{"id":159797,"date":"2025-12-10T12:23:47","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T10:23:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/?p=159797"},"modified":"2025-12-10T12:23:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T10:23:47","slug":"masaki-hanaharas-water-game-mural-brings-playful-energy-to-dumbo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/2025\/12\/masaki-hanaharas-water-game-mural-brings-playful-energy-to-dumbo.html","title":{"rendered":"Masaki Hanahara\u2019s Water Game Mural Brings Playful Energy to Dumbo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"179\" data-end=\"316\"><strong data-start=\"179\" data-end=\"314\">Inspired by a nostalgic Japanese toy, the new hand-painted mural blends cultural heritage with Brooklyn\u2019s vibrant street art scene.<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"ad-wrapper ad-wrapper_margin_bottom ad-wrapper_center\"><div class=\"ad ad_728x90 ad_sm-down_display_none\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- InPostTop -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5759967585279781\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4065062506\"\n     data-ad-format=\"horizontal\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div><div class=\"ad ad_300x250 ad_sm-up_display_none \"><!-- LatestNews-ResponsiveSquare -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5759967585279781\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"1111596104\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div><\/div>\n<p data-start=\"318\" data-end=\"581\">Brooklyn\u2019s Dumbo neighborhood just got brighter. Japanese-born, New York\u2013based artist <strong data-start=\"404\" data-end=\"423\">Masaki Hanahara<\/strong> has unveiled <em data-start=\"437\" data-end=\"449\">Water Game<\/em>, a large-scale mural at <strong data-start=\"474\" data-end=\"494\">108 Adams Street<\/strong>, hand-painted by <strong data-start=\"512\" data-end=\"530\">Colossal Media<\/strong> for the <strong data-start=\"539\" data-end=\"578\">Dumbo Business Improvement District<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class='content-img-wrap'><a href=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Water-Game-Mural_Masaki-Hanahara_SOAR-NY-x-Dumbo_01-scaled.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[159797]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-159799 full-width\" src=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Water-Game-Mural_Masaki-Hanahara_SOAR-NY-x-Dumbo_01-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Water-Game-Mural_Masaki-Hanahara_SOAR-NY-x-Dumbo_01-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Water-Game-Mural_Masaki-Hanahara_SOAR-NY-x-Dumbo_01-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Water-Game-Mural_Masaki-Hanahara_SOAR-NY-x-Dumbo_01-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Water-Game-Mural_Masaki-Hanahara_SOAR-NY-x-Dumbo_01-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Water-Game-Mural_Masaki-Hanahara_SOAR-NY-x-Dumbo_01-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Water-Game-Mural_Masaki-Hanahara_SOAR-NY-x-Dumbo_01-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Water-Game-Mural_Masaki-Hanahara_SOAR-NY-x-Dumbo_01-800x450.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"583\" data-end=\"885\">Drawing inspiration from the Japanese water game toys of the 1970s \u2014 once beloved in both Japan and the U.S. \u2014 Hanahara reimagines a playful childhood object as a vibrant work of public art. For the artist, <em data-start=\"790\" data-end=\"802\">Water Game<\/em> is both personal and universal, bridging his heritage with his life in New York.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"887\" data-end=\"1230\">Unlike his earlier work influenced by the quiet restraint of Japanese aesthetics, this mural explodes with energy. Colors swirl, lines ripple, and the piece captures the restless dynamism of the city itself. \u201cA mural is not just a wall painting; it is a medium that visually conveys the history, culture, and story of a city,\u201d says Hanahara.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Water-Game-Mural_Masaki-Hanahara_SOAR-NY-x-Dumbo_10-scaled.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[159797]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"full-width\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-159800 full-width\" src=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Water-Game-Mural_Masaki-Hanahara_SOAR-NY-x-Dumbo_10-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Water-Game-Mural_Masaki-Hanahara_SOAR-NY-x-Dumbo_10-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Water-Game-Mural_Masaki-Hanahara_SOAR-NY-x-Dumbo_10-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Water-Game-Mural_Masaki-Hanahara_SOAR-NY-x-Dumbo_10-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Water-Game-Mural_Masaki-Hanahara_SOAR-NY-x-Dumbo_10-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Water-Game-Mural_Masaki-Hanahara_SOAR-NY-x-Dumbo_10-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Water-Game-Mural_Masaki-Hanahara_SOAR-NY-x-Dumbo_10-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Water-Game-Mural_Masaki-Hanahara_SOAR-NY-x-Dumbo_10-800x450.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Water-Game-Mural_Masaki-Hanahara_SOAR-NY-x-Dumbo_05-scaled.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[159797]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-159805 full-width\" src=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Water-Game-Mural_Masaki-Hanahara_SOAR-NY-x-Dumbo_05-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Water-Game-Mural_Masaki-Hanahara_SOAR-NY-x-Dumbo_05-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Water-Game-Mural_Masaki-Hanahara_SOAR-NY-x-Dumbo_05-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Water-Game-Mural_Masaki-Hanahara_SOAR-NY-x-Dumbo_05-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Water-Game-Mural_Masaki-Hanahara_SOAR-NY-x-Dumbo_05-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Water-Game-Mural_Masaki-Hanahara_SOAR-NY-x-Dumbo_05-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Water-Game-Mural_Masaki-Hanahara_SOAR-NY-x-Dumbo_05-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Water-Game-Mural_Masaki-Hanahara_SOAR-NY-x-Dumbo_05-800x450.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a>\u201cA mural is not just a wall painting; it is a medium that visually conveys the history, culture, and story of a city,\u201d says Hanahara.<\/h3>\n<p class='content-img-wrap'><a href=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Water-Game-Mural_Masaki-Hanahara_SOAR-NY-x-Dumbo_03-scaled.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[159797]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-159807 full-width\" src=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Water-Game-Mural_Masaki-Hanahara_SOAR-NY-x-Dumbo_03-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Water-Game-Mural_Masaki-Hanahara_SOAR-NY-x-Dumbo_03-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Water-Game-Mural_Masaki-Hanahara_SOAR-NY-x-Dumbo_03-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Water-Game-Mural_Masaki-Hanahara_SOAR-NY-x-Dumbo_03-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Water-Game-Mural_Masaki-Hanahara_SOAR-NY-x-Dumbo_03-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Water-Game-Mural_Masaki-Hanahara_SOAR-NY-x-Dumbo_03-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Water-Game-Mural_Masaki-Hanahara_SOAR-NY-x-Dumbo_03-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Water-Game-Mural_Masaki-Hanahara_SOAR-NY-x-Dumbo_03-800x450.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The project was realized with the craftsmanship of <strong data-start=\"1283\" data-end=\"1301\">Colossal Media<\/strong>, a fixture in New York\u2019s mural scene since 2004. \u201cWe couldn\u2019t be more excited to help bring this long-lasting visual landmark to the Dumbo neighborhood,\u201d notes <strong data-start=\"1462\" data-end=\"1478\">Jen Edelberg<\/strong>, EVP of Growth at Colossal.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1510\" data-end=\"1852\">Community leaders echo the excitement. \u201cMurals and public art are at the core of this creative community,\u201d says <strong data-start=\"1622\" data-end=\"1641\">Alexandria Sica<\/strong>, president of the Dumbo BID. NYC DOT Commissioner <strong data-start=\"1692\" data-end=\"1712\">Ydanis Rodriguez<\/strong> adds, \u201cVibrant public artworks like <em data-start=\"1749\" data-end=\"1761\">Water Game<\/em> help make our streets just as lively and colorful as the New Yorkers who frequent them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"399\" data-end=\"693\" class='content-img-wrap'><a href=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Water-Game-Mural_Masaki-Hanahara_SOAR-NY-x-Dumbo_12-scaled.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[159797]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-159798 full-width\" src=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Water-Game-Mural_Masaki-Hanahara_SOAR-NY-x-Dumbo_12-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Water-Game-Mural_Masaki-Hanahara_SOAR-NY-x-Dumbo_12-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Water-Game-Mural_Masaki-Hanahara_SOAR-NY-x-Dumbo_12-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Water-Game-Mural_Masaki-Hanahara_SOAR-NY-x-Dumbo_12-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Water-Game-Mural_Masaki-Hanahara_SOAR-NY-x-Dumbo_12-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Water-Game-Mural_Masaki-Hanahara_SOAR-NY-x-Dumbo_12-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Water-Game-Mural_Masaki-Hanahara_SOAR-NY-x-Dumbo_12-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Water-Game-Mural_Masaki-Hanahara_SOAR-NY-x-Dumbo_12-800x450.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"399\" data-end=\"693\">Blending intricate details with the golden ratio \u2014 a nod to traditional Japanese art principles \u2014 Hanahara has created a mural that transcends boundaries.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"399\" data-end=\"693\"><strong><em data-start=\"2009\" data-end=\"2021\">Water Game<\/em> celebrates joy, nostalgia, and cultural exchange, perfectly at home in Dumbo\u2019s evolving artistic landscape.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1854\" data-end=\"2131\" class='content-img-wrap'><a href=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Water-Game-Mural_Masaki-Hanahara_SOAR-NY-x-Dumbo_08-scaled.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[159797]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-159802 full-width\" src=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Water-Game-Mural_Masaki-Hanahara_SOAR-NY-x-Dumbo_08-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Water-Game-Mural_Masaki-Hanahara_SOAR-NY-x-Dumbo_08-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Water-Game-Mural_Masaki-Hanahara_SOAR-NY-x-Dumbo_08-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Water-Game-Mural_Masaki-Hanahara_SOAR-NY-x-Dumbo_08-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Water-Game-Mural_Masaki-Hanahara_SOAR-NY-x-Dumbo_08-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Water-Game-Mural_Masaki-Hanahara_SOAR-NY-x-Dumbo_08-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Water-Game-Mural_Masaki-Hanahara_SOAR-NY-x-Dumbo_08-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Water-Game-Mural_Masaki-Hanahara_SOAR-NY-x-Dumbo_08-800x450.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inspired by a nostalgic Japanese toy, the new hand-painted mural blends cultural heritage with Brooklyn\u2019s vibrant street art scene. Brooklyn\u2019s Dumbo neighborhood just got brighter. Japanese-born, New York\u2013based artist Masaki Hanahara has unveiled Water Game, a large-scale mural at 108 Adams Street, hand-painted by Colossal Media for the Dumbo Business Improvement District. Drawing inspiration from&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":159799,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-159797","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159797","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/40"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=159797"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159797\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":160039,"href":"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159797\/revisions\/160039"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/159799"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=159797"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=159797"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=159797"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}