Marvelocity: The Art of Alex Ross
- Dates: May 28, 2023 - August 20, 2023
- Location: Elmhurst Art Museum
May 28, 2023 - August 20, 2023
Recurring daily
Featuring cover art, sketches, life-sized head busts, and more, "Marvelocity: The Art of Alex Ross" celebrates one of the greatest artists in the field of comic books. From his home in the Chicago area, Ross has revitalized classic superheroes into works of fine art by illustrating characters such as Spider-Man, Captain America, Iron Man, Storm from the X-Men, the Avengers, Black Panther and many more for nearly 30 years.
As a bold preview, we will unveil newly commissioned life-sized “superhero” sculptures at Art in Wilder Park (May 6 & 7) by area students and artists. This public outdoor installation of life-sized superheroes will remain in Wilder Park through the end of July to coincide with the Marvelocity exhibition.
In addition to highlighting original art from his most recent book, Marvelocity, visitors will also learn about how Alex Ross developed into a great illustrator through his childhood drawings, preliminary sketches, paintings and 3-dimensional head busts of characters in the Marvel Universe.