After a brief visit with a local artist/muralist on Tuesday, seven Vanguard students are preparing to embark on a large mural project.
While on a field trip to the Museum of Mexican American Art in Pilsen, Vanguard artists got the opportunity to visit the home studio of artist Hector Duarte. Duarte also took students on a tour throughout the Pilsen neighborhood to examine a few of the murals he has crafted over the years. Duarte inspired several of our students to create a mural of their own.
Vanguard students plan to work on the mural for the duration of this school year. The mural will be 200 by 10 feet. It will be on the back of the Forest View Educational Center. Visitors to the FVEC football field will enjoy the mural once it is completed.
Duarte’s murals and other works have been featured in neighborhoods and galleries throughout the United States and Mexico.
“Duarte is truly a magical man that embraces all things real. His works are life-changing reminders of the gifts our society has to offer as well as the ills that need to change,” said Vanguard Integrated Studies Teacher Natalie DeMeo.
“I thought Duarte’s work was inspiring. I wish everyone could see it. If every community made more murals, the world would definitely be a better looking place,” said student Zane Johnson.
In addition to their own mural, Vanguard artists will contribute to a mural Duarte is working on in Michoacan, Mexico. Students will paint butterflies on interface using acrylics. These butterflies will eventually be worked into the mural. Artists from all over the United States and Mexico are contributing to Duarte’s mural.
Story by Kevin Bazarek
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