Ovenbird by Cern
Location: Hamilton Discount Wine & Liquor, 3607 Broadway, New York, NY 10031
Painted:听August 24, 2016
About the Bird:听The 翱惫别苍产颈谤诲鈥檚 distinctive 鈥榯eacher, teacher鈥 song makes it easy to hear even if it鈥檚 nearly impossible to spot strutting through leaf litter in northeastern forests. With 3 degrees of warming, the bird鈥檚 song could go silent in the southern part of its breeding range; it could shift north into newly suitable climate conditions if current tundra transitions to forest.
About the Artist:听A native New Yorker, got started with听street art by graffiti-ing his way through听the early 1990s. He continues to develop his skills as a听visual artist and musician by painting murals and exhibiting works throughout South America, Europe, and South Africa. Cern鈥檚 work has also been featured at the San Diego Museum of Art, Museu Brasileiro De Escultura in Sao Paulo, and Los Angeles MOCA. 鈥淭he use of the Ovenbird for my mural was drawn from visual and sonic inspiration,鈥 he says. 鈥淭he abstract, organic forms developed from graffiti infused with shapes of听invertebrates and the 翱惫别苍产颈谤诲鈥檚 home and what I think is the species鈥櫶齯nheard song joining the noise of the urban world.鈥
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