Illinois native Chad Wys is a vandal of sorts. He takes existing works of art, and defaces them in a way that make the pieces even more intriguing. In fact, Wys is more than a vandal, he is an artistic obstructionist–disrupting traditional art in order to deliver his own message of abstract simplicity.
![Portraits With Color Grids (Diptych) 1. (Courtesy of Chad Wys.)](https://quietlunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Quiet_Lunch_Magazine_Chad_Wys_Portraits-With-Color-Grids-Diptych-1.jpg)
Portraits With Color Grids (Diptych) 1. (Courtesy of Chad Wys.)
![Carrying The Weight of Forever. (Courtesy of Chad Wys.)](https://quietlunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Quiet_Lunch_Magazine_Chad_Wys_Carrying-The-Weight-of-Forever.jpg)
Carrying The Weight of Forever. (Courtesy of Chad Wys.)
![Fragile Geisha. (Courtesy of Chad Wys.)](https://quietlunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Quiet_Lunch_Magazine_Chad_Wys_Fragile-Geisha.jpg)
Fragile Geisha. (Courtesy of Chad Wys.)
![A Piece of China With Stripes. (Courtesy of Chad Wys.)](https://quietlunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Quiet_Lunch_Magazine_Chad_Wys_A-Piece-of-China-With-Stripes.jpg)
A Piece of China With Stripes. (Courtesy of Chad Wys.)
![Garage Sale Picture of an English Officer. (Courtesy of Chad Wys.)](https://quietlunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Quiet_Lunch_Magazine_Chad_Wys_Garage-Sale-Picture-of-an-English-Officer.jpg)
Garage Sale Picture of an English Officer. (Courtesy of Chad Wys.)
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