Life in East and West Villages (3) : the murals
10/20 In this amazing week, let’s talk about some amazing story! A while ago, I interviewed someone from a school from the east coast. It brought me many memories. On my way to lunch, I was a bit high and looked up into the sky “ah, god, what is the possibility that a person shows up in front of you when you are thinking of them?” AT THAT MOMENT (omg I am not kidding), 100 meters away, a familiar face was moving towards me, and it is my college classmate to whom I never talked since college! I looked at into the sky “hey, you sent a wrong person” haha, and then walked towards her …
I am traveling so this blog post is produced in the hotel lobby. It is funny that I am much more shy to write things in a place where all the people pass and take a look at me :D. The good news is that the murals can talk stories themselves without much of my help 🙂
There are two places in New York where you can find lots and lots of murals. One is located near China town/little Italy (in fact, there is a graffiti park located in the lower east) and the other is located in Bushwick. Bushwick is a cool place in New York. A lot of movies are filmed here. When you walked out of the subway, you probably would say “WOW”.
To paint a mural wall, the artists need to get a permit from the city. The mural wall can be the project of an artist or a group of artists. You can find the artists’ signatures in many murals. I have taken more than 60 pictures of these murals and they are so cheerful! Hope those I selected below also can brighten your week 😀
