untitled (Greenpoint boxes) 2008
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untitled (silver fish) 2008
I pass this and the many other rich, Chinese open-market landscapes of dried meat, fish and vegetables to be found on Chrystie Street virtually every time I'm in the area. I snapped this shot very quickly last Saturday, while trying trying not to get out of step, because of the crowds of serious shoppers.
The building was a very dignified mid-nineteenth-century Red Hook Brooklyn warehouse/factory built on the waterfront with local stone. The brick-surrounds of the old windows on the street side had later been filled in, some with the same cut stone used for the walls and others, much more recently, with cement blocks. When I saw them last week the blocks were painted a very gay bright blue; the stone-filled openings hadn't been touched. I have no idea what purpose the rusting wire had served, but their lines looked real nice.
There must be light and air coming into the building from other openings, as it appears to be in use today.
untitled (subway frame) 2008
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untitled (chain links) 2008
Despite its lively diversity, Bushwick isn't always as colorful as this "palette" sighted next to a building which houses a number of artist studios near the Morgan stop.
Oh, and in spite of its appearance to the contrary, the painted board is actually in perfect focus.
untitled (cowl vent) 2008
untitled (marquee) 2008
a panorama of a section of 19th Street
untitled (lines) 2008
