A cool breeze came off the lake carrying in a little bit of cigarette smoke through the front door of the packed Degenerate Art Gallery in Edgewater. There hangs the first solo exhibition of portrait painter Julius DC Bautista. These are portraits of people caught in the explosion of life, splattered across the canvas. The work has strong Pop art and Anime influences. The movie “Waking Life” appears to have had a profound impact on the artist. Julius’s current and […]