This weekend, while visiting Mike's family in upstate New York, I had the pleasure to finally meet one of Mike's best friends from childhood, Greg Giegucz. Currently living in New Orleans, Greg is a gifted multi-media artist and an absolutely amazing individual. We have had the above piece titled "Cash" in our loft apartment in the South End for a couple years now; it captures the attention and the hearts of everyone who enters. It is truly a spectacular piece of artwork, crafted from pen and ink on paper, that's also proudly perched on the walls of Sun Studio, "The Birthplace of Rock N' Roll" in Memphis Tennessee. Here's a great quote from Greg that embraces his work (from his bio on his Web site):
My work is a personal journal of illustrated characters and symbols guided by memory and intuition. These signs depict monsters, machines, nature, and different notions of home and self-reflection. Like roots growing from a tree, my pictures evolve and branch from one another. Their energy captures the muted inner path of the human spirit. I embrace life's coincidences and the endless overlapping of metaphors embedded in reality. The French poet Antoin Artaud (1896-1946) once said "Art is not the imitation of life, but life is the imitation of a transcendent principal with which art can put us back in communication."
I encourage you to check out Greg's portfolio. If you are interested in a particular piece, please email Greg here.
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