Tuesday, November 24, 2009


POSTER CHILD / NEW YORK SUNSETS

As a New Yorker, I can attest to the fact that it’s easy to get caught up in the bubble that is this city. It’s amazing what you can see if you just look up. Toronto-based street artist, Poster Child did, and by doing so, he was able to create something pretty cool.

Becoming a staple of a typical NYC street, LCD monitors showing advertisements, placed above subway entrances, have been popping up everywhere in the last couple of years. Poster Child tapes white paper with black silhouettes of NYC skylines to the advertisements. So, the glow from the monitors, through the filter of the paper, transforms into a beautiful sunset. The colors and shapes emitted from the screen create shifting skies, colorful clouds and a MUCH more interesting scene than what was previously there.

It’s funny how sometimes the simplest ideas can be the most thought-provoking and impactful.

Check out the video and read more about Poster Child here.

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