STREET LEVEL 2017 - SHELBY GAHM

TITLE: Disparate Bodies in Space

ARTIST: Shelby Gahm

LOCATION: 1306 Michigan Ave

ARTIST STATEMENT:

Disparate Bodies in Space came from my curiosity with juxtaposing the abstract with reality. Almost always, abstract art is only seen hanging on white walls in galleries and museums. I wanted to create a piece of work that looks as though it should be hanging in a gallery and instead, paint it on the side of a building. I chose to create a piece whose base color nearly blends into its surrounding and contrast that with bright neon colors and abstract shapes, which an audience may have a harder time correlating with as part of reality. Almost like an alien to the earth, I wanted this piece to stand out not only for its unlikely location, but as well as its unearthly color and form.

PHOTO CREDIT: Shelby Gahm

ABOUT THIS PROJECT:

Shelby Gahm is a winner of the 2017 WAC People’s Choice competition.

Production Manager: Mark Porter, Exhibition Manager for Department of Exhibition and Performance Spaces at Columbia College Chicago

Production Assistants: Ashley King and Lauren van Reken