The massive painted advertisements that emerge every few months on a tall wall at West 34th Street and Eighth Avenue never fail to amaze. A great deal of work -- and a great deal of risk -- go into painting them, made all the more remarkable by the ads' short lifespan.
During the past week, a Sumo wrestler has given way to a geisha girl, touting a phone offered by AT&T. We've been snapping pictures every time we notice progress. After the jump, check out the birth of a mural. The project isn't quite done, but its scale, and the human toil it takes, make every step an impressive one.
-- Rolando Pujol
