Friends were recently in town for the opening of De vuelta: Works by Chicago Imagist Errol Ortiz. Our friend had talked about how his father was a painter, but I think few of us who came to the reception realized what an important (and largely missing) part of this iconic group of Chicago artists Mr. Ortiz was. The work itself was absolutely amazing, and it was wonderful being able to see so much of it, spanning the length of his artistic career, in his first solo exhibit. I would highly recommend a trip to see it, the show is up through March 2016 at the National Museum of Mexican Art.
'Anny Get Your Missile' was one of my favorites.
The precision and bold color choices was very appealing to me.
Sketchbooks on display.
Stencils used for one of the paintings.