recently, with walls commissioned everywhere from Houston to Washington, D.C. In the latter city, a piece representing his 4-year-old daughter Tesla was painted over for no real reason in the space of a day. When Biggers sent out an open call to create more murals in his hometown, Gianna Madrini of theanswered, giving him a new home for an iteration of the D.C. mural — his little girl turned superhero.
“I wanted to represent people that grew up like me who didn’t really get to see art in public spaces,” he explains. “It’s that aspirational aspect of a kid who hasn’t lived long enough to be cynical, so they see themselves as heroes and believe in the mythos of superheroes. It’s a reminder to never give up your dreams and keep going.
“It’s actually a gift that Meow Wolf is giving to the city before they come here,” says Heron of the piece. “And it’s also playing off of my motifs of surrealist plant life. Ultimately, it’s a representation of growing up in Texas as a queer male and what that means. The muddy waters of Texas still allow a lot of queer people to bloom and grow.
Asheville/Dallas-based artist Oddgrass created his biggest mural on the walls of his Tin District studio for Wild West. This striking piece lets the viewer know there's something arty happening inside and out, and it features some of his favorite elements such as eyeballs, roses, cowboy hats and skulls.