Fierce
Item
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Title
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Fierce
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Rights
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Copyright Sam Kirk
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Type
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StillImage
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Creator
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Kirk, Sam
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Date
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2021
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Description
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Artist Sam Kirk unveiled “Fierce,” a mural celebrating the global LGBTQ community. It’s on the corner of 18th Street and Ashland in Pilsen (Chicago).
The piece depicts the Progress Pride flag swirling around seven people expressing themselves in their queer identity. “Fierce” is a representation of joy and freedom, and it brings visibility to the queer community on the South and West sides, Kirk said.
Kirk said she also wants to spur conversations about LGBTQ issues within Black and Brown communities. She is rooted in the South Side neighborhood because of its culture, but the artist said she wants the area to acknowledge its queer community, too.
With the new mural, Kirk hopes that “conversation starts happening more often.”
“It’s one of the reasons I decided to do public art — to use a public space to bring up conversations while celebrating people, creating visibility and representation,” she said.
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Description Source
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Format
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image/jpeg
1200 × 900 pixels
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Language
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English
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Place
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Chicago, Illinois
Pilsen
18th & Ashland
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Contributor
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Photo Credit: Mauricio Peña/ Block Club Chicago
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Extent
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530 KB
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Identifier
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Image-from-iOS-481-e1623781662404
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Relation
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Sponsored by EFFEN Vodka
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Subject
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public art
mural paintings (visual works)
LGBTQ+ communities
LGBTQ+ symbols
LGBTQ+ visibility
BIPOC
Black LGBTQ+ people
Latine LGBTQ+ people
Intersectional
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Temporal Coverage
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2020
Fierce