You are cordially invited to attend

Carol Brookes Art

Open Studio

Saturday, July 20th

3 PM to 7 PM

1552 W. Carroll Avenue #210 - Chicago, IL 60607

SURFACE PULSE - "Pierce" - Sculptiing epoxy, bolt shanks, nuts, found hardware, wood, canvas, acrylic and spray paint - 22" x 22" x 8"

SURFACE PULSE - "Urchin" - Sculptiing epoxy, cut masonry nails, tacks, washers, wood, canvas, acrylic and spray paint - 22" x 22" x 8"

I am completing new works for my upcoming art exhibition "Carol Brookes - PULSE - Mixed Media Wall Sculpture" that will be on display at the Akus Gallery at Eastern Connecticut State University from August 29th to October 10th. Please join me to preview these new artworks and many of the other works that will be included in this exhibition. Visit my new studio at 1552 W. Carroll Avenue #210 on July 20th from 3 - 7 PM and enjoy the art, food, wine and music.

The studio is located right off Ashland on Carroll Avenue . It is only two blocks from the Lake Street and Ashland Train Station and a half block from the Ashland Avenue bus stop. There is also plenty of free street parking. See Map.

PULSE VECTOR - "Spokes" - Sculptiing epoxy, dowels, copper angles, hardware, wood, canvas, acrylic and spray paint - 22" x 22" x 8"

The Open Studio will feature two new groups of work, "Surface Pulse,"an installation made up of fifteen 22" squares, and "Pulse Vector," made up of four 22" squares, in addition to many other works that will be part of the Akus Gallery exhibition. All of these works are part of the "Pulse Series", an ongoing body of work that examines the hemisphere as a structure, the ordinary forms we see each day in their many incarnations, such as an egg, a pod, an eye, the earth, planets, and domes. The many concepts that these forms evoke are explored in the series, including thoughts and insights into life, birth, and the mystical and mysterious.

PULSE VECTOR - "Coil" - Sculptiing epoxy, flexible conduit, tube straps, hardware, wood, canvas, acrylic and spray paint - 22" x 22" x 8"

"Surface Pulse" ( shown above) is all about texture and unique materials. All the works in this group are shades of white and off white, with hemispheres placed in boxes of different depths. I consider this work my "free for all", my opportunity to experiment with all the ideas that have been floating around in my mind for the past two year.

"Pulse Vector" alters the hemisphere by cutting sections out of them. This creates new spacial movements. These works use hardware and sculpting techniques to create industrial looking works that appear to be machine-made.