Seeing The Beauty

Time Out Chicago has a "Public Eye" section, where reporters meet and interview random people on the streets of Chicago. They found Stephan Giannini (below) painting the intersection of Wacker and LaSalle.


In the "Public Eye" Q & A, Giannini's says he was just in Southeast Asia on a four-month painting trip. I thought it was neat to read what keeps him coming back to Chicago:

When I was in Asia, people would ask, “Where are you from?” When I’d say “Chicago,” they’d respond, “Oh, you’re so lucky!” [Laughs] I’m meeting all these people from a place that I think is so exotic and cool and realizing that they have the same perception of Chicago. I started looking at my home with new eyes.

Just a reminder to stop and enjoy the sights once in awhile;)