Stop 2 – HomeGoods Mural
About
Artist: Brett Whitacre, 2022
Location: 1661 Deming Way, on the front left exterior of HomeGoods at Greenway Station
Artist description: Brett Whitacre, 38, is a self-taught American artist living and working in Northern Illinois. His art is inspired by a mix of vintage and modern advertising as well as American history.
Upon moving to Chicago in 2000 he began collecting otherwise discarded materials from alleyways such as old window panes, television sets, luggage, and salvaged wood. He applies his imagery to the found objects juxtaposing old and new. The end result of his work tends to have a strong modern feel contrasted with a rustic warmth.
