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Artworks
Eric Stefanski
Flirting, 2024Oil on canvas20 x 16 in
50.8 x 40.6 cmSeries: PaintingsCopyright The ArtistEric Stefanski (b. 1987) is a Chicago-based painter recognized for his raw, emotionally direct works that merge abstraction, gesture, and language. Having grown up in Chicago, Stefanski’s practice reflects the...Eric Stefanski (b. 1987) is a Chicago-based painter recognized for his raw, emotionally direct works that merge abstraction, gesture, and language. Having grown up in Chicago, Stefanski’s practice reflects the city’s urban vernacular and the influence of street art, graffiti, and everyday visual culture. Over the years, he has presented solo exhibitions such as I’m a Genius, I’m a Fraud at Harper’s Gallery, where his works explored the psychological tension of creation, ego, and vulnerability. His paintings have been shown with galleries including Escat Gallery and VSOP Projects, gaining recognition among collectors for their blend of humor, self-awareness, and unfiltered emotion.
At the core of Stefanski’s work is his use of text as both message and mark. His handwritten statements, sometimes scrawled or partially obscured, feel simultaneously intimate and declarative—like confessions turned outward. These phrases often carry wit, irony, and exhaustion, exposing the contradictions of the artist’s own psyche while speaking to broader human insecurities. The words, rather than sitting on top of the paint, are interwoven into the surface itself—blurred by gesture, smudged by drips, or interrupted by bold painterly strokes. The result is a tension between control and chaos, where meaning is always on the verge of unraveling.
Stefanski’s work operates in a space between high and low culture, merging art-historical language with pop symbols and colloquial speech. His compositions are intentionally minimal, relying on the power of a few gestures or a single statement to convey an emotional truth. Through this stripped-down visual vocabulary, he transforms private struggle into shared experience, creating paintings that feel both diaristic and universally relatable.
Balancing vulnerability with humor, Stefanski turns self-doubt and existential angst into artistic fuel. His work reads like a candid conversation—direct, raw, and deeply human. The combination of painterly immediacy and text-based wit allows his art to capture a distinctly contemporary state of being: one that is self-aware, self-deprecating, and searching for sincerity in an age of irony.
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Eric StefanskiLover, 2024
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Eric StefanskiI hope you are thinking of me, 2024
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Eric StefanskiI'm Too Romantic, 2024
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Eric StefanskiLove Me, 2024
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Eric StefanskiI want to Exist, 2024
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Eric StefanskiWe Need Each Other, 2024
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Eric StefanskiI hope you are thinking of me, 2024
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Eric StefanskiCards, 2024
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Eric StefanskiRomantic, 2023
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Eric StefanskiNeed You, 2023
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Eric StefanskiFuck It, 2023
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Eric StefanskiLove Me, 2023
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Eric StefanskiSky Opens, 2023
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Eric StefanskiDon’t Deserve Me, 2023
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Eric StefanskiStick With Me, 2023
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Eric StefanskiTrying, 2023
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Eric StefanskiShowbiz, 2024
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Eric StefanskiHugs and Drugs, 2024
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Eric StefanskiLove Me, 2024
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Eric StefanskiFuck Em, 2024
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Eric StefanskiI Want to Exist, 2023
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Eric StefanskiEx, 2023
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Eric StefanskiYou Don't Deserve Me, 2024
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Eric StefanskiI Love All Your Sins, 2024
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Eric StefanskiHey Fuck Face, 2023
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Eric StefanskiRemember Me, 2023
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Eric StefanskiPut Your Heart In My Chest, 2023
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Eric StefanskiLook At This Sexy Mother Fucker, 2023
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Eric StefanskiSo Much Bullshit, 2023
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Eric StefanskiI'll Die When I Want To, 2023
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Eric StefanskiThat's Showbiz Baby, 2023
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Eric StefanskiBoo Fucking Hoo, 2023
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Eric StefanskiYour Fucking Ego Is Going To Destroy Us, 2023
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Eric StefanskiLets Fuck , 2023
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Eric StefanskiMaybe Art is the Solution, 2024
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Eric StefanskiSup Baby, 2024
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Eric StefanskiGod Bless Us Romantics, 2024
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Eric StefanskiLove Me For Fucks Sake, 2023
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Eric StefanskiGrocery List, 2023
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Eric StefanskiLa Di Fucking Da, 2023
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Eric StefanskiGood Sex Will Keep Us Together, 2023
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Eric StefanskiAlcohol, Drugs, Sex, And Dancing, 2023
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Eric StefanskiThat's Hot, 2023
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Eric StefanskiSend Nudes, 2023
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Eric StefanskiI'm Trying To Quit You, 2023
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Eric StefanskiYou Don’t Know Shit, 2023
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Eric StefanskiSad Boy, 2023
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Eric StefanskiWho You Are, 2023
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Eric StefanskiNews, 2023
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Eric StefanskiTime For Sex, 2024
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Eric StefanskiBreaking News, 2024
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Eric StefanskiJust You and Me, 2024
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Eric StefanskiFuck Face, 2024
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Eric StefanskiDirty Talk, 2023
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Eric Stefanski4 Cards, 2024
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Eric StefanskiGet It Together, 2023
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Eric StefanskiFuck Em, 2024
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Eric StefanskiProbably Thinking Of You , 2025
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Eric StefanskiQueen (Large), 2025
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Eric StefanskiEyeroll, 2025
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Eric StefanskiWho Cares Anymore, 2025
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Eric StefanskiHoping, Praying, Wishing, 2025
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Eric StefanskiI'm A Genius/I'm A Fraud, 2025
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Eric StefanskiLove, 2025
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Eric StefanskiShe Tastes Like Heaven, 2025
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Eric StefanskiFuck Em , 2025
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Eric StefanskiSexy, Goodlookin, Fine, 2025
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Eric StefanskiYou And Me (Large) , 2025
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Eric StefanskiFor Once Just Be Happy, 2025
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Eric StefanskiCheer Up, 2025
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Eric StefanskiMaybe It Gets Better, 2025
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Eric StefanskiI Adore You (Large), 2025
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Eric StefanskiI'm Trying, 2025
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Eric StefanskiI Think We Need Each Other, 2025
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Eric StefanskiIt's Been A Lot, 2025
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Eric StefanskiMoody, 2025
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Eric StefanskiYou and Me, 2025
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Eric StefanskiThe One You Love, 2025
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Eric StefanskiWe Need To Fuck, 2025
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Eric StefanskiYou and Me , 2025
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Eric StefanskiAce of Hearts, 2025
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Eric StefanskiI'm Obsessed With You, 2025
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Eric StefanskiSaturday Nights And Sunday Mornings, 2025
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Eric StefanskiBe As Romantic As You Want , 2025
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Eric StefanskiWe Need To Fuck, 2025
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Eric StefanskiQueen (of Hearts) , 2025
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Eric StefanskiWe Don't Need Their Approval, 2025
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Eric StefanskiSure Wahtever Meh, 2025
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Eric StefanskiI Think We Need Each Other, 2025
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Eric StefanskiI'm Going To Be A Star, 2025
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Eric StefanskiIf You Dance, 2025
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Eric StefanskiWho Cares What They Think, 2025
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Eric StefanskiEveryone, 2025
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Eric StefanskiFan Of You, 2025
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Eric StefanskiFuck Em, 2025
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Eric StefanskiIt Always Gets Better, 2025
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Eric StefanskiYou Only Love Me, 2025
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Eric StefanskiStar, 2025
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Eric StefanskiEverything, 2025
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Eric StefanskiDoing Things, 2025
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Eric StefanskiAce of Hearts, 2025
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Eric Stefanski5 cards, 2035
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Eric StefanskiTalk Dirty to Me, 2025
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Eric StefanskiJust You and Me, 2025
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Eric StefanskiEverything's Fine, 2025
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Eric StefanskiDomestic Bliss, 2024
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