Art & Chicago (intersection of tags)

I’m thinking about doing a project with all the historical markers in Chicago. Maybe a collection of photos. A photo of just the plaque. A photo of the location where the plaque is. Maybe a 30 second video of the…

A Ukrainian woman yelled at me while I photographed the word “forgive” on the sidewalk. Walking down Chicago Avenue in the Ukrainian Village on a bright Sunday, I was looking for small things that I like to photograph for the…

Faving photos on flickr is fun. Giving appreciation to other people’s photos. Making a collection of your favorite photos. I recently faved my 3,000th photo on flickr. In 2008, I made an image of my first 1,000 favorites. Here’s the…

(If you cannot see the above video, please view it on youtube) What should be done with the space left behind from Chicago’s Pearl Art & Craft supply store on Chicago Avenue? One idea is to make it into an…

Every month I make a gallery of photos taken by others of my neighborhood. Here’s August 2010. Yeah, a bunch of fountain photos. But I like the Blago graffiti. And the word mobile.

What is your first photo posted to flickr? Here’s all the first flickr photos of my flickr contacts: And my first photo on flickr: I like that it’s a set of stairs that I climb every day. To think those…

I’ve reached one million views on all my flickr photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/spudart. Thank you to everyone who has viewed my photos. Here’s my top three most viewed photos: Chicago’s Moving Bridges over the Chicago River Viewed 41,256 times The Chicago…

The Tribune Tower is getting a new tattoo. Performance artist Elliott From painted a Blackhawks logo on the WGN window at the Tribune Tower today. It was a cool live painting performance as Elliott was playing music and splashing paint…

Someone made some wrong measurements, because the Chicago Blackhawks helmets don’t quite fit onto the heads of the lions in front of the Art Institute. The Art Institute of Chicago posted a very nice photo album online of the helmets…

The Apple Store on Michigan Avenue in Chicago has a 42-inch Panasonic display to show off their Apple TV product. Being curious how flickr photos show up on the Apple TV, I pulled up my Chicago HDR set. I stood…

The same artist who did the Chicago Bean (Cloudgate) is designing this super huge sculpture for London and their Olympics in 2012. (via the Guardian) The structure will officially be called the ArcelorMittal Orbit, after steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal, the…

On the 14th floor of the Tribune Tower there is a gray garbage can in the kitchen area. We throw away so much stuff in the kitchen that can be recycled. To help solve this, a few weeks ago I…

Every Christmas season, Chicago’s greatest hipster crafters get together and sell their ironic, cool, stylish wares. Here’s a few reasons why Renegade puts on a great holiday show. 1. Great location The Pulaski Park Fieldhouse is worth the trip alone.…

PaperGirl had a nice post about her twitter usage, so I’m making one too. I’ve been tweeting for almost two years now as @spudart. My tweets tend to be about fun ideas and interesting observations. My most-used word is Chicago.…

My brother and I have commented so much on a particular photo on the Art Institute’s Flickr account, that it is now their #1 most commented photo. I encourage you to leave a fun comment on this photo of people…

Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art has a fantastic selection in its book store. Going to their bookstore is just as fun as seeing their galleries. Here are six books that stood out on my recent visit. Amazon.com Widgets For those…

Based in Chicago Half Letter Press publishes and distributes booklets about collaborative and experimental artwork. I recently discovered their shop at halfletterpress.com and ordered a bunch of books–for cheap! Here’s the message I wrote in part of my online order:…

Postcrossing.com is a site where you can sign up to send and receive postcards from across the world. (It is #14 on my list of 14 things that inspired me in 2008.) Most people send postcards of photos of their…

I love the bookstore in the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago. They have such a great selection of books. I found nine books that I want. Yes, NINE. Here they are: Amazon.com Widgets Usually, when I’m shopping, I’ll find…

Walking down the corridor in Chicago’s Grand Avenue station, the train starts flying by. One of the windows on the train is totally smashed. The pattern created is incredibly exquisite with beautiful lines emanating out from one spot. I didn’t…

I was recently asked who is a favorite artist of mine. I really haven’t evaluated that in a couple years in the framework of favorite. The true inspiration is the artists that are around me. They influence and inspire me…

The Polling Place Photo Project by the New York Times encourages Americans to photograph their polling place and submit their photos to their website. It sounds like a great project that would be fun to get Chicagoans in on. But…

You can post super cool buttons to your profile on Facebook using the Pieces of Flair application. It’s fun, because the buttons are really glossy looking, and they get posted to this cork-looking bulletin board. Here’s what my bulletin board…

Transform a co-worker’s desk into a themed paradise! Find an image online. Print out 200 copies. Tape them all over your co-worker’s desk. Here’s a couple pranks I’ve done while in the Tribune Tower. To read the entire story for…

About Parking Meter Talk Parking meters around the city have little word bubbles attached to show what they would say if they could talk. Their message is about the future. Parking meters are all about time and letting you know…

I’ve started a new art series where I write a prayer on a sticky note and place it on a public pay phone. Read more about it in the art section of spudart.org at: https://www.spudart.org/blog/call-god-prayers-sticky-notes-left-public-pay-phones/

It would be great if there was some way to easily export the information for your flickr photos. I want to back up all my captions and tags. I’m alright with doing it manually since I only have about 100…

Print out cute photos from the internet and include them with your mail. Paying your credit card? Stick a hedgehog in with it. Submitting your student load payment? Slide a squirrel in the envelope. Sending in a rebate? That certainly…

Heya art students, do you have any additional resources or links to share? Background: On Tuesday, March 4, Illinois Wesleyan University held an art panel discussion with six creatives, including myself. I’ll be adding notes and comments to this post…

One of my pink flamingoes photos has been selected to be published in a photo book: “Pink Attitude!” It was about a year ago that 10,000 Pink Flamingoes invaded Chicago. And now they’ll be part of this pink book. That’s…

Who says you have to be a kid to enjoy playing in the snow? Channel your inner child and have some fun by aiming snowballs at famous public art pieces in Chicago!