ohno!doom presents: "we need each other" urban art event (oct 11)
WE NEED EACH OTHER - an Urban Art Event:
In addition to artworks on display by distinguished Chicago artists and designers (Click on flyer to peep the list of folks participating), the show features the largest 'Exquisite Corpse' composition ever attempted, consisting of the amazing art work of 40 top Chicago Artists - with the final installation consisting of 80, 1 foot by 1 foot panels, which brings the piece to 16 feet long by 5 feet high. Concepted and curated by OhNo!Doom - WE NEED EACH OTHER happens October 11th, 2008 @ OhNo!Doom, 2955 West Lyndale, Chicago. (CLICK THRU for press release)''We Need Each Other''
October 11, 2008 - November 11, 2008
Show Opening Event: Saturday Oct. 11th 2008 from 6pm-10pm
Portion of proceeds to benefit local charity
Live DJs, OhNo!Doom Plush Toys and Tees, Goodie Bags for first 50 people.
(cheers for the headsup Jordan, and have a fab show!)CHICAGO – September 8, 2008 – Over 40 handpicked Chicago urban artists will come together on October 11 for We Need Each Other — an out-pouring of local talent and collaborative energy. The event is a first for Chicago, and the latest exhibition presented by the Chicago’s OhNo!Doom Collaborative.
Until now, collaboration among the city’s urban artists has mainly been limited to separate works sharing the same wall space. Under OhNo!Doom’s guidance, these artists aim to create an epic piece that is not only a composition of wildly creative proportions, but a collaboration unlike anything most have experienced.
“Chicago has a relatively small urban artist community, but there hasn’t been a real opportunity to combine our style and vision to create something bigger,” said Jordan Owen, (AKA “Fathom”), co-founder of OhNo!Doom. “We Need Each Other is a chance to show the great things we’re capable of when we come together, and make us stronger as a community.”
To create the piece, each artist was given two square panels— and the freedom to do with them what they chose. A “blind” collab, the artists only knew the theme, We Need Each Other, but not how their vision would be incorporated together. Finally, connected into one flowing piece, the finished 16-foot collaboration will be revealed at the show’s opening event.
About OhNo!Doom
OhNo!Doom is a new gallery and design studio located in the heart of Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood. Friends Jordan Owen, Joel Call, Andrew Thompson, Joel Estrada and Oscar Alatorre (AKA “Fathom,” “ZChild,” “Flip,” “Chips” and “Osito”) founded the space as an outlet for their more outrageous artistic expressions.
Graphic designers, illustrators and artists by day, the five can be foundat their storefront gallery, located at 2955 West Lyndale Street.
