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Street Art - In the Raw!
by Simone ·
So…just a few weekends ago, I posted about the Bronx Museum’s street fair in which they celebrated Street Art, Street Life. The exhibit inside the museum had some pretty awesome stuff by the likes of Yoko Ono, Amy Arbus and Jamel Shabazz. But let me tell you - I was in Throgs Neck all day today (more posts to follow cause I seriously love what this little neighborhood has to offer being just a short cab or bus ride from my home in Parkchester.) Take a look at these photos to see some true street art in all its glory and simplistic purity. Someone painted an entire block of construction pine barriors in these very basic yet compelling stories of Throgs Neck life. Intrigued, I asked a passing resident who informed me the artist was his neighbor who lives across the street from the construction site. Her mission? She simply wanted to beautify what normally would be an ugly eyesore, knowing full well that her art would necessarily have to be removed and destroyed at some point in the near future. (He promised to try to have her get in touch with TheBronxRocks, because I would love to meet the person responsible!)
