{"id":19403,"date":"2023-03-05T15:32:35","date_gmt":"2023-03-05T23:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surrealismtoday.com\/?p=19403"},"modified":"2023-03-05T15:38:47","modified_gmt":"2023-03-05T23:38:47","slug":"the-chicago-imagists","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/surrealismtoday.com\/the-chicago-imagists\/","title":{"rendered":"Who were the Chicago Imagists?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

During the mid-1960s, a group of figurative artists<\/a> known as the Imagists emerged in Chicago. Their artistic style was characterized by the use of vivid color, bold lines, and the depiction of the human body in a grossly distorted and highly stylized manner. The Imagists built upon Chicago’s artistic tradition of the grotesque, which was established by prominent artists such as Ivan Albright and Leon Golub. The group drew inspiration from a diverse range of sources, including the Art Institute of Chicago’s encyclopedic collection, ethnographic collections at the Field Museum, self-taught artists, comic books, storefront window displays, and magazine advertisements. The Imagists were known for their unconventional and often bizarre portrayals of the human form, which expanded the boundaries of figurative art and challenged traditional artistic norms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are three distinct groups which, outside of Chicago, are indiscriminately bundled together as Imagists:\u00a0The Monster Roster<\/strong>,\u00a0The Hairy Who<\/strong>, and The Chicago Imagists<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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