Sweet Tea & American Values

I was recently in Rotofugi, and picked up a flier for a show... "sweet tea & american values" by Ray Noland. Tonight in Pilsen is the show. I checked out his work to realize this guy is a stencil artist like me. And his stuff is amazing...and fairly political.

Sweet Tea & American Values
A Solo Exhibition by Ray CRO Noland
Opening Reception: June 11, 2010
6:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.

@ Chicago Urban Art Society: exhibition + creative-use space
2229 South Halsted Street, 1st Floor
Chicago IL 60608

All American Grillz from CRO on Vimeo.

Artist Biography]
Ray Noland is an artist and designer working under the alias CRO. He is the creator of "Go Tell Mama!" - a grassroots Obama art, video and street campaign which began in 2006 and toured the country during the election of '08. He is also the artist behind the now iconic "Run, Blago, Run" street art phenomenon. Noland also independently published the now-defunct online magazine BLACKLIST® ('03-'06). He has a BFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago ('95) and has worked professionally as an art director and brand designer. His art & illustrations have been published throughout the US and Europe and are in the collections of the Library of Congress and the Smithsonian. Though Noland's work has been exhibited in galleries in Chicago, Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland and Atlanta, he is most familiar with renting vacant storefronts and converting them into DIY PopUp art spaces.


Should be a fun show tonight. Neways I am going to work on the painting and zine some. Oh snap! I almost forgot to say that I was downtown today on Michigan/Randolph watching the Blackhawks Parade...amazing to be a part of history! @ million people downtown=insanityyyy! photos will be up soon.
Progress of the painting.


Also my Google Analytics page looks pathetic! lol. You guys need to read my blog more!!!

So with all that I need to get busy working, Have a great day everyone,
-Chris. UH!