{"id":1239,"date":"2017-08-28T18:59:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-28T18:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/?p=1239"},"modified":"2020-02-21T03:19:10","modified_gmt":"2020-02-21T03:19:10","slug":"artists-transform-concrete-step-into-vibrant-murals-news-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/artists-transform-concrete-step-into-vibrant-murals-news-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Artists transform concrete step into vibrant murals, News 12"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1239\" class=\"elementor elementor-1239\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-53d5b340 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"53d5b340\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-47a24e22\" data-id=\"47a24e22\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3090a9d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3090a9d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>MORRISANIA &#8211; Sets of murals along three\u00a0concrete\u00a0step streets\u00a0have\u00a0been added across the city this summer\u00a0in an effort\u00a0to bring a more lively environment to the\u00a0community.<\/p>\n\n<p>Artist Josie Gonzalez was among those to transform\u00a0the old concrete steps in Morrisania into murals over the past week.<\/p>\n\n<p>Gonzalez&#8217;s creation on East 164th Street and\u00a0Third\u00a0Avenue\u00a0depicts a bird rising up the stairs in a tribute to her Puerto Rican roots and love of world culture.<\/p>\n\n<p>Diana Perea is another artist involved with the project, who decided to try a spice up the mundane task of walking up stairs, while Laura Verez added a cross-stitch pattern in her work, a nod to old traditions.<\/p>\n\n<p>The mural, and many others in the area, were made possible this summer thanks to the\u00a0nonprofit\u00a0group Artbridge in connection with New York City agencies.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p>View the full story: <a href=\"http:\/\/bronx.news12.com\/story\/36227557\/artist-transformsconcrete-stepsinto-vibrant-murals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"NS 12 (opens in a new tab)\"><strong>NEWS 12<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MORRISANIA &#8211; Sets of murals along three&nbsp;concrete&nbsp;step streets&nbsp;have&nbsp;been added across the city this summer&nbsp;in an effort&nbsp;to bring a more lively environment to the&nbsp;community. 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