Where buses stop, art starts
Anthony Cammalleri | ItemLive
“The city celebrated the completion of seven different art installations at public-transit stations throughout Lynn for the Art on the Move project at Frederick Douglass Park on Wednesday morning.
City officials, artists, and representatives from Art on the Move collaborators Boston BRT and Ad Hoc Industries gathered over coffee and muffins at the corner of Union and Exchange streets, where the sun shined through Sunil Gulab’s vibrant faux-stained-glass depictions of Lynn at the bus stop’s shelter.
Gulab, who lives in the city, said that he spent roughly 80 hours painting the bus shelter, at times in weather too cold for the paint he was using.
‘I wanted to put my touch on the city that I love,” Gulab said. “I wanted to reveal a message to the city. It’s not written out, but you can see it through the pictures. I’ve titled the piece ‘To Lynn With’ and the first pictures are peace symbols, the other (image) represents love, and the music symbols represent harmony. It’s to Lynn with peace, love, and harmony from High Rock Tower to Lynn Woods.’”
