Orozco Community Academy Mosaics - a photo on Flickriver

            With their hand-set Venetian glass tiles, the 17 mosaic murals by art teacher Francisco Mendoza on the front of the new Orozco Community Academy are an ambitious addition to the Pilsen neighborhood's status as one of Chicago's best outdoor galleries.
For Chicago Public Schools, the artwork is "the most refined" of any mosaic mural in its 600 schools because of the professional work and materials. Usually, the tiles would be a less expensive ceramic commonly found in student murals, the system's art collection manager said.
In all, the 2,100 square feet of mural panels--including six as big as 7 feet by 27 feet--pay homage to, among others, the Mexican neighborhood's character, the importance of education and Mexico's prominent muralists, namely Diego Rivera and Jose Clemente Orozco, after whom the middle school is named.
The mosaics, which can be viewed from Harrison Park across the street, represent perhaps the best work yet of Mendoza, 43. While obscure to most Chicagoans, he is well known to Pilsen residents who have seen his numerous student collaborations on murals at the old Orozco school and the Blue Line's 18th Street "L" station.

   

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Taken on: January 12, 2020

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