This is a mural on the a middle school in the area in Williamburg originally called “Los Sures” the southside. It was designed by Las muralistas and painted by the community. Myself being one of them. It is my favorite mural. So many beautiful components and colors and even better it incorporates taino symbols who were the indigenous people of the caribbean. A lot of our activism was rooted in teaching our history to the young people in our communities and the seeds we plant come to frutation. I can stare at it all day. I really enjoyed this particular assignment.
This is a beautiful painting, I like it! and the meaning behind the painting. This is an incredible work and I believe more people should take a look at the painting and the meaning behind it.
I remember you talking about your work on this in the beginning of the semester, so I love you sharing this now. I appreciate how the symbolic language of the piece is rooted in the community. I’m sure those seeds are flourishing in such a vibrant community.
A buffet of different elements i love this . DO you do Graffiti as well? The use of color and the patterns are a feast for the eyes. I hope you continue doing bigger works likes this to bring awareness to the community
I love this mural. You all did a great job. I like that you added elements from where you came from and showing in a piece that many people will get to see. Never lose the originality of where you came from by keeping your background in this mural.
This is beautiful and the process of its creation is even more so. I think knowing the collaborative effort behind it makes it all the more powerful. I would love to hear your thoughts on collaborating on murals. In graduate school, I spent significant time with graffiti artists in New Orleans after Katrina when there was some amazing collaboration going on. It left a huge impact on me.