New Fave Mural: Chained Man
I spotted a new mural on Throop between Quincy and Gates. There is a ghostly hooded figure at the bottom left that unfortunately was blocked at the time I took the photo. It is on the side of the C-Town and I wonder how long has that been there? If it has been there, I don’t know how I missed it. If it is new, I still don’t know how I never noticed it being painted. Anyway, I love it!
11 July 2007, 9:18 pm
It’s a composite of scenes from “300″. The parts you cropped off the right and left hand sides give a little more context.
12 July 2007, 10:23 am
I was on the bus and too close to the mural to capture it all. I will follow up with a complete image. Do you know if this was recently done? Thanks!
12 July 2007, 1:09 pm
Yes it’s from 300 and the artist did an exceptional job!!! I believe it was recently done.
13 July 2007, 3:35 pm
says INK76 on the right side
hard to see the others, looks like a collaboration, better pics would help.
http://www.at149st.com/bad.html
14 July 2007, 2:27 am
what’s 300?(i don’t get out much obviously!
14 July 2007, 12:51 pm
http://www.deepinsidethemind.com/cpg132/displayimage.php?album=262&pos=0
16 July 2007, 3:12 pm
I don’t understand why that mural is there? 300? Huh? What does that have to do with anything? Yes, the artist(s) did a great job, but why a 300 mural in Bed-Stuy?
16 July 2007, 5:46 pm
Hi Michael, “300″ is a movie that premiered this past spring, around March. It is an IMAX epic tale of the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 B.C. between 300 Spartans against 1700000 Persians. I didn’t see the movie, so I didn’t recognize the scene. Hence, Richard’s question why a mual depicting a scene from this movie in Bed Stuy.
16 July 2007, 5:48 pm
I still want to take photos of the entire mural, but since I pass this mural on the bus, there is always an obstruction. The name “C-Town” does appear on the right of the mural, away from the action.
19 July 2007, 12:24 pm
i think it makes perfect sense…there are only like 300 native Bed-Stuy residents left to fight the gentrifing masses.