The idea behind this mural is that a single individual can make a profound impact on the world. The mural crew believed that kindness and creativity foster peace and well-being among people and within people. IS62 muralists take pride in their NYC school community suggested in the city neighborhood marked with playful graffiti naming various academic subjects. They are proud to be artists. The dragons represent both the worst and the best of our human spirit. By channeling hurt and stresses into acts of creativity, or by turning to music, art and dance when we are in the dark, we can spread hope, grow empathy, and transform intense negativity into brilliant positivity. Several themes kept showing up during the youth sketches. Repeating ideals—kindness, creativity (the arts), positivity, hope and repeating visuals: dragons, skateboarder, cats, flowers/plants, darkness (which I hope is seen in the context of a bigger vision of positivity).
