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New Work by Greg Shirilla at GARDENfresh Opening: Friday July 28, 6-10pm Show continues through September 2nd GARDENfresh is proud to present the latest solo exhibition by Chicago-based artist Greg Shirilla. In the past Shirilla has worked in numerous media, including drawing, painting, photography, and mixed media. His current work combines all of these techniques with a digital edge while also being influenced by traditions of graphic design and current trends in contemporary illustration. For his show with GARDENfresh Shirilla continues his devotion to mixing media and presents a new body of work created primarily from the pages of his sketchbooks. These large-scale, digitized versions are subtlety autobiographical in tone and are based on such vague subject matter as fast food, smoking, and "friendship". Ultimately, these works contain details that allow the viewer a closer look at the inner workings of the artist's mind – jumbled nonsense and all. A graduate of Columbus College of Art and Design, Greg Shirilla is currently a member of the art collective Die Käse Hause, which he co- founded in 1994. Along with exhibitions in New York, Chicago, and Ohio, his work has appeared in such publications as Punk Planet and Outburn. He also works regularly with the t-shirt company Secret Handshake Designs. Contact: Phone: 773-837-9809 E-mail:info@gardenfresh.org GARDENfresh 840 West Washington 2nd fl. Chicago, IL 60607 Gallery hours: Saturdays noon-5pm or by appointment |