7 Waves 4 Twenty Eight was designed by stereoscopic artist Gerald Marks for the 28th Street subway station on Park Avenue South. The mural is built into the glass blocks, which act as curved, cylindrical lenses. A series of lights and projectors behind the wall help to create an illusion of a 3-D art display. As one rides into the station, the fish and seaweed appear to move.
Marks began creating 3-D art in 1973. He is best known for the 3-D segments he directed for the Rolling Stones’ 1991 concert movie, At the Max.
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