February 18, 2017
PILSEN, CHICAGO
by Brett Flanigan and Cannon Dill
This 2013 mural on 16th Street in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood is one of a number of pieces that Cannon Dill has collaborated on with Brett Flanigan. Sponsored by Pawnworks who facilitates art projects in Chicago with a focus on street art, and Ward 25 alderman Danny Solis, Dill painted his signature man-fox creature and Flanigan added the colorful human, house, and tree. Bay Area illustrator and muralist Dill told Juxtapoz magazine that he began drawing while obsessed with folk-tales and the exploration of relationship between human and nature has been a natural outgrowth. He also explained that his monochrome work comes from being partially colorblind and finding it easier to concentrate working in black and white. Born in Montana, Flanigan now also lives in the Bay Area, in Oakland. In a separate interview with Juxtapoz he said he has always been interested in patterns, and finds inspiration in glimpses of little ordinary things, especially out of context or in some altered form. @cannondill @brettflanigan @juxtapozmag @pawn_works @aldermansolis @scenesfromthesidewalk
