The artwork is a refreshing burst of vitality in the midst of the stark concrete walls that make up the elevated subway station at Freedman Street in the Bronx. Out of the six pieces that can be found in the Bronx, each piece can be divided into three segments. The artwork demonstrates daily life in the neighborhood of the Bronx. The framework of the window seems to disrupt the illusion that the scene is trying to create. It is as thought the fluid movement of the picture is disrupted by the start nature of the bold lines. In addition to its feature as a window, I believe that this gridded obstruction could possibly signify a metaphorical representation of how things may not be as they seem and a deceptive quality about the environments around us.

The piece consists of a series of colored glass panels that stand elevated against the backdrop of light. It is a stained glass miracle made out of thousands of pieces of faceted glass. The ability to show kinetic movement in a still is what I marvel at.

When I visited the Bronx, it seemed to met like it was a place filled with people living there to get from one day to the next. There aren’t any gleaming or glaring, ‘city lights,’ or any external glamour that would propel visitors to consider it a lively or exciting neighborhood. I believe that the uniqueness of the Bronx comes with the fact that you see it for what it is. There aren’t any layers to it.What it holds most prominently is life and the daily functioning of ordinary people and the traces that they leave behind as individuals. There aren’t any towering sky scrapers or any dazzling landscapes. It is filled with quiet roads and corner streets, not the hustle and bustle of an overwhelming environment. One of the most prominent characteristics of the streets is the graffiti. It is a form of expression for the people and something they associate themselves with. It is more than an unofficial type of public message.

Art is at its most optimum force when it has the ability to capture the spirt of people and place. The reflecting glass pieces at the Freeman Street subway station, have the poignant ability in doing just that.