Artist says this mashup in a Pilsen mural of birds and feathers and a beam of light is about ‘paying attention to nature’

Mexican artist Rodrigo Oñate — who works under the name Rocodrilo and often works in Chicago — completed this mural at 21st Street and Ashland Avenue in Pilsen in 2020. The theme, he says, is “paying attention to nature . . . our natural surroundings.” (Provided)

The images on the wall are kind of mashed together, with what looks like an eyeball in a puffy cloud from which emerges a greenish bolt of light that seems to be beaming amid a cluster of birds and errant feathers.

It might seem abstract, but Rodrigo Oñate, the artist who created the mural in 2020, says his message is straightforward.