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Tibetan Thangka of Chenresi, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
In Buddhist Tibet, patrons and monks commissioned thangka art, or sacred painting, to focus their meditations and prayers. Painted with blue, orange, and r...
Category
Early 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Silk, Pigment
Monumental Chinese Ancestor Portrait, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Reflecting the role that ancestor worship played in Chinese culture, this Qing-dynasty painting depicts several generations of family, dressed in intrica...
Category
20th Century Qing Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Wood, Paint, Pigment
Japanese Riverside Landscape Scroll, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Although Western painting was initially embraced during Japan’s Meiji period (1868–1912), artists brought on a revival of traditional painting styles as they sought to create a moder...
Category
Early 20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Silk, Paper, Ink
"Treasures of the Scholars' Studio, " Ink and Paint on Fabric, 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
With careful brushwork, this 19th-century painting honors the four treasures of the scholar's studio - paper, calligraphy brush, ink, and inkstone. Essential to his way of life, the ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Qing Still-life Paintings
Materials
Silk, Ink, Pigment
"Hanging Scroll of Prunus Branches, " Ink on Paper, 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Chinese scholars used natural imagery and scenery to aid in contemplation within the walls of their studios. The complex beauty inherent to landscapes and natural forms inspired clea...
Category
19th Century Qing Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
"Drawing for The Sponsor, " Graphite on Paper, 2019
Located in Chicago, IL
Entitled "Drawing for The Sponsor," this work by Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald envisions an advertisement by Southport Tool and Die, a Chicago company from the 1940s and th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Figurative Drawings and Water...
Materials
Paper, Board, Graphite
"Drawing for Allegheny + Ludlum Helmet & Jacket, " Graphite on Paper, 2020
Located in Chicago, IL
Entitled "Drawing for Allegheny + Ludlum Helmet & Jacket," this work by Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald is a companion piece to his sculpture "A+L Helmet & Jacket." Worn by the imagined driver of one of his miniature soap box derby cars, each helmet & jacket is branded with an industrial sponsor, in this case the Allegheny Ludlum Corporation, a steel manufacturer from the early 20th century. Mounted on subtle collage materials and paper fragments...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Figurative Drawings and Water...
Materials
Paper, Board, Graphite
"Maquette Car, " Mixed-Media Sculpture, 2021
Located in Chicago, IL
To Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald, his miniature car sculptures are a means of traveling through time. Born from a fascination with the soap box...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Paper, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
"Neapolitan Car, " Mixed-Media Sculpture, 2021
Located in Chicago, IL
To Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald, his miniature car sculptures are a means of traveling through time. Born from a fascination with the soap box...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Paper, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
"Cantonese Iron Kung Fu" Movie Poster
Located in Chicago, IL
Starring Bryan Leung, "Cantonen Iron Kung Fu" was a 1979 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Lee Chiu. The film's international success is evident in this hand-painted advertisem...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Fabric
"Aeriform, " Mixed Media Kite, 2021
By Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago-based artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites crafted from split bamboo frames covered with stretched muslin and a collage of vintage Asian ephemera—including fragments ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Silk, Muslin, Wood, Washi Paper, Pigment
Chinese Erotic Album Leaf, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Despite its explicit content, this intimate scene conveys a sense of tenderness and romantic love characteristic of Chinese erotic art. Known as “sp...
Category
Mid-19th Century Qing Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
"Pexto Car, " Mixed-Media Sculpture, 2019
Located in Chicago, IL
To Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald, his miniature car sculptures are a means of traveling through time. Born from a fascination with the soap box derby cars of his youth, eac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paper, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Chinese Erotic Album Leaf, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Despite its explicit content, this intimate scene conveys a sense of tenderness and romantic love characteristic of Chinese erotic art. Known as “sp...
Category
Mid-19th Century Qing Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
"Yesterday, " Mixed-Media Sculpture, 2019
Located in Chicago, IL
To Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald, his sculptures are a means of traveling through time. Working from found materials, Fitzgerald constructs miniature soap box cars and the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
"Winter, " Acrylic Paint on Canvas, 2012
Located in Chicago, IL
In this exquisite painting, artist Ren Hui celebrates the beauty of nature using a style that he calls “uncomplicated and honest.” Entitled "Winter," this patterned composition was c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pointillist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"New York Blower Car, " Mixed-Media Sculpture, 2019
Located in Chicago, IL
To Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald, his miniature car sculptures are a means of traveling through time. Born from a fascination with the soap bo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Acrylic, Oil, Mixed Media, Paper
"Study for Caldwell 49, " Acrylic on Canvas, 2021
By Jan Pieter Fokkens
Located in Chicago, IL
The colorful paintings of Jan Pieter Fokkens transport us to distant worlds beyond our comprehension. Within his seemingly infinite networks of lines, dots, and crosses, he decodes t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"A Bridge of Dragon, " Acrylic Paint on Canvas, 1999
Located in Chicago, IL
Starring Dolph Lundgren, Bridge of Dragons was a pulpy action/romance from the late 90s. The film's international success is evident in this hand-painte...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Garage, " Mixed-Media Sculpture, 2019
Located in Chicago, IL
Entitled “Garage,” this work by Chicago artist Patrick Fitzgerald is one of a series of “track paintings” that materialize the imagined tracks navigated by his miniature soap-box car...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Board, Acrylic, Color Pencil, Graphite
"Denkbilder, " Mixed-Media Sculpture, 2021
Located in Chicago, IL
To Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald, his miniature car sculptures are a means of traveling through time. Born from a fascination with the soap box derby cars of his youth, eac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Mixed Media
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Cardboard, Canvas, Mixed Media
"Seascape, " Oil on Canvas, 2012
By Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
Entitled "Seascape," this painting by Chicago artist Michael Thompson is a departure from the collage work of his ongoing kite series. Rendered in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Latex, Oil
Chinese Lunar New Year Painted Scroll, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
In celebration of the lunar new year festival, it was traditional all over China to hang special decorations. In a city called Wuqiang, local artists made lacquer scroll paintings laden with symbolism. This framed and finely rendered early 20th century folk painting from Wuqiang features an imperial court official and his family dressed in their best silks. The young boy is dressed in a wonderfully patterned yellow robe to offer Shou Xing...
Category
Early 20th Century Qing Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Lacquer, Paper, Pigment
Chinese Erotic Album Leaf, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Despite its explicit content, this intimate scene conveys a sense of tenderness and romantic love characteristic of Chinese erotic art. Known as “sp...
Category
Mid-19th Century Qing Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Paper
"Crystal Hunt, " Acrylic Paint on Canvas, 1999
Located in Chicago, IL
Starring Donnie Yen, "The Bruce Lee of the 90s," "Crystal Hunt" was a martial arts film from Hong Kong made in 1991. Frequently, theaters in Ghana were unable to import official post...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Chinese Erotic Pillow Book Scroll, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
A pillow book was meant to teach a young bride about the art of lovemaking. This rare museum-quality 19th century example is composed of 12 masterfully pai...
Category
Mid-19th Century Qing Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Silk, Paper, Watercolor
"Ladies at Tea, " Mixed Media Tile, 2007
Located in Chicago, IL
Liverpool-based artist Pauline Hughes takes a fluid approach to her ceramic practice, combining aspects of painting, collage, and printmaking into her w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Ceramic, Paper, Acrylic
"Power Force, " Acrylic Paint on Canvas, 2003
Located in Chicago, IL
Power Force was an American-made martial arts movie from 1991. It starred Alphonse Beni, a Cameroonian born movie star as a crime-fighting ninja. Frequently unable to import official posters, theaters in Ghana hired enterprising artists to create and embellish designs to promote the films in their own style. The result is a whole new genre collected worldwide. In this work by Ghanian artist...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Chinese Erotic Album Leaf, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Despite its explicit content, this intimate scene conveys a sense of tenderness and romantic love characteristic of Chinese erotic art. Known as “sp...
Category
Mid-19th Century Qing Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
'The People People 2, " Acrylic Paint on Canvas, 2006
Located in Chicago, IL
In this series entitled "The People People," Tracy Crump uses washes of grey, white and aqua to both conceal and reveal sensitively drawn figures. Each figure stands alone as an indi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Figurative Drawings and Water...
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor
"Jeremiel, " Mixed Media Mosaic, 2021
Located in Chicago, IL
In the series “Heavenly,” Toyoharu Kii honors the fullness of life and its continual rebirth. In some works, white tesserae assume abstract profiles. In others, irregular shapes cont...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary More Art
Materials
Marble
"Patina, " Mixed Media Kite, 2021
By Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago-based artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites crafted from split bamboo frames covered with stretched muslin and a collage of vintage Asian ephemera—including fragments ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Muslin, Wood, Watercolor, Rice Paper
"Iron Sponge Car, " Mixed Media Sculpture, 2019
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald uses his works as a means of resurrecting the idyllic worlds he once found in the industrial surroundings of his youth. Raised in Grand Rapids...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paper, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
"Obscured Text V, " Mixed Media Kite, 2019
By Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago-based artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites crafted from split bamboo frames covered with stretched muslin and a collage of vintage Asian ephemera—including fragments ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Muslin, Silk, Wood, Watercolor, Rice Paper
"Raphael, " Mixed Media Mosaic, 2021
Located in Chicago, IL
In the series “Heavenly,” Toyoharu Kii honors the fullness of life and its continual rebirth. In some works, white tesserae assume abstract profiles. In others, irregular shapes cont...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary More Art
Materials
Marble
"Lady in a Striped Dress, " Ceramic Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Although this whimsical sculpture by Allan Winkler has the look of outsider art, this ceramic work stems from the art school-trained artist’s interest in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glaze, Ceramic
"Dynamic Car, " Mixed-Media Sculpture, 2019
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald uses his works as a means of resurrecting the idyllic worlds he once found in the industrial surroundings of his youth. Raised in Grand Rapids...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paper, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Cardboard
"Study in Red, " Mixed Media on Canvas, 2021
By Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago-based artist Michael Thompson creates unique compositions of abstract painted elements and a collage of vintage Asian ephemera—including fragments of fabric, scrolls, drawings, and books collected during his travels. In a departure from his split bamboo kite series, this work on stretched canvas entitled "Study in Red" layers textured paper and silken fragments within a rosy...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Wood, Rice Paper, Canvas, Silk, Acrylic
"Devastated Land, " Marble Mosaic, 2017
Located in Chicago, IL
A leader of the cross-cultural craft resurgence, Japan-based artist Toyoharu Kii creates his intricate mosaics with hand-cut Italian marble and smalti, Venetian glass made by the sam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary More Art
Materials
Marble
"River and Pond Kite, " Mixed Media Kite, 2021
By Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago-based artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites crafted from split bamboo frames covered with stretched muslin and a collage of vintage Asian ephemera—including fragments ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Muslin, Wood, Ink, Watercolor, Rice Paper
"Cut-Rate Liquor Car, " Mixed-Media Sculpture, 2017
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald uses his works as a means of resurrecting the idyllic worlds he once found in the industrial surroundings of his youth. Raised in Grand Rapids...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paper, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
"Rome II, " Pointillist Woodcut, 2012
Located in Chicago, IL
This exquisite woodcut entitled "Rome II" was made by internationally renowned Chinese contemporary artist Ren Hui. Using a style that he calls "uncomplicated and honest, he carefull...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pointillist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Plywood
"Flower Near the Staircase, " Marble Mosaic, 2017
Located in Chicago, IL
A leader of the cross-cultural craft resurgence, Japan-based artist Toyoharu Kii creates his intricate mosaics with hand-cut Italian marble and smalti, Venetian glass made by the sam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary More Art
Materials
Mosaic
"NGC-3201, " Acrylic on Canvas, 2019
By Jan Pieter Fokkens
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago-based artist Jan Pieter Fokkens uses his work as a means of processing the incomprehensible. Navigating the relationship between algorithmic abstraction and the tangible qualities of pattern and color, Fokkens meditates on how reality is mediated by digital image.
Entitled "NGC-3201," this vibrant drawing offers a representation of the globular cluster NGC-3201. Using an image taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Archival Ink, Photographic Paper
"NGC-6397, " Pigment Ink on Paper, 2019
By Jan Pieter Fokkens
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago-based artist Jan Pieter Fokkens uses his work as a means of processing the incomprehensible. Navigating the relationship between algorithmic abstraction and the tangible qualities of pattern and color, Fokkens meditates on how reality is mediated by digital image. Entitled "NGC-6397," this vibrant drawing offers a representation of the globular cluster NGC-6397, also known as Caldwell 87, located 7,800 light-years from Earth. Using an image taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Archival Ink, Photographic Paper
"Man in Green Shirt, " Acrylic on Ceramic
Located in Chicago, IL
Although this whimsical sculpture by Allan Winkler has the look of outsider art, this ceramic work stems from the art school-trained artist’s interest in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Acrylic
"Azrael, " Marble Mosaic, 2021
Located in Chicago, IL
In the series “Heavenly,” Toyoharu Kii honors the fullness of life and its continual rebirth. In some works, white tesserae assume abstract profiles. In others, irregular shapes cont...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary More Art
Materials
Marble
"VFTS-682, " Ink on Paper, 2020
By Jan Pieter Fokkens
Located in Chicago, IL
The colorful paintings of Jan Pieter Fokkens transport us to distant worlds beyond our comprehension. Within seemingly infinite networks of lines, dots, and crosses, he decodes the r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Archival Ink, Photographic Paper
"Clover Valley II, " Mixed Media Kite, 2019
By Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago-based artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites crafted from split bamboo frames covered with stretched muslin and a collage of vintage Asian ephemera—including fragments ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Muslin, Silk, Wood, Ink, Rice Paper
"Great Wall, " Pointillist Woodcut, 2012
Located in Chicago, IL
This exquisite woodcut entitled "Great Wall" was made by internationally renowned Chinese artisan Ren Hui. He expertly picks out the fine details of China's greatest landmark in his ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pointillist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Plywood
"Camael" Mosaic by Toyoharu Kii
Located in Chicago, IL
In the series “Heavenly,” Toyoharu Kii honors the fullness of life and its continual rebirth. In some works, white tesserae assume abstract profiles. In others, irregular shapes cont...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art
Materials
Marble
"The People People 6" by Tracy Crump
Located in Chicago, IL
In this series entitled "The People People," Tracy Crump uses washes of white, red and aqua to both conceal and reveal sensitively drawn figures. Each fig...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Figurative Drawings and Water...
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor
"Clouded 20.19, " Marble Mosaic, 2020
Located in Chicago, IL
In the series “Clouded,” Toyoharu Kii honors the fullness of life and its continual rebirth. In some works, white tesserae assume abstract profiles. In others, irregular shapes contain a disorderly array of jagged tiles, suggesting the unexpected moments that life reveals. Within a lifetime, every living being bears the burden of change and finds their purity of spirit clouded by time. Expressing his wish for clarity, the artist surrounds each marble form with a halo of golden tiles, representing the soothing balm of heaven in the cycle of rebirth.
A leader of the cross-cultural craft resurgence, Japan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art
Materials
Marble
"Sailing Boat, " Pointillist Woodcut, 2012
Located in Chicago, IL
Entitled “Sailing Boat,” this pointillist woodcut by renowned Chinese artist Ren Hui depicts a lone sailboat at sea within a network of small notches into painted plywood. Red Hui's ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pointillist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Plywood, Acrylic
"Ramiel, " Marble Mosaic, 2020
Located in Chicago, IL
In the series “Heavenly,” Toyoharu Kii honors the fullness of life and its continual rebirth. In some works, white tesserae assume abstract profiles. In others, irregular shapes contain a disorderly array of jagged tiles, suggesting the unexpected moments that life reveals. Expressing his wish for guidance, the artist surrounds each marble form with a halo of golden tiles, representing the company of a heavenly guardian in the cycle of rebirth. This mosaic in particular is named after Ramiel, the archangel of hope.
A leader of the cross-cultural craft resurgence, Japan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art
Materials
Marble
"Cloud, " Mixed-Media Mosaic, 2020
Located in Chicago, IL
Entitled "Cloud," this mosaic work by Japanese artist Toyoharu Kii tells a story of nature and rebirth. As with many of Kii's works, the lively and chaotic field of white marble tess...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art
Materials
Marble
"Study for Event Horizon, " Archival Ink on Paper, 2020
By Jan Pieter Fokkens
Located in Chicago, IL
The colorful paintings of Jan Pieter Fokkens transport us to distant worlds beyond our comprehension. Within seemingly infinite networks of lines, dots, and crosses, he decodes the r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Archival Ink, Photographic Paper
"Restoration Test, " Marble Mosaic, 2017
Located in Chicago, IL
A leader of the cross-cultural craft resurgence, Japan-based artist Toyoharu Kii creates his intricate mosaics with hand-cut Italian marble and smalti, Venetian glass made by the same Italian family for over 400 years. Using traditional Italian techniques, Kii’s art is nonetheless modern. It is monochromatic, abstract, and highly textured and highlights the involved and technical art of mosaic making.
In this mosaic entitled "Restoration Test...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art
Materials
Mosaic
"Study for SWEEPS, " Pigment Ink on Photo Paper
By Jan Pieter Fokkens
Located in Chicago, IL
The colorful paintings of Jan Pieter Fokkens transport us to distant worlds beyond our comprehension. Within seemingly infinite networks of lines, dots, and crosses, he decodes the recognizable to create something unfamiliar.
Each work begins with a colorized photo captured by a deep-space telescope...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Photographic Paper
"Great Wall II, " Pointillist Woodcut, 2012
Located in Chicago, IL
Entitled “Great Wall II,” this pointillist woodcut by renowned Chinese artist Ren Hui depicts a stretch of the Great Wall of China in a network...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pointillist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Plywood, Acrylic
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