Gary Justis
- Location
- Bloomington, Illinois, US
- Birthday
- April 04
- Bio
- Gary Justis has worked primarily in the area of kinetic sculpture for the last 32 years. He lived and worked in Chicago from 1977 to 1999. He currently resides in Bloomington Illinois, where he teaches and writes stories about his actual experiences. He is a regular contributor to "Does This Make Sense?" an on-line magazine and social networking site. (please take a look at his "Sculpture" link for more info)
MY RECENT POSTS
- Silver from Blue and Grey
January 12, 2012 12:30PM - The Creationists
January 07, 2012 02:05PM - Synthetica
January 04, 2012 06:27PM - Hidden in the Good Days
January 01, 2012 02:29AM - The Soggy Saint
December 13, 2011 10:27PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “Holy.....this is a great
piece of writing Nana. I
am
convinced there is more
than…”
February 03, 2012 12:42AM - “David, this is a very
emotionally inspiring piece
for
me....
I turned 58
last Apri…”
February 02, 2012 02:19PM - “The joke extends to the
strange phenomena where people
vote
against their own
int…”
February 01, 2012 07:53PM - “In honor of our
beloved...living, passed on,
and
not-yet-born...”
February 01, 2012 07:46PM - “Beautifully written
Roger, with many of us wishing
we were
publishers to give
you…”
January 30, 2012 09:27AM
That’s me talking to the photographer, Steven Gross, over one of the many breakfasts we shared at Chin’s Diner, at Canal and 18th Street, on the south side of Chicago
© 1982 Steven E. Gross Chicago
These gazes are real, as visual fiction goes, and they serve us with plausible anecdotes for placing synthetic figures in an American landscape. Many have been cast out of their original situations, and are most likely victims, each with an uncertain reckoning in a conscious… Read full post »
Hidden in the Good Days
View of Grove Street from the studio of L.J. Douglas, early Fall, Bloomington, IL, 2011
View of sunrise on Grove Street from the studio of L.J. Douglas, Bloomington, IL, Winter, 2011
As I consider the idea of a timeless image, there is usually… Read full post »
In a small midwestern community of the late 1950’s, there was a pattern in the divination of space and opportunity. There were jobs…good ones. Characters were welcome, taking up the spaces between success and the commonplace. We were coming off of the e/… Read full post »
In universities, Visual Art shares a distinguished place in the area of Fine Arts,
… Read full post »The Buoyant Dogs
Doggone Good Advice
At the age of Ninety-two, Momma knows the uncertainties most people carry as they think about the metaphysical aspects of the human condition, so she joined Netflix and watched the entire series of “Kung-Fu&rdqu… Read full post »
7 Surprises in a Middle-Life
Blubberstick, 5,1/2 years, 2011
In the present, these are a few of the things I have come to like, despite any pretext to dislike them from experience, imagination, or persuasion….
1. Making my sweetheart laugh, until the tears roll down her face, is an… Read full post »
George V Justis 1943 Senior Medical Corpsman
serving primarily in the Pacific Theater
In the times I have stood and thought of this marvelous man, a stoic provider of safety and light, of reassurance…of beginnings, of time and… Read full post »
Dimmitt’s Grove, Bloomington, IL October 2011
My camera is protection against the agents of the unseen worlds, an instrument held snugly between my eye and images that startle the imagination.
At this time of year, in the month of October, w… Read full post »
Letter to an Extraordinary Young Man
Greg Justis, Katie Justis, and Deborah Hartmann, on the occasion of Greg and Katie’s Wedding, October 22, 2011, Louisville, KY
photo by Gary Justis
Wednesday, October 26th, 2011
Bloomington, Illinois
Dear Greg,
Plea… Read full post »
The Domestic "53%"
Back to front: Mr Darcy and Lil’ Smoke
53% of our family is feline. They are not empowered with that serious percentage by mere numbers (there are two humans and a dog also) but by the force of their kitty personalities. They demand a full 53% of… Read full post »
The Capricious Woodsmen
Group of men, photographer unknown, early 1900’s (larger)
Re-examining The Proof of Small Acts
The designs of a teenage mind are something we adults regard with wonder and trepidation. We inhibit our determination at… Read full post »
For some people in our age, solitude can be luxury, and during intense activities with the mind or hand, deep emersion makes time irrelevant, at least for the… Read full post »
Homage to Tom Selleck (jokingly referencing his famous mustache, but this form could be easily interpreted as something… Read full post »
(mid 20th Century) Good friends are thrilled to figure out a placement for a newly stuffed chum.
I first heard about Partial Taxidermy (PT) when I was an art student in college. My actor friends used the term to describe people who… Read full post »
The exciting activities of Heavy Brow Gallery are a welcome addition to our historic town, and the levels of interest this small space generates are extraordinary. When you compare the non-profit, independent exhibition space to other venues in Chicago (The Suburban comes to mind)… Read full post »
Cerulean Moon, night sky over Bloomington, Illinois 2011
Cat Man
(click photos for larger image)
"Walt don't let the cats see this or it will scare them to death I sent this in the place of birthday card Best wishes GR."
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Carin, a stunning installation in 2009 by Emily Smith, in its first iteration, fabric,paper, batting, dimensions variable
Dysfunction in the realm of a child’s activities is usually seen as the byproduct of immature thinking, and indistinct actions. The inverse perceptio… Read full post »
A Visual Artist’s material production ultimately finds itself in the complex, audacious and risky business of mounting a public exhibition. Historically, exhibitions are repositories of ideas that are… Read full post »
Moonlight on Cherry Blossoms: for Japan
Sometimes I have thoughts and tumultuous feelings that come off of small issues; I waste days…and with selfish passages from one district to another, I am bright-faced from comfort and lack of burden. I've known loss, but in light of Japan's tragedy, my
… Read full post »
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