The Melting Point
@ crosswalk
1856 N Richmond St, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, July 24th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, August 2nd
crosswalk is proud to announce our upcoming show, “The Melting Point” a solo by Michael Barnes opening 7.10.26, with a reception held on 7.24.26 from 6-9pm. The exhibit will run till 8.2.26.
Michael Barnes addresses, in part, the destructive nature and absurdities that so readily prevail for humankind as it copes with the perpetual daily routine and environment. Various themes of mortality and the philosophical questions of existence in general thread their way through his series of works. The images are concerned with environment, politics, social decay leaning towards an inward and isolated path, and cynicism about the historical evolution of so-called civilization and its effects upon the world and its inhabitants.
Michael Barnes received his BFA from Alma College, Michigan in 1991 and his MFA from the University of Iowa in 1996, both with a focus on Printmaking. Michael developed a passion for the medium of lithography during his graduate studies at Iowa and has focused on this process for much of his work since. His research seeks to document and retain traditional methods of this fine art printing medium, while investigating means of integrating them with new media.
His art has been exhibited and has received awards in venues worldwide. His research and artistry have taken him to such places as Germany, France, Serbia, Belgium, Italy, China, Estonia, Poland, and New Zealand, and he was recently supported by a Fulbright Specialist Grant.
Michael now resides in St. Charles, Illinois, near Chicago, and is a Presidential Research, Scholarship, and Artistry Professor and Head of the Printmaking program at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb.
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