“V-J Day in Times Square, Kobra's colorful edition”
Eduardo Kobra painted these stunning murals on 25th Street at 10th Avenue in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, New-York City.
The top mural takes inspiration from Alfred Eisenstaedt’s iconic photo of a U.S. Navy sailor grabbing and kissing a nurse on V-J Day in Times Square in New York City. The photo symbolizes the triumph of love over war and how America found relief in the silence of the guns after Japan's surrender on August 15, 1945.
Sadly, these two people were complete strangers, and the sailor was drunk, making this photo a symbol of The Selective Blindness of Rape Culture.
Below is a mural depicting vintage Times Square street scene.
Unfortunately, these murals have been painted over by the building owner.
This diorama is just a small glimpse of the vast amount of Iron Man models seen in the various movies of the Marvel universe, and reproduced with incredible detail in 1/6th size by Hot Toys Limited, one of the world's best manufacturers of collectible action figures, including iconic movie characters (Star Wars, Alien, Predator, Terminator, etc.), in Hong Kong.
If you have the chance to visit this amazing city, don't miss the Hot Toys Secret Base, a showroom hidden from the uninitiated in the 20th floor of a huge building, resembling the interior of a spaceship. It's also a store, but only a few models are for sale on the spot, as pre-bookings must be made sometimes more than a year in advance!