Andy Young: Ominous Thinkly Devices

In “Ominous Thinkly Devices”, Andy Young reflects on issues of power and powerlessness: with the art viewer, with the architecture of the gallery space, and in relation to our ever more tenuous place on the planet. Recurring themes include dread, and how the metaphysical and the poetic are utilized in response to overbearing uncertainty. The interior of the gallery is reimagined through theatrical devices and techniques, forcing the viewer to experience the artwork in the realm of fantasy, not in the environment that the architecture provides.

Andy Young received his BFA in Painting from Florida State University in 1998 and an MFA in Studio Art from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2005.  He has lived and worked in Chicago since 2000, and is currently an Instructional Specialist for the Makerspace Facilities at Columbia College Chicago. 

You can find more images and info about Andy Young at www.andyyoung.us or follow him at
@andy_is_young on Instagram.