with all, and still…, 2021

12-color, digitally printed canvas, flash paint, gold leaf and rubber
Sizes vary from 101” x 69” to 99” x 42”
Developed as part of The Peninsula Hotel’s Art In Resonance program
Photos by James Prinz

with all, and still… is a series of layered, billboard scaled works created from photographic details captured by Faust from a few of Chicago’s 77 neighborhoods. From a distance, formal patterns and vibrant colors draw the viewer in, but upon close inspection the actual subject of the photos becomes clear. Larger than legible, hand embellished letterforms pulled from the exhibition title act as Flash paint connectors, linking each of the seven works to one another and adding context to the entirety of the installation. The result is a colorful and immersive experience that feels as if the vernacular panels of distant canvas billboards have been transported to The Peninsula Chicago’s lobby, providing an urban and industrial counterpoint to the elegance of the surrounding hotel spaces. “with all, and still … is a contemporary statement about the place and moment,” according to Faust. “I am blessed that my work and life places me regularly in many of our city’s great neighborhoods, rich wit color, texture and surprising juxtapositions. I love the idea of contrasting exceptional vignettes of everyday details, from often overlooked sites around the city, with showing them on the Magnificent Mile against the elegant setting of The Peninsula Chicago.”

Brian Hieggelke, “Editors note: Bob Faust is having a magnificent moment,” Newcity, December, 2021

LeeAnn Trotter, “Bob Faust Creates 4 Major, Simultaneous Art Exhibits in Chicago,” NBC 5 News, November 4, 2021