Madison Avenue is a street long associated with the glamour and affluence of New York City. The artist’s gritty image offers us a different perspective. One that reflects upon reality versus fantasy and a shared human struggle. “Like everything in life, you have to cross many layers of dirt and shit ... breaking through the debris to reach the top. You have to cross the iron gates, the dirty roads. The beginnings are so difficult, but at the end of the tunnel, you always see the light.”.