Our aesthetic collaboration with The Violet Hour continues with a mural by Chicago based artist Mario Gonzalez Jr. Gonzalez’s artistic vision comes from the fusion of fine art training at SAIC and twenty-plus years of graffiti practiced on global streets. In 2013 Gonzalez has seen his work exhibited in a number of museums including MIIT in Turino, Italy, The National Mexican Museum in Chicago and The Chicago Cultural Center. For this site specific installation, Gonzalez approaches the wall with his signature roller tags and letterforms, but the result is more akin to his fine art work than his street style. The painting speaks of memories, whose sinuous forms and fading colors are fighting to escape the ravages of time and space.
