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Graffiti-style mural near Southwest Side Orange Line L stop features ‘Trains-formers’

The L car versions of “Transformers” characters Optimus Prime and Megatron were created by the graffiti artist Emte as part of a hip hop-themed art contest last weekend.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 9, 2023

Donkey Kong, Mario, Spawn make SW Side stretch of murals a retro video game, comic book celebration

Chicago artists “Peas” and “Doer” organized a three-day “paint jam” this summer that drew dozens of graffiti and street artists to a retaining wall along 49th Street where they recreated iconic and lesser-known characters.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 23, 2022