Darius Dennis is a traditional fine artist with focuses in painting, illustration, mural design and consultation. Professionally Dennis is the founder of a boutique sign and mural firm headquartered in Chicago. Large scale + hand painted hyper realism, impressionism and photo realism are Dennis’ specialties. Dennis worked for the global leader of hand painted advertising and painted for the top luxury brands in the world before opening his own studio in 2022. Big Wall Production has managed exclusive painting opportunities for NASCAR, Premier League Soccer, and notable artists like Richard Haas and Brandon Breaux. Community projects overseen by Dennis studio support beautification in underserved communities, untold stories, the history of native peoples, equity and humanitarian issues of all types. Many of these projects have been featured in the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Suntimes, WTTW, NPR and other national news sources. Big Wall Productions is a fully licensed and insured mural and sign agency that creates the largest scale paintings from concept to completion. Dennis’ practice focuses, collaboration, safety, heavy equipment and traditional techniques to juxtapose Big Wall’s work against contemporary street art. The paintings themselves focus on where historical conversations meet the modern world and pushes the envelope between mural and monument, beacon of the past or sign of the times. Dennis uses painting as a device to change our perception of space while embracing our own spirits. Dennis’ larger projects blur the lines of visual-education tools, sign painting, and activism. By using paintings to create safe spaces for thinking, teaching, and feeling, Dennis hopes to expand the relevance of large-scale murals in cities around the world.