May 10th 2025

Michelle O’Connor: Beyond the Obvious

@ Blue Moon Gallery

18620 Belvidere Rd, Grayslake IL 60030

Opening Saturday, May 10th, from 6PM - 9PM

On view through Saturday, May 31st

Beyond the Ordinary invites viewers into a layered visual experience—one that challenges perception, embraces ambiguity, and opens a portal to deeper reflection. This body of work tells stories through the language of texture, shape, energy, and intuition. O’Connor’s abstract, expressive compositions explore the space where the visible and invisible intersect—where what we know meets what we feel, what we remember, and what we cannot fully name.

Grounded in rich physical texture, O’Connor’s work nods to the material world and the constructed systems that shape our understanding of reality—cultural norms, identities, and inherited beliefs. Yet woven through these elements are ephemeral threads of frequency, emotion, memory, and transformation. O’Connor says “I aim to make the intangible visible, to represent the energetic undercurrents of our shared human experience.”

Each piece is a meditation on the micro and macro aspects of existence. Symbols of containment and release, of order and disruption, emerge through line, form, numbers, and space—inviting viewers to pause and reconsider what they see and what they know. O’Connor sees ambiguity not as confusion, but as fertile ground for insight, stating “ambiguity unsettles us because it asks us to let go of certainty. But it’s in that discomfort where real transformation begins.”

This exhibition reflects a personal and collective call to consciousness. In a world that often favors clarity, stability, and certainty, Beyond the Ordinary creates space for curiosity, courage, and multiple truths. It is an invitation to question long-held perceptions and to explore the transformative power of shifting perspective.

Opening Reception: Saturday, May 10, 6-9pm
On View through May 31

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