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Meet Alex!
Alex Goldin is an artist and educator, painter and photographer, sketchbook enthusiast and occasional wood carver. He is a Chicago native and a former student of several after-school art programs, and got his BFA in Arts Education from UIC in 2008. He taught a variety of classes and has been a part of several different after school programs, including Marwen and After School Matters since 2009. |
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Meet Matt!
Matthew Bozik is one of three Drawing and Painting instructors at AAP. His professional background includes teaching at the college level. (SAIC and Daley City College) as well as experience teaching high school science. His education includes a B.S. in Biology from Valparaiso University with a minor in education and a specialization in general science. He continued his education receiving a B.F.A. from The University Of Illinois at Chicago and and M.F.A. from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He continues to make artwork and work as an artist. |
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Meet Tracy!
Tracy L Johnson, Artist Statement. I work to understand the connection between nature and humans. I am looking at the interaction of us as humans to our environment and how the environment interacts with us. I use a responsive mark making approach to many of my interpretations of what I see and feel about my inquires with nature and humans. I use color, not as a representation element to sight, but as an energy representative. I will work in many media to represent my interpretations. The approaches that I take to represent nature/human interaction are done by using my sensors throughout my daily activities, as well as, meditating in natural and man-made environments. I then record my experiences in sketch using a pen. I will begin sketching in an abstract approach to a more realistic approach if that is where the experience leads me. In many sketches I will remain an abstract representation. In transferring my imagery from sketch to final work, I will explore different media and processes. I work this way to ensure the purity of my interpretations of the experiences that I have encountered. Having my both physical and meta-physical experiences, I need the fluidity of a pen to move freely in recording my interpretations. The sketch, in my work, is the most important part of the process that I used to produce works of art. As I move forward in my process, I naturally increase the possibilities of interpretations. My works of arts are hypnosis to my questions about our relationship with nature. It haunted me as a youth, and still today to understand how cultures interpret and then live out their position with nature. My drive has been to establish awareness with nature. I find inspiration throughout accounts in history, self inquires with nature and people, and the generous guidance of my aforementioned teachers. |
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CPS Advanced Arts Program Gallery 37 Center for the Arts 66 East Randolph Street, Chicago, IL 60601 p. 312.578.9485 - f. 312.578.9487 AdvancedArts@cps.edu |