I have a new portfolio website live. Check out www.chadkouri.com. Soon, my Long Live Analog address will act as a site to dump my work documentation and news on what I’m up to. For now, enjoy the new site!
It’s quite an honor to be recognized as one of Chicagos up-and-coming image makers by Newcity magazine along side some of my long time favorites like Plural and Edie Fake as well as some other crazy talented people that have recently been added to my local Chicago favorites list. Check out the full article over at Newcity. Pictured above is the work I contributed to Newcity’s NEXT art fair booth. It’s the largest piece I have ever done measuring in at three-by-five feet! The smaller pieces are studies which were displayed alongside the finished piece. Also check out an interview Readymade magazine did with me for their reoccurring HDYGTFAJ column.
Here is a piece I did showcasing the letter lowercase “N” for the CUDO ABCu fundraiser. They asked a bunch of people to submit a letter of their choosing until all were spoken for including upper and lowercase letters, numbers and symbols. That’s a lot of characters! Check out the full flickr set of pieces.
Here are some (crappy) images of a sculptural experiment in totem pole making Peter Skvara and I collaborated on for Johalla Projects at the Lakeview Art Fair. Thanks to Matt Nichols for the install help.
For the past two years I have been art directing the award winning contemporary art magazine Proximity out of Chicago. Above is photos from my last issue which was released in December 2010. I’ve decided to move on from Proximity to pursue some of my own publishing ventures. Stay tuned for that!
A new collage I did for the Johalla Projects silent auction fund raiser. Inspired by an old Hamilton letterpress equipment catalog I recently acquired.
My first virtual solo show took place with The Art Dossier at the beginning of 2011. Above is a few select pieces from the exhibition. Their model is interesting in which they showcase artwork just like a brick and mortar space (1-3 month exhibitions focusing on one artist) only difference is that it’s online and not in a physical space. Also, check out the interview that went along with it.
Good pal Will Bryant invited me to collaborate with him on an illustration for Hype Machine’s Music Blog Zeitgeist Top 50 artists of 2010.
The Post Family was asked to not only do the cover of The Reader’s 2010 Pure Fiction Issue but we also did the illustrations for all five interior stories. Above is a photo of the cover by Alex Fuller and my illustration for a story entitled The Carnival at Bray.
Chicago Urban Arts Society invited Nick Adam, Scott Reinhard and I to do a mural for their 2010 Day of the Dead show. Peter Kepha got down on it as well with his rainbow of flourishes. Good stuff. Good times.