Subway Art – “Under Bryant Park”
Samm Kunce "Under Bryant Park"
It is hard for me to choose which one I likes the most because I truly enjoyed looking at most of the artworks there. I was surprised to find that they even existed, since I have been to all of the stations we visited, but never paid particular attention to any of the arts displayed there. My favorite one would have to be Samm Kunce’s Under Bryant Park, at 42nd St. Bryant Park/Fifth Avenue. It is also one that shows the most site specificity in my opinion. I liked how the artwork was displayed all throughout the walls of the passageway, reminding us of our current location, which most of the time we seem to forget. I just thought that the pipes and tree roots branching down the ground were kind of cute, and also the mosaic work was very delicate and beautiful at the same time. Another artwork that seemed more site specific was The Revelers by Jane Dickson, at 42nd St. Times Square. I thought most figures portrayed on the underground walls looked celebratory in a way, which goes along with the common image we often correlate with Times Square – something joyful and bright.
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