Went on a tour this afternoon of mural sponsored by an organization called
Groundswell in Brooklyn. Groundswell's artists team up with groups of
teenagers (mostly) who learn about mural painting, and develop a mural on some issue which concerns them. It's remarkable to see the murals and how they change the urban landscape. The one above shows children who've been killed by speeding cars as they crossed the road. The one below will be dedicated next Saturday but has already become a hub of
controversy. It was designed by young women unhappy about military recruitment in their high school. Click it to see what the parachutes say. The black triangle is the BQE, from which the top half of the mural is visible.
Went on a tour this afternoon of mural sponsored by an organization called Groundswell in Brooklyn. Groundswell's artists team up with groups of 
teenagers (mostly) who learn about mural painting, and develop a mural on some issue which concerns them. It's remarkable to see the murals and how they change the urban landscape. The one above shows children who've been killed by speeding cars as they crossed the road. The one below will be dedicated next Saturday but has already become a hub of controversy. It was designed by young women unhappy about military recruitment in their high school. Click it to see what the parachutes say. The black triangle is the BQE, from which the top half of the mural is visible.
