Salvage One
1840 W Hubbard St
312.733.0098
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Diana McNish
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Apr 24, 2009 – July 18, 2009
Tuesdays–Fridays (11am–6pm)
Saturdays (9am–5pm)
Sundays (noon–5pm)
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Nestled inside the labyrinthine West Loop antiques-and-architecture warehouse that is Salvage One, Of This Land: The Artist's Touch is a unique exhibition experience. The star of the show is Geneva-based artist Diana McNish, whose whimsical, expressive mixed-media sculptures feel quite at home in this eclectic shop. Each piece, anchored by a figure — an animal, a mythological creature, characters like Punch and Judy — begins with a driftwood base and steel supports. The artist then builds her imaginative pieces with papier maché, fiberglass, resin, acrylic paint, and found objects like sea shells and vintage clothing. McNish, who is in her 70s and self-taught, occasionally evokes the dark surrealism of Giacometti and even Jan Svankmajer, but maintains a visionary style all her own.
