Welcome to Chicago

This is beautiful artwork is part of a series created for the Chicago Artists Month, which is featuring Dr Dursts exhibition of his impressionistic... more

by Michael Durst

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Dimensions

18.000 x 24.000 x 1.000 inches

Title

Welcome to Chicago

Artist

Michael Durst

Medium

Painting - Acrylic On Canvas

Description

This is beautiful artwork is part of a series created for the Chicago Artists Month, which is featuring Dr Dursts exhibition of his impressionistic paintings, entitled, Chicago Impressions, on the 16th of October at the Greenleaf Art Center, 1806 West Greanleaf Ave, in East Rogers Park, from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. The theme of the CAM this year is The City As Studio and so Dr Durst has painted the iconic architecture and scenes that embody the spirit of Chicago.

As a psychologist and heart-centered therapist, Dr. Durst, as always, has created visual experiences to connect to the heart and this piece is certainly no exception. It shows the marquee of the Chicago Theater along the famous State Street, with one of the Marina Towers (Chicago�s famous Corn Cobs) in the background. To make it even more dramatic the scene is in the fog, so that the lights of the marquee and sign, which says, Welcome, are lighted.

Prints are available through Fine Art America, Fine Art Europe, Fine Art England and Fine Art Germany. They can be on canvas, metal acrylic, framed, gallery wrapped and even available as fine art greeting cards, throw pillows, etc. You can choose from one of 230 frames and 100 mats which can be used to create museum-quality masterpieces from any of my artwork.

To purchase a signed and hand-embossed Limited Edition, contact the artist directly from this site. Each one is hand glazed with many layers of acrylic paint and varnish to really bring out the beautiful colors and create a three dimensional effect. Thus, each Limited Edition is a unique work of art and valuable as an investment piece.

Copyright Notice: All images are fully protected by U.S. and international copyright laws, all rights reserved. The images may not be copied, reproduced, manipulated or used in any way, without the written permission of Dr. G. M. Durst.

About the Chicago Theater:

The grandeur of The Chicago Theater often leaves its visitors breathless. This amazing building was called "the Wonder Theater of the World" when it opened on October 26, 1921.

The Chicago Theater was the first large, lavish movie palace in America and was the prototype for all others. Built in French Baroque style, The Chicago Theatre's exterior features a miniature replica of Paris' Arc de Triomphe, sculpted above its State Street marquee. Faced in a glazed, off-white terra cotta, the triumphal arch is sixty feet wide and six stories high. Within the arch is a grand window in which is set a large circular stained-glass panel bearing the coat-of-arms, with two horses holding ribbons of 35-mm film in their mouths.

About Marina City
Marina City is a mixed-use residential/commercial building complex that occupies an entire city block on State Street in Chicago, Illinois. It sits on the north bank of the Chicago River in downtown Chicago, directly across from the Loop district. The complex consists of two corncob-shaped, 587-foot (179 m), 65-story towers, which include five-story elevators and physical plant penthouses. It also includes a saddle-shaped auditorium building, and a mid-rise hotel building, all contained on a raised platform next to the Chicago River. Beneath the platform, at river level, is a small marina for pleasure craft, giving the structures their name. Designed by Bertrand Goldberg, Marina City was the first building in the United States to be constructed with tower cranes.

When finished in 1964, the two towers were both the tallest residential buildings and the tallest reinforced concrete structures in the world. The complex was built as a city within a city, featuring numerous on-site facilities including a theater, gym, swimming pool, ice rink, bowling alley, several stores and restaurants, and, of course, a marina.

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October 9th, 2015