Thursday, October 1, 2009 - Sunday, November 15, 2009
Upon meeting one of Chicago's most prolific up-and-coming artists, Immy Mellin, one cannot help but be overcome by a sense of strength and certainty in his ability to speak what one might call the "universal language", communicating the chaordic and spiritual evolution of man within the universe. Beyond his talent to feel and beckon feeling, Immy's medium stands as its own force within his work - the artist produces large-scale pieces done entirely in Sharpie Marker. Immy's art negotiates the socially-drawn line between fine art and contemporary urban graffiti, simultaneously transcending of the illusions of age, race, culture, and demographic. Whether a single, specific message is consciously relayed to the viewer through Immy's hand, or rather manifests itself as a collective force upon one's subconscious, one would be hard-pressed to turn away from the artist's work without understanding a bit more about oneself and his or her place in the galactic order and disorder of being.
