WILD ART
CRAZY 8 features the work of regional Chicago artists with a fearless approach in juxtaposing materials. Using a wide range of mediums and a wild range of techniques, the work has a shared streak of vibrant energy and emotion.
Jason Messinger - Joey Wozniak
Alan Emerson Hicks - Izzo -
James Kuhn - Edward Master -
Frank Fruzyna

Jason Messinger creates ceramic art that straddles the cool allure of pure abstraction and the hot recognition of representation.

Alan Emerson Hicks uses found objects and heat-manipulated plastic detritus to create compelling vignettes and tightly corseted structures of complexity.

James Kuhn creates "Paint Mosiacs" that bridge the spiritual truths of his faith with the physical reality of those traditions.

Joey Wozniak pulls, scrapes and layers vibrant color oil paints to create densely rendered tapestries that expose an underlying energy bursting below the surface.

Frank Fruzyna uses lush brush strokes and a nuanced sense of color in his richly painted abstractions and portraits.

Izzo unleashes his own self expression, and paints fantastic images on printed-pattern fabric into visual explosions of pattern and light.

Edward Master references architectural and natural motifs, along with the traditional and decorative arts of many cultures, in oil paintings and large scale paper constructions.