Psycho Killer

Howdy, y'all. I'm so excited to hear that friends are enjoying this blog! Seeing the pageviews in my Blogger Stats makes me smile. I started Love & Wheatpaste about a month or so ago because I'm constantly photographing the street art that I encounter in my daily life, and have been doing so for years.The city of Chicago is filled with unexpected (and sometimes temporary) beauty, and I want to share the bits of inspiration that I come across with the blogosphere. Too many people walk by art on the street, or glance passively at it through the window of a CTA train without really seeing anything. Or perhaps they're too jaded by the gang tags that litter city buildings to consider street art a form of art to be taken seriously.

This mural is located in Bridgeport, on the south side. Somewhere near 32nd & Morgan, if I remember correctly. I lived there briefly after finishing my BFA degree. It was my first experience of city living, and while I don't exactly miss living there, Bridgeport does have a blue-collar charm and independent art scene that I find endearing. Plus, I've always been more of a Sox fan than a Cubs fan, so living near Comiskey (U.S. Cellular if you want to get technical) was a lot of fun in the summer.

For some reason, this mural reminds me of my Nickelodeon childhood and the Talking Heads. Excuse me while I immediately put Remain in Light into my CD player (yes, I still have one of those).