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For Immediate Release -Auto Impact Show-

Sculptor Tj Aitken brings the Impact of the Automobile to Chicago

November 3, 2008

Aitken, a Michigan baby boomer, knows cars. He is a full time sculptor and the automobiles that marked his adolescence, and then drove his career are now his subject matter. The Logsdon 1909 Gallery on Halsted Ave. hosts his one-man show for the month of December.

Three series of Aitken’s works complete a trilogy in the theme “The impact of the automobile on human society”:

The Nikes –familiar boomer-era cars iconize the modern goddess of victory.

The Impact Series –splashing, flying, flailing figures capsulate the affect of the automobile’s presence.

And the OverHeads –evaluating object-worship, starting with, of course, the automobile.  

Aitken’s works range from 6 inch maquettes to full-size automotive parts and relief sculpture. His background in craftsmanship combines with Aitken’s depth of social and spiritual awareness in these works."I hope they have enough visual impact that people will appreciate them beyond the object," he says, because "many artists today are so involved in their concept that the results are not pretty." Aitken attempts to make "multi-dimensional," aesthetically appealing art from deep concepts." One of his goals in Chicago’s Arts District is to get the attention of people who are usually uninterested in a spiritual message, but who like interesting art.

Auto Impact opens Dec.12^th at the Logsdon 1909

Find Aitken's art, gallery links, and more about sculpture at www.SculptureByTj.com.

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