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WALL/THERAPY 2015 Invites 14 Artists to Explore the Surreal in Rochester, NY
880 East Main Street, photo by Jason Wilder
14 Capron Street, photo by Jason Wilder
40 Greenleaf Street, photo by Jason Wilder
488 Joseph Avenue, photo by Jason Wilder
43 Public Market, photo by @markdeffphoto
820 South Clinton Avenue, photo by @markdeffphoto
In its fifth year, WALL/THERAPY continues to transform Rochester, New York through art and neighborhood intervention, using elaborate public murals to inspire and bond communities. Not only are the images provided for the community a way to inspire the areas that they are placed into, but the walls on which the artists create their work are also resurfaced and rehabilitated, bringing a literal therapy to the murals’ structures.
This year the 14 murals were focused on the themes of surrealism and the fantastic, with work ranging from a gigantic superhero casually sitting on the side of a building, to a gigantic whale swimming within a whale-shaped bubble. Each also varied in size and location, with murals wrapping around corners of brick walls and scaling vertically to the top of buildings.
To see more murals from this year’s WALLTHERAPY and learn about other programs associated with the project follow the link here.
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