If you’ve ever taken a bite of a cheeseburger and thought “wish there was more Monet in there” your in luck.  The good folks at the Chicago Artist Coalition are throwing their second annual Starving Artist benefit pairing Food and Artwork together for your delight. Its a worthwhile event drawing on the talents of:

Artist Laura Letinsky with Food Preservationist Tara Lane of Jane Addams Hull-House Museum

Artist Jeanne Dunning with Executive Chef Jared Van Camp of Nellcote

Artist Erik Peterson with Sous Chef/Head Butcher Erling Wu-Bower of The Publican and Publican Quality Meats

Artist Jenny Kendler with Executive Chef Beverly Kim of Bonsoirée

This year, each of the four pairs’ creations — both edible and aesthetic — will be staggered throughout the evening, introduced via a performance processional with accompanying live music and unfolding aesthetics, all orchestrated by local architecture and branding firm, weetu. Cocktails, beer and wine will flow freely throughout the evening, introduced accordingly to complement the artist/chef offerings.

Tickets available here:

https://www.artfullyhq.com/store/events/300

$150.00 Individual
$200.00 Secret Society

or check these guys out on facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/events/303288633103453/?ref=ts

Graffiti artists are the lovable bandits of the art world.  They buck the system while still culling favor with the layman.  It’s a modern day robin hood.  The hood part being taken rather literally.

Consider that a photographer took this photo.  That sort of makes me wonder if they don’t deserve it.

It’s a performance piece titled “Artists dont really work, *wink*”.  Seriously the guy in the middle looks like he just got done demonstrating a sex act with that brush and paint can (boy is he proud).  Here is another idea for a stock photo post…artists only use primary colors…

Listen landscapes are fine, they just don’t define all of art-making-dom for me.  Even cavemen who had nothing but the landscape to draw inspiration from chose to focus on the deer.  Please note the woman in the top right who is painting a palm tree though her surrounding suggests Nebraska.

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