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 When people think of new york, often the idea of a fast-paced city comes to mind. The visual images, that connect with this particular idea, are frequently made up of flashing lights from the buildings, taxis, street lamps, and even traffic lights. And on the great majority of these figures, we find the most prominent form of art in new york, its advertisement. A bus rolls on by and a large promotion of a new film catches our attention. We sit in a cab as we are brainwashed with the same commercials on replay of Visa credit card. As we walk on the sidewalk, a flyer of a political campaign sticks out for us. We stand in the midst of Timesquare and feel overwhelmed with the blinding lights. And yet, though we often brush these advertisements as annoyances, there still exists some exquisite beauty about them.  

Perhaps, it is the way in which they are so cleverly targeted to us as individuals. Or maybe there beauty lies in the fact that they are able to stand out in a sea of blurs. Either way, it is undeniable that such beauty exists. Personally, I love the billboards of timesquare because they seem so out of worldly large that you in a way feel forced to appreciate it. Enormous city billboards are the source of color to neighborhoods that lack vividness. Moreover,  the words and questions posed by advertisement are often sources of reflections and in depth wonders,  those found in "truth" advertising about the dangers of tobacco. Another example is the subway advertising on the health risks of soft drinks which illustrates the fat and sugar found in such beverages. Whether your favorite advertising is on a transportation system or on the billboards of the city, the truth is that advertisement is a form of eye candy for us all.