Matt Stolle
28, Painter
Dior Homme double cotton poplin tuxedo shirt and acetate and leather butterfly pin, all at Dior New York. Lanvin wool double-breasted cardigan at Barneys New York, Chicago. Prada silk tuxedo pants at Prada, Chicago.
Currently showing at the Andrew Rafacz Gallery
Medium Spray enamel on cardboard and plywood
My style: A uniform: monochromatic, grays, blacks and and whites
Brian Park
20, Student,
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Lanvin charcoal gray and black wool check suit with ribbons, silk shirt and silk tie at Barneys New York, Chicago. Chrome Hearts sterling-silver skull cherub pendant on leather cord at George Greene, Chicago.
My style: A mixed bag — one day punk, the next, sophisticated
Studying painting
Listening to Pink Floyd
Rowley Kennerk
28, Gallery owner
Thom Browne black Shetland wool tuxedo sack suit, white cotton oxford tuxedo shirt with pique bib and round collar, cotton pocket square, wool bowtie, at George Greene, Chicago. Black Fleece by Brooks Brothers cashmere knit argyle socks at Brooks Brothers, Chicago. Barker Black bicolor wingtips at Saks Fifth Avenue.
Personal style: I keep it simple — a jeans and T-shirt kind of thing
I show international contemporary art, avoiding a particular medium or style
Listening to Most things on Drag City
Ryan Mitchell Flesher
40, Painter
Yves Saint Laurent lambswool lightweight flannel fitted jacket, cotton-ribbed long-sleeved henley and lambswool lightweight flannel wide-legged pants, all at Yves Saint Laurent, Chicago. Rogues Gallery oxidized silver charm necklaces at apartment number 9. Lanvin green metallic shoes at Barneys New York, Chicago.
Medium Oil on canvas, large-scale contemporary abstracts with socio-political undertones
Listening to Black Moth Super Rainbow, and ELO (love those swelling electric strings)
Will Anderson
20, Apprentice, Colorsmith Stained Glass Studio
3.1 Phillip Lim military shirt with attached tie at Barneys New York, Chicago. Michael Bastian plaid wool blazer at George Greene, Chicago.
Listening to Everything from Herbie Hancock to Tool
I also am a drummer
My style: “Bow-tie punk — like I just rolled out of bed, but ready for a dinner party”
