"Itz A Rhythmistic World!"

"Itz A Rhythmistic World!"
Onli's Cool Globe contribution for the traveling public art exhibition to promote hot ideas for a cooler planet. All artwork on this blog is Copyright 2023 Turtel Onli , and other dates. All Rights Protected & not to be remixed, rebooted or used commercially without a signed agreement with Prof. Onli.

Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, 2021.

Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, 2021.
TOP: Prof. Onli circa 1998, with his "Rhythmistic Bench" in the permanent exhibition of the Chicago Childrens' Museum. BELOW: Prof. Onli with his impressive mural-sized art as the face of the 2021 blockbuster group exhibition at the MCA, Chicago.

Wednesday, February 28, 2024


Per 2024 ONLI STUDIOS will focus on selling its precious Rhythmistic Fine Art to well-resourced institutions such as museums and collecting art centers or companies.  This reorganization is the result of last year's certified appraisal of Prof. Onli's proven decades long and well documented Rhythmistic practice and its growth potential.  

The appraisal document will be made available upon serious request.




Decades before the trending of AI & Afrofuturism Onli was exploring the perimeters of his Rhythmistic Future-Primitif approach to the Visual arts in illustration, fashion design, Art Therapy, Art Education and Fine Art.  This is all well documented.


Onli is that rare visual artist who actually launched and named two distinct visual arts genres / movements.  

"Rhythmism" as a Future-Primitif approach to the visual arts.  

The "Black Age of Comics" as an open positive celebration of concepts, creators and content in the world of Games, Cartoons, Comic Books and Graphic Novels that is derived from the Black, African, Urban and Alternative experience.  With the emphasis that one does not have to be Black to get one's Black Age of!

NOTE: Picasso did not launch Cubism. Van Goth did not establish Impressionism. Warhol did not coin the term Pop Art.  Nor did Basquiat create the genre of Street Art.

Onli is that unique.


 Onli is also known for actually working in both the Fine Art world and the Commercial art world.
Unlike the celebrated and often vastly over-rated fine artists who claim to be influenced by comics or comic books and appropriate comic material, yet never work in that field. 

A Wiki search of Turtel Onli will support this fact.

Onli is versatility in real time, over decades. This is the stuff of genius.




Prof. Onli has been creating Rhythmistic watermelon themed visual art to reach into various world cultures since the early 1970s.










Monday, January 1, 2024

Tuesday, September 19, 2023

  https://libguides.sdsu.edu/comicsbytopic/afrofuturism

The above is a link to the Afrofuturist Comics Collection at the San Diego State University Library.  A tremendous resource.

Saturday, August 26, 2023


 
Onil is that rare visual artist who has actually working the field of Comic Books & Graphic Novels along with Fine Art and Illustration. Plenty of major Visual Artists claim comix or cartoons as source material or inspiration yet they have never worked in those fields. Often their venture into comics is brazen appropriation or worst.  

Onli is unique in this. Sort of like the masters of music who can perform or compose in Pop, Classical, Jazz and Electronica. Versatility in full effect!

These four unique acclaimed collections are ready to be presented in major galleries or museums. Each body of Rhythmistic Art is ready for the gaze of the astute curator or intelligently well resources collector.


Proven in both worlds of visual expression and communication.




Wednesday, April 5, 2023

 Drafting on the exclusive excitement in Chicago that is the EXPO CHICAGO April 13th / 16th 2023 Weekend ONLI STUDIOS LLC is hosting a RSVP soft opening to its new Loft Art Space in the dynamic Ravenswood District of Chicago. 

Five well- resourced and connected major players in the international fine art world are being discreetly invited.

 They will be treated to the in-studio power of indie-unrepresented Visual Fine Art with immense growth potential that has a long-acclaimed practice that includes being featured at the Musuem of Contemporary Art, Chicago, The New Musuem of Contemporary Art, NY, The FIAP, Paris, and a COVID era Residency in Chicago at the Hyde Park Art Center.

They will see & experience excerpts from Prof. Onli's following Rhythmistic Art Collections or bodies of work. 

 "No Evils".


 "The Naga".


 

"Passion Fruit".




NOTE: All of the art and images on this blog are copyright 2023 Turtel Oni and other registrations dates.  They are not to be rebooted, remixed, or reproduced for any commercial use without a signed negotiated compensation agreement with Turtel Onli.

Friday, March 3, 2023

 Prof. Onli has relocated to the Ravenswood District of Chicago after decades of being based for decades in the Hyde Park area.  

Prof. Onli taking in the crisp Chicago air in front of his new Work/Live/Space location 
in the Ravenswood District of Chicago.

He sees this as a new beginning to launch a more art centric Rhythmistic styled Renaissance. One where the core guide of original-vision will flow beyond working in a set themed series and growing long running collections, but more at one with chaos theory....until a pattern emerges. 

Then pivot!

"Rhythmistic Preview" TBA Open Studio RSVP!

Of course, he will have focused Studios Openings for well-resourced astute art lovers and continue to gladly accept clients and commissions along the way.