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Photos by Amethyst Nutting
Wazed said. “There might be a stigma
here in Queens that we're super
old-fashioned and we just want everything
to be brick and mortar, but I
don't think that's true. I think people
of all demographics, from the elderly
to the young, have been really
receptive to it.”
Just like many of Wazed’s other works,
this mural is augmented and acts as encryption,
so viewers can engage specific
parts of it to reveal messages or videos
that can only be accessed through
the painting. This will require viewers to
use Artvive, a free app to access the AR,
much like a QR code.
“I think street art definitely needs
to be more of a presence here in
Queens, and I hope we do it in a
more curated, artful way,” he said.
“Not to just be competitive with the
other boroughs, but if this is where
we're starting off, I want Queens to
really do it right.”
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