stolen images
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This series is a private journey to reclaim stolen images. It wrestles with the conflict between reflection and shadow, but that is not the only duality present here. Some pieces focus on the dichotomy between the healing and intoxicating nature of pharmaceuticals, others on the fragmentation of connection into isolation.
Overall, this work is an effort to capture both the fleeting nature of movement through light and the solitary weight of confinement. The pieces are a personal narrative of escape through the darkness of shifting shadows where the materials themselves take on the role of psychological icons that tell a story never heard in its entirety. - Joe Isacson |
1. Relic:
something left behind survived the passage of time 2. Magic: to be visually misled deceived by others 3. Violence: the seen and unseen violence around us |
bio
Joe Isacson is a mixed media artist, curator, event producer and photographer who lives in the Chicago area. Previously, he was a lead store merchandiser for Pier I.
Selected CV:
Exhibitions
Dole Gallery, Crystal Lake, IL
Men’s Show, Womanmade Gallery, Chicago, IL
Mixed Media Show, 11th Street Gallery, Chicago, IL
Art in the Barn National – Barrington, IL
FLY - E Group Show, Old Courthouse, Woodstock, IL
Fourth Fridays, Starline Factory and Galleries, Harvard, IL
Solstice Exhibition - Overland Gallery, Harvard, IL
Performance Art, Other
Randolph Street Gallery, Chicago, IL
Lower Links, Chicago, IL
Womanmade Gallery, Chicago, IL
Faculty, 2011 Karitos Arts Conference, Bolingbrook, IL
Judge, Inaugural Plein Air Competition, Black Point Estate Museum
Curatorial
Curator - Beyond Urban Exhibition, ACS gallery, Chicago, IL
Event Producer/Director, Affair of the Arts (bi-annual) Spring Grove, IL 2014-present
Art Direction/Curator: Willow Crystal Lake Fine Arts Initiative, North Gallery, events 2006-2017
Producer, curator, Creek Gallery annual exhibition, 2011-2017
Event Producer/Director: Creek Gallery Annual Arts Conference, 2014 - 2017
Producer/Curator: Future So Bright International Exhibition - Old Courthouse Arts Center
Producer/Curator: Adam & Eve National Exhibition - Old Courthouse Arts Center
Producer/Curator: If You Only Knew National Exhibition - Old Courthouse Arts Center
Producer/Curator: If You Only Knew National Exhibition - Freeport Art Museum
Producer/Curator: Naming the Unspoken National Exhibition - Lakeside Legacy Arts Park
Producer/Curator: Identity National Exhibition - Old Courthouse Arts Center
Producer/Curator: Escape National Exhibition - Old Courthouse Arts Center
Event Designer: Annual Lakeside Legacy Foundation Gala
Event Designer: Dole Mansion Anniversary Soiree
Producer: NAAC at Nite - Old Courthouse Arts Center
Producer/Curator: Heaven & Hell, National Exhibition - Old Courthouse Arts Center, 2020
Producer/Curator: Dangerous Lullabies National Exhibition - 2020 - Old Courthouse Arts Center
Producer/Curator: Together Regional Exhibition - Old Courthouse Arts Center, 2021
Judge, National Solo Exhibition Competitions, Old Courthouse Arts Center, 2021
Event Producer: Artisan Trunk Show, Old Courthouse Arts Center, 2021
Producer/Curator: Fantasy & Fiction National Exhibition - Old Courthouse Arts Center, 2021
Event Producer: A Night in Silverymoon, Old Courthouse Arts Center, 2021
Event Producer/Director, Affair of the Arts Holiday Pop Up Store, Old Courthouse Arts Center, 2021
Producer/Curator: Dangerous Lullabies Annual National Exhibition - Lakeside Legacy Arts Park, 2014 -2019, 2021-2022
