4 Seasons Seasoned

2004 77th Street (6) New York City Transit

For his mosaics, Robert Kushner created bouquets of flowers from every season, reflecting such influences as Dutch flower paintings and Japanese screens. While there are flower shops in many neighborhoods of New York City, they are particularly abundant on the Upper East Side and the shops have associations with many of the city's hospitals, parks, and museums located in the area. As a key figure in the Pattern and Decoration movement, Kushner has always been fascinated by organic motifs. At 77th St Station, he gave the neighboring community a blazing bouquet to brighten their day (and night).