PRESENTS
PERSPECTIVES
PHOTOGRAPHS BY
KYLE HUNTER & RICK GILLIHAN
Capturing Unexpected Views Of
Nature And The Elements
CHALLENGE HOW YOU VIEW
YOUR WORLD
November 8, 2024 – Spring 2025
PRESENTS
PERSPECTIVES
PHOTOGRAPHS BY
KYLE HUNTER & RICK GILLIHAN
Capturing Unexpected Views Of
Nature And The Elements
CHALLENGE HOW YOU VIEW
YOUR WORLD
November 8, 2024 – Spring 2025
About the Artists
Kyle Hunter
Kyle Hunter is a photographer from California who takes photographs of gems under extreme magnification. Kyle has been mining gemstones most of his life and his images are a surprising look at the building blocks of minerals and a fascinating study on natural order.
This exhibition explores natural diamonds and the complex overlapping formations that compose their surface. Etched by time itself, each of these examples tells a story about our earth and the beautiful things it can produce.
“I began mining for gems, particularly the rare California state gemstone benitoite, at the age of 13 and quickly became known as the Benitoite Kid. A lifetime of mining brought a deep fascination with what nature can produce. This led me into photography and exploring the structures of various minerals.
When I started photographing gems I was mesmerized with the shapes on the surfaces of each crystal. This exhibition features photos of diamonds. Natural diamonds have a surface structure called trigons which have been meticulously captured in each of these images. Trigons grow in one direction, towards the edge of the stone, while the diamond is being formed in the earth’s mantle. Every gem is different, and I record these variations under extreme magnification to capture what I like to call Mother Nature’s Signature.”
Rick Gillihan
Rick Gillihan returns to Takohl with a second showing of his work. His most recent journey started in 2016 when Rick began documenting a creek near his home and the world around it. In 2022, life brought him to Chicago. While his subject matter has changed, his new surroundings have given him freedom to explore his catalogue and processes.
Rick refers to this series as Creek Reflections. They are book matched images of moments in the past, which take on new life by revealing plasma charged points of folded space.
“My path in art begins in 1967 with abstract painting during my studies as a fine arts major. A few years after college my interests turned to photography. I opened a small photo studio, which I closed in 1996, since I never had time to explore my interest in nature abstracts as much as I wanted. I then had the good fortune to move to a house next to a clear, rock-filled creek. During covid I immersed myself in photographing the clear shallow water as it flowed over the bedrock and around the loose stones in small waves, reflecting the sunlight. The moving water creates startlingly different impressions depending on natural light and camera shutter speeds.
Since moving to Chicago, I have worked on documenting new landscapes, the point where the sky and water meld over the lake, and the nature of the city.”
Any profit from this exhibition will be donated to charity.
About the Artists
Kyle Hunter
Kyle Hunter is a photographer from California who takes photographs of gems under extreme magnification. Kyle has been mining gemstones most of his life and his images are a surprising look at the building blocks of minerals and a fascinating study on natural order.
This exhibition explores natural diamonds and the complex overlapping formations that compose their surface. Etched by time itself, each of these examples tells a story about our earth and the beautiful things it can produce.
“I began mining for gems, particularly the rare California state gemstone benitoite, at the age of 13 and quickly became known as the Benitoite Kid. A lifetime of mining brought a deep fascination with what nature can produce. This led me into photography and exploring the structures of various minerals.
When I started photographing gems I was mesmerized with the shapes on the surfaces of each crystal. This exhibition features photos of diamonds. Natural diamonds have a surface structure called trigons which have been meticulously captured in each of these images. Trigons grow in one direction, towards the edge of the stone, while the diamond is being formed in the earth’s mantle. Every gem is different, and I record these variations under extreme magnification to capture what I like to call Mother Nature’s Signature.”
Rick Gillihan
Rick Gillihan returns to Takohl with a second showing of his work. His most recent journey started in 2016 when Rick began documenting a creek near his home and the world around it. In 2022, life brought him to Chicago. While his subject matter has changed, his new surroundings have given him freedom to explore his catalogue and processes.
Rick refers to this series as Creek Reflections. They are book matched images of moments in the past, which take on new life by revealing plasma charged points of folded space.
“My path in art begins in 1967 with abstract painting during my studies as a fine arts major. A few years after college my interests turned to photography. I opened a small photo studio, which I closed in 1996, since I never had time to explore my interest in nature abstracts as much as I wanted. I then had the good fortune to move to a house next to a clear, rock-filled creek. During covid I immersed myself in photographing the clear shallow water as it flowed over the bedrock and around the loose stones in small waves, reflecting the sunlight. The moving water creates startlingly different impressions depending on natural light and camera shutter speeds.
Since moving to Chicago, I have worked on documenting new landscapes, the point where the sky and water meld over the lake, and the nature of the city.”
Any profit from this exhibition will be donated to charity.
Works
Kyle Hunter
Corona
24" x 36"
$1,250
The Portal
SOLD
Trigons
24" x 36"
$1,250
Rick Gillihan
Creek Reflections - Fall
Framed Photograph - 24" x 36"
$975
Creek Reflections - Kodama
SOLD
Creek Reflections - Light
24” x 36"
$1,250
Creek Reflections - Moss
SOLD
Creek Reflections - Nixe
24” x 36”
$1,250
The Gallery
Located in Chicago’s West Loop, Takohl is a custom jewelry studio and art gallery that’s dedicated to creating and presenting treasures that inspire and connect people.
At the gallery, we exhibit extraordinary fine artists who are creating work that challenge our perspectives on the observable and the spiritual plane. Join us for an opening night featuring new and established artists or come in to view our latest exhibition.
We also offer art consultation services using our network of local and international artists to assist clients and interior designers in finding the pieces that will electrify your space and soothe your soul.
About Takohl
Tammy Kohl has a BFA in fine art with a concentration in Sculpture and a minor in Art History. This led her to starting Takohl – A Gallery of Exceptional Jewels – in the heart of Chicago’s West Loop in 1987.
Takohl Gallery opened in 2000 so Tammy could expand on her passions and feature the art and artists that were to meaningful to her. Over the past 23 years Takohl has featured over 60 artists in a variety of mediums all while being Chicago’s premier custom jeweler.
“I am committed to surrounding my clients in meaningfulness and beauty. Connecting our clients with intriguing pieces for their home and inventive jewels that reflect their personality and sense of style is what I live for.”
My very best,
