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A New Mural in Bushwick is Here to Remind You of Your Passions

"Seize the Day" by Los Angeles-based artist, Kai, is here to remind people to get out of their daily routines and do what they love.

A New Mural in Bushwick is Here to Remind You of Your Passions

A New Mural in Bushwick is Here to Remind You of Your Passions

"Seize the Day" by Los Angeles-based artist, Kai, is here to remind people to get out of their daily routines and do what they love.

A New Mural in Bushwick is Here to Remind You of Your Passions
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As commuters head down Wyckoff avenue to the L train each morning, they are greeted with vibrant murals done by the Bushwick Collective. Psychedelic portraits and fantastical colors line the streets, serving as the iconic backdrop often associated with Bushwick’s landscape. The latest addition to the strip of murals, “Seize the Day,” by Los Angeles-based artist Kai,  however, is slightly different from its neighboring works. The cartoonish narrative featuring Imaginary Friend (better known as IF) resides above Sea Wolf, serving as “a reminder for people to get out of their routines and do something they love,” Kai, the artist, explained to Bushwick Daily.

Kai started making art when he was only 14 as a way to get his dad to stop smoking. “I would hide his cigarettes, throw them out, but nothing worked…

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