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Dutch Artist, EELCO (Van Den Berg) Paints 3 Story Gallery facade in West Town

West Town, Chicago, Il - April, 2017

A Chicago avenue building is getting a major facelift this month as a prominent Dutch artist, known
throughout the art world as EELCO, prepares to paint the three story building which sits at the epicenter
of the bustling West Town neighborhood. For the last two years, the building has been home to Chicago
Truborn Gallery - a space dedicated to exhibiting the work of emerging and established Graffiti/Street
Artists. The three story building (pictured) also has two residential units above the commercial space.

Eelco Virus Van Den Berg is a multidisciplinary street

artist, illustrator, painter, muralist and graffiti artist, hailing
from the Netherlands (Rotterdam). Having attainted
worldwide popularity, Eelco has created a distinctive style
which draws inspiration from animal based folklore
resulting in a unique graffuturist genre that also
incorporates elements of 3D modeling and geometric
patterns. As for tools of the trade, Eelcos mural will be
completed using nothing but spray paint. Street art lovers
can find his mural work painted on large walls all around
the world including Antwerp, Berlin, NYC and countless
other citiesThis will be his first piece in Chicago!

Chicago Truborn has a long standing relationship with the

West Town Chamber of Commerce and these two entities
were the creative & administrative forces behind the West
Town Public Arts Initiative. Through this program, a
designated portion of West Towns SSA tax funds are
allocated for beautifying the neighborhood through mural
work and other forms of public art. Last year, artists
painted almost 25 murals throughout the community
thanks to Chicago Truborn, the SSA, and the Public
Arts Initiative.

Painting is scheduled to take place April 12-18th. Contact

the gallery for any questions.

1741 W Chicago Ave

www.chicagotruborn.com
773.420.9764

Contact:
Chicago Truborn
INFO@chicagotruborn.com
1741 W Chicago Ave,
Chicago,
IL
Phone: 773.420.9764

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 Examples of Eelcos large-scale
murals:

(Heerlen, Netherlands)

(Moncton Castle, British

Colombia)