Oakton museum showcases large-scale enamel paintings

Posted April 29, 2015 11:00 pm

Submitted by Oakton Community College

The Koehnline Museum of Art, 1600 E. Golf Road, Des Plaines, is pleased to present a free exhibition featuring large-scale enamel paintings produced by the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in the late 1970s. "Art after 1600° Fahrenheit: Enamel Painting in Chicago" opens Thursday, May 7, with a public reception from 5-8 p.m.

Inspired by French architect Le Corbusier (1887-1965), the application of porcelain enamel as a medium expanded to the field of public art and was introduced in the mural painting class at SAIC.

This exhibition includes two prototype for murals for installation in the Chicago subway system, including the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Wall commissioned by the city of Chicago in 1980. This display runs through Friday, June 19.

The Koehnline Museum is open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturdays.

For more information, call (847) 635-2633, or visit www.oakton.edu/museum.

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