Museum...

The details are so painstakingly exact that the viewer is deceived into believing they are viewing a full scale replica of a lawyer's office from 1885. ...

Eugene Kupjack's love affair with miniatures began when he saw an article in Life Magazine about MrsNarcissa Niblack Thorne's (of the Montgomery Ward fortune) European-Style miniatur...

This highly detailed Miniature Room of a Retired Whaling Captain's Study in Nantucket is an excellent example of the true talent of Eugene Kupjack. Tiny scrimshaw and knick-knacks fill the shelves while the perfectly proportioned furniture adorns the center of the room. A mariners wheel and captain's chest are set off to the side with a small sea shell set atop. All painstakingly researched to the exact time period in a one inch to one foot scale. Kupjack Miniatures Eugene Kupjack "Retired Whaling Captain's Study, Nantucket, circa 1860," 1983 mix media 11.50h x 19.50w x 11d in 29.21h x 49.53w x 27.94d cm KJK010 Eugene Kupjack and his sons Hank and Jay created museum quality miniature rooms...

This 3-dimensional collage stories the trials and tribulations of Chicago's West Side Hispanic community the artist resided in for many years. Found ephemera and novelty items decorate the surface of this beautiful collage. It is floated in a simple black frame measuring 34h x 49w inches. Marcos Raya...

Marcos Raya's artwork has deep connections to Rasquache or Rasquachismo– an aesthetic tied to the working-class Mexican art exemplified by the statement "Make the most of the least"....

This colorful abstract paper and fabric collage was created by American artist Jean Olds. Olds is known for her work with collages and flat mixed-media sculptures. This work in her t...

In this work by Laurie Barmore, the artist's hand is exceedingly present. Using strong strokes of black and blue creates its own essences of form atop washes of whites and orange. Sp...

In this work by Laurie Barmore, the artist's hand is exceedingly present. Using strong strokes of black and white creates its own essences of form atop washes of yellows and rust. Sp...

In this work by Laurie Barmore, the artist's hand is exceedingly present. Using strong strokes of black, red, and purple creates its own essences of form atop washes of whites and gr...

John Baker’s "Song" is a 59 x 47 x 1.5 inch acrylic painting with collage on canvas whose multi-colored brushstrokes-mostly reds, blues and oranges-give intricate visual form to the music and spirit of an enraptured female singer...

This is a mixed media work on paper. The pictorial space is bifurcated in two, each space extending beyond the page. One space is a blend of blue and turquoise; the other space is ye...