"All Roads Lead to NYC" Murals at NYC Marathon

Must-See Murals at the NYC Marathon

Meet the artists behind the art featured in the "All Roads Lead to NYC" campaign presented by New Balance

Written by Kasey Caminiti

AVone (Brooklyn | 307 McKibbin Street)

“All Roads Lead to NYC” comes from the idea that participants in the NYC Marathon are drawn from all corners of the world to cross the same finish line. These five murals were each inspired by the NYC Marathon logo and depict the story of each artist’s road to the city.

AVone is a quintessential New York artist. Through his work, AVone creates a reimagined urban environment wrought with images of a distinctive and gritty vision of decay. The artist’s work is mainly influenced by the city he calls home, as well as abstract expressionist Franz Kline and Andy Goldsworthy, whose work has inspired the Fragmenting of his writing and self-developed textural surfaces. AVONE’s illustrious list of clients includes global cable television network, ESPN, as well as the men’s professional basketball league, the NBA.

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Must-See Murals at the NYC Marathon

Meet the artists behind the art featured in the "All Roads Lead to NYC" campaign presented by New Balance

Written by Kasey Caminiti

David Park (Staten Island | 827 Castleton Avenue)

David Park is an illustrator and graphic designer based in New York. With interests in Pop Culture, style, and music, he puts his own quirky and comedic twist on everyday happenings and iconic objects. His illustrations have been used for brands like Nike, BBCICECREAM, Kith, and Team Epiphany. He recently released a book titled ' ABC's for the little g's' which is a children's book that combines learning the alphabet with the most popular sneakers.

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Must-See Murals at the NYC Marathon

Meet the artists behind the art featured in the "All Roads Lead to NYC" campaign presented by New Balance

Written by Kasey Caminiti

Doves (Queens | 30th Avenue and Wellington Court)

Charlie Doves is a NYC artist famed for illustrating different urban styles. His work is characterized by various aspects of 80’s & 90’s pop culture such as cinema, poster and cover art, creatures, cartoons. This young artist's future began to take shape when the esteemed Dontay TC5, a pioneer in graffiti art, took notice and taught him the fundamentals of classic NYC graffiti. Charlie Doves’ commercial work includes illustrations, airbrush and aerosol pieces commissioned by PEPSI Cola, Def Jam Records, Supreme, MTV Studios, Converse and more.

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Must-See Murals at the NYC Marathon

Meet the artists behind the art featured in the "All Roads Lead to NYC" campaign presented by New Balance

Written by Kasey Caminiti

Ron English (Manhattan | First Avenue and St. Marks Place)

Ron English has bombed the global landscape with unforgettable images, on the street, in museums, in movies, books and television. English coined the term POPaganda to describe his signature mash-up of high and low cultural touchstones, from superhero mythology to totems of art history, populated with his vast and constantly growing arsenal of original characters. His works include MC Supersized, the obese fast-food mascot featured in the hit movie “Supersize Me,” and Abraham Obama, the fusion of America’s 16th and 44th Presidents, an image widely discussed in the media as directly impacting the 2008 election.

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Must-See Murals at the NYC Marathon

Meet the artists behind the art featured in the "All Roads Lead to NYC" campaign presented by New Balance

Written by Kasey Caminiti

Wane (Bronx | Bruckner Boulevard and Lincoln Avenue)

In 1983, Wayne became ‘Wane One’ when he painted his first train. This was the beginning of a lifelong love for graffiti and the culture that surrounded it. Subway cars and train walls were his favorite canvases. He had an unquenchable thirst for painting his pieces onto these metal surfaces, thus transforming them into mobile works of art. Wane has designed logos for hip-hop groups like Gangstarr, Jeru the Damager and Group Home.

These murals will be on display for NYC to enjoy and the finished images will be sold on t-shirts at the Marathon expo.