There's currently an art exhibit in Chicago called Passionate Focus that highlights the work of 16 blind artists from across the country. The event is held by the Chicago group, Guild for the Blind.
The online gallery highlights the amazing art and the artists stories. Here are just a few of them:
"The role of art in my life is useful in helping me cope, exist and flourish in the society in which I live. It also helps me to use my blindness as an asset as opposed to being a defect. I use my fingers to paint with, or the bottom of a brush, or even three color pencils at one time. That, along with the jagged lines, brutal strokes, sloshing colors and serendipity point me in the path of moving towards originality. "
"Losing my sight compels me to relish beauty, look intently and imprint the spirit of the object in my mind's eye. My paintings are joyful and full of living pigment."
"Born blind, I have never seen the cars I mold out of clay. Instead, I have 80 plastic cars that I use as references or I visit car shows and use my hands as my eyes. Memorizing every detail, I reconstruct pieces of clay into a likelihood of an object I have never actually seen. I refuse to dwell on my blindness, instead wanting to be respected for my work."
The artwork is so impressive and the artists stories are really moving. They aren't allowing their disabilities to hold them back; they're working harder and finding creative ways to follow their passion.
**You can see the Passionate Focus Exhibit in person at 233 W Huron through Friday, May 21**
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