The hand-painted mural has all but died. In the last two years, Colossal Media has revived the art, with dozens of their signs appearing around the city. According to the NY Times, Colossal Media is “a two-year-old Williamsburg company that is trying to revive the labor-intensive, near-obsolete craft of hand-painted signs.” Cofounders Adrian Moeller and Paul Lindahl had their hands in graffiti before starting Colossal, along with graphics and sign painting experience.
The company has long-term leases on a number of building walls in the city. It takes a few days for the art to go up, with painters working 12-14 hour days. The mural in the photo was for a boutique on the Lower East Side called Missbehave at 231 Eldridge Street, which was opened by Samantha Moeller, who now is publishing Missbehave Magazine and managing her multimedia website (now closed).
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greetings from austria, kurt
Absolutely fantastic shot and mural
The mural below was painted by teaching artist Brett Cook-Dizney.