NYC Gumball Posters
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NYC Gumball Posters

A slice of New York sidewalk in the Arizona desert, plastered with Mark's Digital Gumball Posters.

Artist
Mark — Digital Gumball Posters
What
A NYC poster wall
Plus
A mini spaghetti western
Status
Under construction

“He adored New York City. He idolized it all out of proportion.”

— Woody Allen, Manhattan

Bubble pop in New York

Mark makes posters, and he wanted them somewhere public. His plan: a piece of New York sidewalk wall, covered in Gumball Posters — built at the forge, funded by GoFundMe and a little magic.

It starts with a first layer of limited-edition posters. Then, over the years, new posters go up over the old ones, so the wall keeps changing — layers of art, constantly morphing.

The design

  • Stage flats lit up in true NYC fashion, with an overhang across the top.
  • Bar-style scaffolding and cement sidewalks, with artistically placed resin “trash.”
  • A mix of posters rather than one print — bold, brilliant, put up in a hurry.
  • A little urban art from a local artist for street cred.

The Smoking Banana: Sundown Duel

Inspired by Mark's art, the forge is also making a mini spaghetti western, aiming for about five minutes of finished film, plus behind-the-scenes silliness and sneak peeks. Scripts are being written and rewritten right now.

Bringing a little Hollywood to the wild, one banana at a time.

And coming to TikTok: choose-your-own-duel duets. Do you feel lucky?

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