Juan Angel Chávez – ART NOW! Lecture
@ Film Row Cinema - Columbia College Chicago
1104 S Wabash Avenue. Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Wednesday, February 26th, from 6 PM - 7:30 PM
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Chavez identifies with impulsive actions and disruptions. His work was influenced by skateboard and graffiti cultures with a twist of social engagement practices. For our conversation he will present a series works revolving around taking over abandoned spaces and implementing social disruptions though art practices.
Juan Angel Chávez is a Mexican artist/skateboarder born in Chihuahua México, who now lives and works in Chicago. Chávez focuses on sculptures and site-specific installations made of wood, old signage and found materials. His works explore social engagement practices though materiality and notions of public domain. His most current projects include Marshfield Courts: A community project taking over an abandoned basketball court to build a neighborhood skatepark in Mckinley Park. Building With Fire: A series of works exploring Shou Sugi Ban, (Japanese burning technique for wood preservation) to deepen the concept of material essence and object significance.
Chávez has received national recognition for his work and has exhibited in local, national and international venues. He has been recognized with several prestigious awards: Richard H. Driehaus Individual Artist Award and the Louis Comfort Tiffany award in, Artadia Individual artist award, Joan Mitchell Individual Artist Award, Illinois Arts Council award and 3Arts.
Artwork image credit: Joaquin Verges
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