More information on See, Hear, Now, check out their Facebook page.

More information on the entire festival (it’s huge…) can be found on the website.

See, Hear, Now
2706 N Sawyer
(corner of Sawyer and Milwaukee – across the street from McDonald’s on Milwaukee)

“A gallery exhibition about the constantly changing vision, voice and verb of our culture and includes iPhoneographers and musicians. See, Here, Now will also feature an interactive installation of photographs taken during the Festival. This installation will be curated by Nathan Koch and Dorian Anderson.”

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Mozart

April 9, 2010
Chicago, Illinois

Toolbox: Film Lab, Photogene, FocalLab, Best Camera

I love the buskers on the train platforms. New York, London, and Chicago are especially rich with musicians of widely varying talent playing for you for tips and spare change as you wait for your train.

His name isn’t Mozart. Maybe it’s an epithet passers-by throw his way as they talk among their friends. Mozart is what he played so very passionately on his Erhu while I waited for the Red Line to take me downtown.

Accompanied by a CD on his boombox, this clash of cultures created a sound that was mesmerizing and one that I don’t think Wolfgang Amadeus himself would have minded.

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I Love It When My Plane Leaves On Time

Meigs

Skyline

Toolbox: Perfectly Clear, Film Lab

On a man-made peninsula on the shores of Lake Michigan, a small building and a control tower still stand — all that remains of Chicago’s third airport, Meigs Field. The runway was destroyed years ago and the land was restored to nature.

The old terminal building still stands. Now as part of the park, guests are allowed to go into the starkly furnished building. Most of the furniture is gone — only a few airport chairs in the upstairs lounge.

I never got to fly through Meigs, but as I explored the building, with its spectacular view of the downtown skyline, I felt the ghosts of airports past when there were no security lines to clear and when smoking was still allowed on flights.

I love airports — even old ones.

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Psycho

Toolbox: Perfectly Clear, Film Lab

The shower in our hotel room in Chicago did not have great water pressure, but it made for a great photo op.

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The L, monochrome

The L

Toolbox: Perfectly Clear, Film Lab

A taxi, a bus, a train, and one MD-80 later, we are back in DFW from our trip to Chicago.

Chicago is one of my favorite cities on the planet period and as many Windy City iPhoneographers will attest, it’s a gorgeous city to photograph.

Many of the images I found myself taking this trip lent themselves to processing in Film Lab. One of the things that I liked about using the app was the surprising ability to stack effects. For instance, the high contrast monochrome of the L above was achieved by layering Fuji Neopan 1600 over EPP High Contrast – Blue. The surreal, grainy colors of the bottom L were acheived by stacking EPP High Contrast – Blue over itself.

I’ve got to get caught up on some deadlines for the day job. I’ll be posting more photography from Chicago throughout the coming days.

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Related links: Film Lab

iPhone therefore iArt. Photo by mARTa Sasinowska

If you weren’t able to attend the Chicago exhibit, here’s the Chicago Art Department Flickr set with pictures of the event and some of the art. iPhoneographer Kay Frederick was there as well and has posted her photos of the event here.

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Exhibition @CAD East Gallery
1837 South Halsted, Chicago
Friday, January 8, 2010, 6-10pm

Email mike@chicagoartdepartment.org for questions.

iPhone therefore iArt at the CAD (Image created by Mike Nourse, Jon Satrom, Carl Sweets, and Melissa Porter. Apps: Satromizer, Collage, Juxtaposer, and Swissmaker.)

Chicago Art Department is pleased to present 25 artists from around the world, all exploring the iPhone as creative tool.

iPhone Therefore iArt is the culmination of a class led by Chicago artist Mike Nourse, offered by the Chicago Art Department which features ten local artists who met weekly, working towards a completed project in areas such as photo, digital sketching (finger painting), animation, sound, and video. In addition to local artists, CAD program coordinator Mike Nourse brought in national and international iPhone artists from as far away as Russia, Norway,  Spain, France, and Germany. The end-result is a comprehensive look at this digital tool and some of its artistic possibilities.

This exhibition has brought together a wide range of artists from around the world, all excited to be a part of iHistory. From Spain, artist Luis Peso describes how this show has “opened a door to the amazing iPhone Art from several diferent countries around the world!”  Matthew Watkins (Germany) feels that “this show is further confirmation of the importance of mobile and iphone art. It’s an epochal moment,” From America, David Lebowitz is an east-coast artist who is writing a book on the subject and will be showing one of his finger-painted pieces. He says “artists like myself were drawn to it like moths to a flame. I’m proud to be part of this exhibition, among the first on planet earth to feature pioneering, international efforts of this 21st century medium.” Where is iPhone art heading? What type of artists work with an iPhone and when? Why? How does the iPhone fit into the contemporary art landscape? This exhibitions takes a step towards the answers.

Exhibition opening is Friday January 8, 6-10pm at Chicago Art Department, 1837 S. Halsted.

For a lot more information on this exhibit including a list of the artists, click here.

Note from =M=: A while back, I posted an article on the eight-week course which preceded this exhibition. I think the course and exhibition are significant in that they illustrate not just iPhone photography, but a broader range of the art that the iPhone is capable of creating. Looking over the list of contributors, I see a lot of new names and it will be interesting to see what their visions and voices are. If you’re in or near the Chicago area this Friday, be sure you stop by to check out this exhibition.

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The program is called iPHONE ART! and is the work of The Chicago Art Department. It’s a 5-part weekly program exploring the iPhone as a tool which creates art. The program runs from November 19, 2009 through January 8, 2010 and is free if you complete the program. Of course, iPhone photography is covered. The program culminates with a student-curated gallery exhibition on January 8, 2010 at CAD East Gallery in Chicago.

Chicago-area iPhoneographers and iPhone artists are encouraged to sign up for the program. Not in Chicago? You can still submit works for review. In addition to local artists, the exhibit will feature work from artists from around the globe.

Contact Mike Nourse if you have any questions or click here for more information on the program and exhibition, including contact info for registration and art submission. The Chicago Art Department is on the web at www.chicagoartdepartment.org.

"Belmont"

Shot with Snapture

"Leaving"

Shot with Snapture

One of the lucky seats. The very back of the train. These are often taken. You’re facing backwards as you pull out of the station. It’s disorienting because you feel like physically your body wants to move the other direction, but visually you know you’re being pulled (or pushed) the right way. I love to photograph The L and this is one of my favorite images.

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