Two drawings
by FRANK ZIRBEL
“Taking a Knife to Truth (Ruling Felon and His Myrmidons)” (2025)
India ink drawing with collage
“Junta—Minister of Justice” (1978)
India ink drawing
Frank Zirbel is a musician, composer, filmmaker, and self-taught artist. He graduated from University of Wisconsin-Madison with a B.A. in philosophy in 1970, became the bass player for the Chicago new wave band Bohemia in 1979, and has since had artwork featured in more than 70 group and one-man shows. Frank’s art uses representational imagery within stylistic modes of figurative expressionism and classical surrealism. He lives in Avondale, Chicago.