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- Teen artists, in partnership with Astella Development Corporation, paint a monumental new mural for Coney Island. Photo: Groundswell
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- Teens sketched out their ideas, like this one for Coney Island’s mural, prior to painting. Photo: Groundswell
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- Both mermaids and seaweed make it into a teen mural in Red Hook. Photo: Groundswell
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- Teen artists visited the studio of acclaimed street artist Swoon, who served as a mentor for the city wide installations. Photo: Groundswell
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- Teen artists circle around Swoon to brainstorm ideas for installations. Photo: Groundswell
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- The mural idea for Staten Island drew some inspiration from the film “Braveheart.” Photo: Groundswell
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- “We Rose Above the Challenge,” was the theme of the Rockaways’ recovery mural. Photo: Groundswell
To commemorate the months of recovery it’s taken to rebuild coastal areas around New York City, Groundswell, the city’s largest community public art organization, collaborated with teen artists from neighborhoods hardest hit by Hurricane Sandy to design and create murals, which were dedicated this week in Red Hook, Coney Island, Staten Island and the Rockaways. To help them with their creative process, the young artists got pro tips from someone who knows a thing or two about street art, Swoon, a local artist whose wheatpaste, life-size portraits can be spotted on the sides of buildings, stoops and walls around the city. Here’s a slideshow of their handy work.
