Before there was Obama, there was Harold...

Who knows what you'll find traveling through the cold streets of Humboldt Park at 4 in the a.m. Perhaps a park dedicated to the late great Mayor Harold Washington. This may not be the best Harold portrait, but it gets the job done, just like he did.

Private party

I swear to Doug, I was surfing on Facebook when I saw a friend of a friend of a friends pic of her friends apartment. I thought this was a doap way to personalize your living space with out putting a hole in your wall or going over board.
Quaint, subtle and classy. Style mags will be on this in 2010.

Cultured Walls

Murals can capture the most subtle nuances of human nature. The exposure of a mural changes the perception of the subject matter. Muralists are a special breed of artist. The perspective of a piece is also influenced by the subject matter and the location of the work. The artist has to keep elements in mind that other methods need not apply. Size can make a piece look 'grotesque' if it is not balanced properly. The human eye can not always adjust to unnatural settings.

This mural is on Milwaukee and Chicago Avenue. I happen to recognize the people in the mural. I grew up seeing them in the neighborhood. I always feel connected to Chicago when I see it. I wonder what happened to these people.

Message from the streets

Chicago avenue.

Vicinity Pics: Wicker Park/Chicago

A couple summers ago I began to notice this print posted all over Wicker Park. Many people ripped it down. I got lucky enough to snap this shot.

The text read: Countries the U.S. has bombed since WWI.

Little Known Fact:
The Dominican Republic/ Santo Domingo was the first country the U.S. ever bombed.
1928

Vicinity Pics: Spain

Barcelona seems to have it going on. They have opened their eyes to several issues that the U.S. is dragging on. Art is one of them; Spaniards have walls looking crazy, fresh! Get this, street art is regarded as art over there. What a concept... I never wanted to go to Spain before I saw this. The important parts are even written in English so our president can read them.