People converted the asphalt into the canvas for conversation. They weren't simply tagging the surface with names as it usually happens, but leaving meaningful messages for fellow bikers and walkers often telling very personal stories.
Somebody drew a set of comic cells on the ground leaving blank spaces for other people to fill in creating an opportunity to tell a personal narrative.
Another interesting I encountered was this mask which was placed on the police telecommunication booth.
At first I didn't think much of it, dismissing it as something accidental, until I came across a similar mask in Williamsburg (319 Bedford Ave) placed on the both sides of the door way of the main entrance.
Doing research I found out that masks were art pieces designed by CRISP, an Australian artist based in Bogota, Colombia. The artist had a great appreciation for graffiti and other forms of street art. In his art, he wants to give people something more interesting to look at other then traditional medium through the use of stickers, stencils, carving, ceramic masks, posters and murals. He placed numerous mask throughout different neighborhoods of Brooklyn, marking the streets with his creativity.
Another interesting piece I came across was on the Brooklyn side of the bridge. This installation is located on the roof of one of the adjacent to the bridge building. The placement of the installation is odd, unexpected and, at first, looks like a playfully joke. The installation is the replication of a book cover Baton Rouge Death March, describing the life of a hurricane Cathrine survivor. The installation is only visible for people crossing the bridge, making it a work of art rather then an advertisement.
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