Comments on: The Year of Magical Thinking http://www2.mcachicago.org/2013/the-year-of-magical-thinking/ Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:17:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Joseph Goins http://www2.mcachicago.org/2013/the-year-of-magical-thinking/#comment-71 Joseph Goins Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:15:00 +0000 http://www2.mcachicago.org/?p=4533#comment-71 I thoroughly enjoyed his residency this past year, far more than I expected. The cardboard boxes were a disappointing shock when I first saw them; I thought, “Oh goodness, really? Art? More like a stack of trash.” Then the next month I noticed the wonderful neon THINGS sculpture–ah interesting. The painted walls were so simple and so…big! I loved the movement, the graphic simplicity, the human hand. Maybe my very favorite was the Lego Tower. I loved it so much that I’ve recreated three versions (one for myself, two for friends), with slight alterations. And the crumbled paper–well, there’s a story there too. Creed’s work has shown me a joyous spirit and some wry humor–not easy things to do with art, Art.

And what’s a 40-penny nail anyway?

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