On the corner of 23rd and Kedzie, muralist Joseph Perez and a group of young artists created a cheerful welcome for patrons of the Little Village branch of the Chicago Public Library. LatinoVoicesWTTW
. “The style is … a mixture of traditional muralist style, also street art. So it’s very graphic design-ish, cartoonish too. It’s also very reflective of those designs in the community of Little Village and North Lawndale.”“I got to learn different things from each artist that was working on the mural,” Cardona said.
For Cardona, who graduated with a degree in art education from UIC last month, being part of a prominent work of public art in her home community has special meaning. “Seeing artwork in a public library and being able to be part of that, I feel like that inspires other young artists to also take that career path.”“I really want younger artists to feel empowered.
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