Beginning in the 1960s a loosely related group of Chicago artists began producing art with fantastical, colorful, and strange images. These artists were purposely disconnecting with what other artists were making at the time (in New York City and around Europe). This was a unique Chicago phenonenon. Ariela Lazar discusses how this movement portrays the type of cultural outlook that still holds true in Chicago. She also argues that the works are exciting, still fresh, befitting an urban environment, and accessible to people from all walks of life.