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Transit | Public Sculptures by John E. Bannon | Chicago Transit Authority in Chicago. Item composed of steel
Transit | Public Sculptures by John E. Bannon | Chicago Transit Authority in Chicago. Item composed of steel
Transit | Public Sculptures by John E. Bannon | Chicago Transit Authority in Chicago. Item composed of steel
Transit | Public Sculptures by John E. Bannon | Chicago Transit Authority in Chicago. Item composed of steel
Transit | Public Sculptures by John E. Bannon | Chicago Transit Authority in Chicago. Item composed of steel
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Transit | Public Sculptures by John E. Bannon | Chicago Transit Authority in Chicago. Item composed of steel

Created and Sold by John E. Bannon

John E. Bannon

Transit - Public Sculptures

Featured In Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago, IL

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2005
Neon, Aluminum
9’ x 13’ x 9’ (2.74m x 3.96m x 2.74m)

Twenty-two neon tubes, suspended in the atrium of CTA Headquarters, simultaneously describe three images celebrating four different aspects of the transit authority. When viewed from below, Transit depicts the CTA train and bus system maps. Looking west from the lobby mezzanine, an elevated train appears to depart a station, while the north-facing image is a CTA bus arriving at a stop. The title, Transit, reflects both the subject matter and the action the viewer takes to see the three neon images. John E. Bannon combines the illusion of two dimensions in three-dimensional space and the illusion of three dimensions in a two dimensional space resulting in a four dimensional work of art.

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John E. Bannon
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Born in 1966, from Arlington Heights, Illinois and now residing in Chicago, John E. Bannon is a multi-media visual artist and educator whose work is seen in public and private collections locally and abroad. An adjunct assistant professor for 12 years at the school of the art institute of Chicago, he now works full time out of his studio in the old town. He earned a BFA degree in painting in 1990 from the University of Illinois at Urbana-champaign and an MFA degree in a studio from the school of the art institute of Chicago in 2002.