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SOFA Chicago 2002 - A Photo Gallery Tour

Photography and commentary by Robert F. Gabella

Glass, glass everywhere, or so it seemed - but look carefully, as the entries of fiber, wood, metal, ceramic, and mixed media abound - and are as rich and varied as the palette of the imagination.  With a record attendance of 36,000 over the three days of the show, The Ninth Annual International Exposition of Sculpture Objects & Functional Art: SOFA CHICAGO 2002  was an unqualified success.  As with all SOFA shows, dozens of galleries representing hundreds of artists converged at Navy Pier for a showcase unlike any other.  In addition to the exhibits there were workshops and presentations open to all attendees, as well as business meetings and social events for the artistic community.

And, of course, all objects were for sale.  For more information on the Exposition, as well as the many galleries and artists represented in this tour, visit the SOFA EXPO official site.

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The Smith Museum Of Stained Glass Windows

A very appropriate welcome to SOFA visitors, on the lower level of Navy Pier's Festival Hall, The Smith Museum of Stained Glass Windows is a permanent display of 150 stained glass windows. It is the first museum in the United States dedicated solely to stained glass windows.

The Smith Museum Of Stained Glass Windows

Vulcan Diptych

Delos Van Earl - 2002

Oil, enamel and patina on steel

Finer Things Gallery

Incendie

John Paul Robinson

Blown glass and forged metal

"...not so much about burning the trees down, as life burns..." - JPR

Flight Fire

John Paul Robinson

Blown glass and forged metal

Spurt of Growth

Maude Bussiere

Blown glass and blowtorch work

"We all still grow, even when something bad happens - normally, we grow even faster!" - MB

Teapot Goblets 1-2-4-6-8

Richard Marquis-2002

Blown Glass, zanfirico cane

Elliott Brown Gallery

Teapot Goblet 1

Richard Marquis-2002

Blown Glass, zanfirico cane

Elliott Brown Gallery

Shadow Field

Warren Seelig

Stainless steel and neoprene

 

Construction 62

Nancy Grow

Hand-dyed cotton

Construction 62

Nancy Grow

Hand-dyed cotton

Ceramic Cones With Glass

Kaiser Suidan

Ceramic and glass

Gallery 500

Ceramic Cones With Glass

Kaiser Suidan

Ceramic and glass

Gallery 500

Endeavor

Lino Tagiaputra

Blown glass

 

Bilbao 10-9-4

Lino Tagiaputra

Blown glass

Angel Tear - Batman - Oca

Lino Tagiaputra

Blown glass

Big Glass - Small Glass

Bratislav Novak - 2002

Cut, polished glass

Galerie Pokorna, Prague

Cube

Jan Frydrych - 2002

Cut, polished glass

Galerie Pokorna, Prague

Nissy

Hank Adams - 2002

Cast glass and copper

Marx Saunders Gallery

From East To West - Fish Catcher #122

Hiroshi Yamano - 2002

Blown glass

Marx Saunders Gallery

Female Fetish - Seated Cat

Claudia De Monte

Pewter on wood

Jean Albano Gallery

Female Fetish - Wall Telephone

Claudia De Monte

Pewter on wood

Jean Albano Gallery

Caroline

Vincent Magni

Springwork steel and paint

 

Migrations

Julie Mihalisin - Philip Waling

Glass, metal, concrete

Tom Hawk Galleries

Linear Sketch

Julie Mihalisin - Philip Waling

Glass, metal, concrete

Tom Hawk Galleries

Rhythmic Continuum

Julie Mihalisin - Philip Waling

Glass, metal, concrete

Tom Hawk Galleries

Quiet Oboes

Myra Burg - 2002

Wrapped natural and synthetic fiber

John Weiss Gallery

Quiet Oboes

Myra Burg - 2002

Wrapped natural and synthetic fiber

John Weiss Gallery

Magna Lingua

Tim Harding

Cotton and silk

John Weiss Gallery

Magna Lingua

Tim Harding

Cotton and silk

John Weiss Gallery

Windy Black Fox Clock

Jill H. Davis

Blown, etched, slumped and mirrored glass + enamel

Function + Art, Chicago, IL

Palindrome Birthday Brocade

Jill H. Davis

Blown, etched, slumped and mirrored glass + enamel

Function + Art, Chicago, IL

True Blue Glory

Jill H. Davis

Blown, etched, slumped and mirrored glass + enamel, and gold leaf

Function + Art, Chicago, IL

Squared Descending Form

Harvey Littleton

Blown glass

Maurine Littleton Gallery

Scooter

Tom Wegman - 2002

Beaded scooter

Snyderman-Works, Philadelphia

Scooter

Tom Wegman - 2002

Beaded scooter

Snyderman-Works, Philadelphia

Scooter

Tom Wegman - 2002

Beaded scooter

Snyderman-Works, Philadelphia

Lennon

Tsuguo Yanai

Paper and wire

 

Einstein

Tsuguo Yanai

Paper and wire

Warhol

Tsuguo Yanai

Paper and wire

Picasso

Tsuguo Yanai

Paper and wire

Rose Dress

Karen La Monte - 2002

Glass

Heller Gallery, NY

Sound Of The Ocean

Sugita Jozan

 

Dance

Honda Syoryu

 

Blue Intrusion

Kathleen Hayes, 2003

Acrylic on paper on linen

Snyderman-Works, Philadelphia

Paladin IV

Michelle Sales

Thermoplastic fiber

Snyderman-Works, Philadelphia

Paladin IV

Michelle Sales

Thermoplastic fiber

Snyderman-Works, Philadelphia

Rhyton Bull

William Morris

Bronze - edition of 12

Thomas R. Riley Galleries

Hanging Israeli Coin Torso

Niso Maman

Steel coins

Habitat Galleries - Chicago/Birmingham/Royal Oaks/Boca Raton

Male Torso Nails

Niso Maman

Nails

Habitat Galleries - Chicago/Birmingham/Royal Oaks/Boca Raton

Defrocked

Clifford Rainey

 

Habitat Galleries - Chicago/Birmingham/Royal Oaks/Boca Raton

Defrocked

Clifford Rainey

 

Habitat Galleries - Chicago/Birmingham/Royal Oaks/Boca Raton

From The Burnt Earth

Christian Buchard

Pacific Madrone wood with copper

The Mano Gallery

Sund Dancer

Ron Lapport

Cherry wood and paint

The Mano Gallery

From The Heart

William Hunter

Vera wood

The Mano Gallery

Twins

Hans Wiessflog (Germany)

Wood and wire

The Mano Gallery

(unidentified)

Scooby

Russel Biles - 2002

Porcelain

Ferrin Gallery

Le Message

Dominique Dardek

Bronze and glass

Modus Gallery, Paris

Raw Space

Dale Chihuly

Raw Space

Dale Chihuly

Circling

One More Saturday Night

One More Saturday Night

Red Violet Rainbow Tip Quasi, Modern 114

Sydney Hunter

Laminated glass

Marx Saunders Gallery

Vanishing Act

 

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