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SUMMARY:Art Show: Michael Eli Birnbaum
DESCRIPTION:MICHAEL ELI BIRNBAUM \nPAINTINGS AND PRINTS \n847-372-8552 \nmichael@transformedbycolor.com \nThe purpose of my art-making is not defined in a single moment\, but by the gradual evolution of states of wonder and being. \nI strive to create art full of energy\, rhythm\, and passion\, as revealing windows to the human experience. I stand in front of the canvas\, pray\, and say out loud\, “I’m listening.” \nI grew up in a house where paintings leaned against the walls and ideas floated freely around the dinner table. My mother painted in quiet bursts of focus. My father was a storyteller with an iconoclastic creative streak. Between them\, I learned that art wasn’t just a thing you made—it was a way of being. \nEarly on\, a number of great teachers encouraged challenged and inspired me. Toward color. Toward process. Toward the electric feeling of pulling something out of nothing. That feeling stuck. \nThis show brings together work from across many years—paintings and prints that reflect not just an evolving practice\, but a deep\, enduring engagement with process\, memory\, and expression. Each piece is a continuation of that original spark: an exploration of what it means to see\, to feel\, and to create. \nOver the years\, my work has found its way into the private international collections of many devoted art lovers\, including actor and icon Bill Murray. \nFor me\, color is more than surface—it’s emotion\, memory\, story. It holds the weight of silence and the thrill of light. Each painting is a search for resonance\, a place where feeling and form meet\, where color becomes content\, and the invisible becomes visible. \nI am committed to communicating through my artwork as an encouraging teacher\, collaborator\, and instrument of creativity. The purpose of my art-making is not defined in a single moment\, but the gradual evolution of states of wonder and being. \nIn my work as a painter\, printmaker\, and musician\, I strive to express the synergy of color\, rhythm\, and emotion. My desire is to make the invisible visible. Each painting or print is made to tell its own story; my story and perhaps yours too. \nSamples: \n \n  \nAscension” Oil on Canvas board
URL:https://www.heartwoodcenter.com/event/art-show-opening-michael-eli-birnbaum/
LOCATION:Heartwood\, 1818 Dempster Street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60202\, United States
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