Gates Mural by Danielle Mastrion
The mural is a collage of classic Brooklyn symbols such as sneakers hanging on a wire and an open fire hydrant. In the center is a water tower, based off one in Bed-Stuy. Silhouettes of people working out interspersed with images of brownstones, subways, and the Williamsburg Bridge helps paint a familiar and vibrant interpretation of the neighborhood around the Blink Gates location.
- The mural is a collage of classic Brooklyn symbols such as sneakers hanging on a wire and an open fire hydrant. In the center is a water tower, based off one in Bed-Stuy. Silhouettes of people working out interspersed with images of brownstones, subways, and the Williamsburg Bridge helps paint a familiar and vibrant interpretation of the neighborhood around the Blink Gates location.
about the artist
Danielle Mastrion is a mural artist and painter born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. She has been painting murals locally and internationally for 12 years, and live painting at events around the world for the last 16 years. Her first aerosol mural in 2012 was done on the historic and missed 5POINTZ in NYC, and she’s been painting on walls ever since. She earned her BFA from the Parsons School of Design.
Danielle’s art has led her to working with Nike, Netflix, director Spike Lee on multiple projects, and the New York Governor’s Office for murals at Shirley Chisholm State Park. Her work can be found all over her home neighborhood of Coney Island. She has worked as a cultural ambassador, teaching aerosol/mural painting internationally and locally for the State Department-run program Next Level USA, and works as a mural art teacher for students age 12-25 all around NYC. Last year, she was honored in Washington, DC for her aerosol work by the First Lady and her NYC-themed canvas is the only aerosol piece ever hung in the White House.
Danielle’s mural work focuses on social justice, women’s empowerment, and uplifting communities. She loves telling the stories of neighborhoods and communities visually through her work. Her canvas work often captures the disappearing landscapes of NYC, and all of her work has a focus on portraiture.