Dan Grzeca 'Twilight To Starlight' Print Available

Artist: Dan Grzeca
Title: Twilight To Starlight
Medium: 10 Color Screen Print
Size: 19 x 19 Inches
Edition: UNSURE
Price: $50

   

*there was also a nice foil variant but it sold out with quickness

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Dan Grzeca is a Chicago-based artist, illustrator, and master printmaker widely recognized for his distinctive, hand-silkscreened prints and posters. A graduate of Northern Illinois University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in drawing in 1990, Grzeca has been a prominent figure in the Chicago art and music communities since the 1990s, when he began his career by contributing short comic stories to inserts in punk and noise rock record releases for the local SKiN GRAFT Records label. He established his own studio and shop, Ground Up Press, in Chicago's Lincoln Square district, through which he has produced thousands of illustrations and prints since 1996.

Grzeca's artistic style is instantly recognizable, often employing a unique technique of scratchboard and pencil drawings transferred to screens for printing. This method produces a raw, intricate, and expressive visual aesthetic, frequently drawing inspiration from painters like Philip Guston and Max Beckmann, as well as from contemporary events and human history. His work is deeply rooted in the local Chicago scene, with many recognizing his art from various events at venues like the Empty Bottle and The Hideout, though he has also exhibited his work in galleries nationally and internationally.

Over his decades long career, Grzeca has built an extensive list of clients, creating concert posters and album art for internationally renowned musicians and bands, including The Black Keys, U2, Phish, Alabama Shakes, Iron and Wine, and the Smashing Pumpkins. He is particularly known for his long standing relationship with The Black Keys, for whom he has designed numerous show posters. Grzeca’s use of screen printing makes his art accessible to a wider audience at lower price points, a stance that is much admired in the art collecting community. He remains a vital part of the independent poster art world, participating annually in the SXSW Flatstock exhibition in Austin, Texas.