{"id":87147,"date":"2020-03-02T05:00:27","date_gmt":"2020-03-02T11:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=87147"},"modified":"2020-03-01T19:50:24","modified_gmt":"2020-03-02T01:50:24","slug":"chicago-street-artist-pays-tribute-to-kobe-and-gianna-bryant-through-new-mural","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/chicago-street-artist-pays-tribute-to-kobe-and-gianna-bryant-through-new-mural\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago street artist pays tribute to Kobe and Gianna Bryant through new mural"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Nate Schwartz<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">The untimely deaths of Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna sent a shockwave around the world that transcended the sports community and continues to reverberate today. Over the past month, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/artists-take-to-the-streets-to-commemorate-kobe-bryant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/artists-take-to-the-streets-to-commemorate-kobe-bryant\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1582936793054000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEZZNnsCV5E9BSrWd4s5rISiXSyBA\">street artists and muralists in Los Angeles<\/a> and beyond have taken their talents to the streets to pay homage to the NBA icon \u2014 including Chicago&#8217;s own <a href=\"http:\/\/www.statikone.net\/\">Rahmaan Stati<\/a>k.<\/p>\n<p>Medill Reports spent an afternoon with Statik at the now-defunct Overton Elementary School in Bronzeville as he worked on a mural commemorating Bryant. Between brushstrokes, Statik, a graphic designer and art instructor by trade, shared why the late five-time NBA champion&#8217;s character resonates so strongly with him and his approach to his craft.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Chicago-based street artist pays tribute to Kobe Bryant through new mural\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/394452269?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: Rahmaan Statik&#8217;s mural to Kobe Bryant on a gym wall at Overton Elementary School in Bronzeville. According to Statik, this image depicts the mural only 50% completed. (Photo courtesy of Rahmaan Statik)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Nate Schwartz Medill Reports The untimely deaths of Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna sent a shockwave around the world that transcended the sports community and continues to reverberate today. 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