Art Shay

I Am A Man - Color Signed Photograph, 1968 Memphis Sanitation Worker Protest

circa 2010

Children gather around the ice cream vendor with wrapped attention in this wonderful example of Art Shay's mastery of street photography. Circa 1949, this photo captures an innocence from days gone by. It is matted and framed in a simple black frame measuring 16h x 19.25w x 1.25d inches. Art Shay Iceman silver gelatin print, printed circa 2010 11h x 14w in 27.94h x 35.56w cm ASY12019 “Art Shay’s photography shakes you up, sets you down gently, pats you on the head and then kicks you in the ass.” Roger Ebert “[Shay’s work] ranks with some of the greats of the 20th century.” Ellen and Richard Sandor, Renowned photo collectors “I’ve admired Art Shay’s work for almost forty years, and he keeps getting better. He can do anything with a camera, but what he mostly does is capture real moments and transform them into visual poetry. His work continues to be an inspiration to me.” William Friedkin, Director of French Connection “Art Shay is one of our finest photographers. His work over the past fifty years has artfully captured the beauty, humor, and pathos of America.” Studs Terkel “Art Shay is one of the best photojournalists I know. I’ve been a fan of his work since the early 1950s - before the launch of playboy magazine.” Hugh Hefner “Algren, Terkel, Royko, they gave us a voice. Art Shay gave us a face.” Tony Fitzpatrick, Chicago Artist “Art Shay is America’s Cartier-Bresson.” Thomas Dyja, author of The Third Coast “Chicago’s Art Shay in many ways is to American photography what Nelson Algren was to American writing: that rare and absolutely necessary citizen who’s blessed with a cold eye, a clear head, and a warm heart...

With Midwestern resources at her disposal, artist Mary Block explores the beauty surrounding her. Here, Block uses a Red Bud tree to enhance its artistry by painstakingly adjusting each pixel to achieve a depth, brightness and clarity not found in nature alone. This piece is framed in a simple black frame measuring 32 x 43 x 1.75 inches. Mary Block The Night Sky dye sublimation print on aluminum 30h x 41w in 76.20h x 104.14w cm 2/20 MBK005 Mary Block b. 1951, St. Louis, MO Education 1975 Mechanical Engineering Department, Stainless Steel Casting in Cooperation with Alloy Casting Corporation. University of Illinois - Champaign 1974 Master of Fine Arts Candidate. School of Fine Arts. University of Iowa. 1973 Bachelor of Fine Arts. College of Fine Arts. University of Illinois – Champaign Exhibitions 2022 Kiss Me, Its Snowing, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL Illinois Artists’ List, Curator: K. Eaton. Mary Block Sculpture and Print: A Dialogue Between Form and Image. University of Illinois. School of Art and Design, Link Gallery. Champaign/Urbana. 1996 ASID Showcase, Chicago, IL 1995 New Glass Review, Corning Museum. Corning, NY. International Exhibition/Catalog featuring innovative glass sculpture. 1996 Solo Exhibition, Nina Own Gallery, Chicago, IL 1996 Gallery Artists, Nina Owen Gallery. Chicago, IL 1995 Gallery Artists, Nina Owen Gallery. Chicago, IL 1995 Sandy and Dave, Group Exhibition. North Shore/Skokie Sculpture Park. Skokie, IL 1994 Sandy and Dave, Group Exhibition. North Shore/Skokie Sculpture Park. Skokie, IL 1992 Twenty Women, Adler Cultural Center. Libertyville, IL 1991 The Discerning Eye-National Exhibition, Charles A. Wustum Museum. Racine, WI 1988 North Shore Skokie Sculpture Walk, Curator: J. Folise. McCormick Blvd, Skokie, IL Public Commissions 2022 Skyway Prints, Delta Airlines. Skyway Lounge, O’Hare Airport, Chicago, IL 2018 Mindfulness Center Sculpture, Roslyn Road School, Barrington. IL 2011 Grove School Children’s Amphitheater, Ft. Grove School, Barrington, IL 2007 Generations, Village Hall of Deerfield, Deerfield, IL 1999 Lifetime Learners, Danville Community College. Danville, IL 1997 Heroic Women Collection, Las Sendes Sculpture Park, Phoenix, AZ 1996 Wrapped Figure, Columbia College, Chicago, IL Book With Hands Memorial, Oak Grove...

A lone rooster struts before the camera on a sparse landscape. The simplicity of this black and white photograph brings the rooster to life as he puffs his chest out showing us his masculinity. This photograph is unframed. Please contact the gallery for framing options. Kirill Polevoy Rooster, Colorado, 2021 archival pigment print 16h x 20w in 40.64h x 50.80w cm 1/30 KIP040 “Through a black and white lens, hidden stories of everyday objects become apparent. The juxtaposition of strong light and dark shadows transform and illuminate detail that would otherwise be dismissed. Diminutive elements become rich in meaning allowing compositions to effortlessly evolve. As I attempt to uncover the hidden truth of the world around me, I am inevitably mesmerized by it and I hope you will be too.” A self-taught photographer, Kirill Polevoy, first started making photographs with an old Russian film camera...

The harsh, grim landscape of the surface of mars is the subject of Kirill Polevoy's black and white photograph entitled "Mars on Earth, Michigan". By bringing the angle of the photo down to the ground, there is an even greater sparseness to the stark landscape. Yet with a closer look, we see the boulders and sand are actually melted snow piles. This large format photograph is unframed. Please contact the gallery for framing options. Kirill Polevoy Mars on Earth, Michigan archival pigment print 60h x 40w in 152.40h x 101.60w cm 1/20 KIP034 “Through a black and white lens, hidden stories of everyday objects become apparent. The juxtaposition of strong light and dark shadows transform and illuminate detail that would otherwise be dismissed. Diminutive elements become rich in meaning allowing compositions to effortlessly evolve. As I attempt to uncover the hidden truth of the world around me, I am inevitably mesmerized by it and I hope you will be too.” A self-taught photographer, Kirill Polevoy, first started making photographs with an old Russian film camera...