A bit of self-promotion: Magical Calendar art project

I said that I wouldn't do this very often, but honestly the things I research and post on Occult Chicago entwine themselves with my artwork enough that I have a hard time separating them at times.  And to be honest, I thought that this project would be of interest to the readers of Occult Chicago.

I'm working on a year-long Magical Calendar project, focusing on themes of magic in the year of 2013.  This stems from my obsession with the De Croze/Orazi Calendrier Magique made for 1897.

I'm releasing one limited edition fine art print each month, and have just released the image for January.

This is a detail of LILITH, the January image.  The original hand colored / painted silver print is being reproduced as a museum quality archival pigment print, signed and numbered in an edition of only 13.

For more information about the calendar project, visit my artwork blog.

To purchase this print, visit my online store.

Thank you,

Rik

Art show tonight

Another shameless bit of self promotion as I remind everyone that I have a one night art exhibition tonight.

Please stop by and say hello if you are free.

Facebook event invitation
My art website

Thank you again for following Occult Chicago!

two art exhibitions featuring Rik Garrett

Yes, that's me.  I didn't start this blog with any intention of self-promotion.  There have, however, been a few requests for more information about myself.  And since I do have two art exhibits in Chicago this month (whose subject matter is pertinent to the subject of the blog), I thought I would let everyone know.

One of the exhibitions is a solo gallery show of my series Earth Magic.  This is a set of photographs taken with the wet plate collodion process.   These black and white photographs will be on display for one night only, June 21 2012 from 5-9:00 pm at Morpho Gallery's Loop location.

Chris Elmore of music blog Hammer Smashed Sound kindly designed these postcards for me.

With Earth Magic I've envisioned a matristic, nature based world; a female-centric, ritualistic community completely apart from the rest of society. This is a history of "witchcraft" devoid of "witch hunts," a race of women who draw their energy and inspiration from the Earth itself. What if there were a truth to the myths of Amazons and the books like Aradia, Gospel of the Witches? What if the fierce Maenads of Greek mythology still existed today, hidden from view?
What if these truths were presented faithfully?

A Facebook invitation for this event can be found here:  https://www.facebook.com/events/338802882858010/

The second exhibition is a group show at the new Leroy Neiman Center.  "Act II:  Fiction Brings it Closer"  will include several images from my Symbiosis series.  While this exhibition opens on June 19th, there will not be a reception until the closing event on July 7th.  If one was so inclined, they could take a look at these images on their way to the opening reception of Earth Magic - both galleries are around two blocks away from each other.

This series of small mixed media photographic works draw inspiration from a variety of (what I see to be) related themes:  Alchemical symbolism including the Rebis, sigil magick, love, desire....


So if you are interested, please consider attending these events.  Feel free to come by and introduce yourself.


More information:
http://www.rikgarrett.com
http://www.facebook.com/rikgarrettphotography