A New York City street artist who chalks circles on sidewalks has sparked both outrage and fascination with a new series of Charlie Kirk-themed “spots” following the conservative activist’s assassination earlier this month.

Felix Morelo, a Colombian-American artist born in the U.S., is best known for colorful chalk circles labeled with phrases such as “Good Luck Spot” or “Hugging Spot,” along with more controversial iterations like the “Suicide Spot” and the “Israel and Palestine Spot.”

Passersby are invited to interact with the pieces by stepping into the circles — or avoiding them altogether.

Since Kirk’s death, Morelo has been drawing circles marked “Charlie Kirk spot,” prompting mixed responses. Some passersby have defaced the chalk art writing “Nazi” next to his creations, he said, or drawn competing circles of their own, underscoring the country’s broader political polarization.

A “Charlie Kirk spot” is seen on the ground in Washington Square Park in New York City on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. (Max Bacall/Fox News Digital)

After the assassination, Morelo said he was disturbed by those who mocked or celebrated the conservative activist’s killing.

“I couldn’t find a reason for somebody to be executed, you know? It’s like, even hardcore criminals get… their due [process],” Morelo told Fox News Digital in Washington Square Park in Manhattan. 

He has received vitriolic social media DMs and been approached threateningly on the street, he said. But this social experiment, as he thinks of it, has also taught him something about people.

“I’ve noticed that they spill their hate or whatever they want to say and then they take off,” Morelo said. “And for me, I’m like, OK, you said that but tell me more. Exactly why do you hate this person, and why are you afraid? So it’s been pretty fascinating.” 

A “Spots Aren’t Art Spot,” drawn to protest the artwork created by Felix Morelo, is seen in Washington Square Park in New York City on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. (Max Bacall/Fox News Digital)

Still, Morelo himself is afraid at times, but he gives his haters the benefit of the doubt, believing that explosive reactions can come from “any human going through like their good days and bad days, when you’re just pissed off or you didn’t sleep.” 

“But I’ve also been approached by people that bless me. I think one of them said that for every one hater that you get, you’re gonna get three people that love you. People hug me, and I feel like they’re getting it,” said Morelo. “It’s like, ‘oh, we’re talking here.’ So, I feel as an artist, I have to be brave and do my work. And just hope for the best.”

He said that he doesn’t have the answers for polarization — but still believes in forgiveness, tolerance and dialogue.

“Take citizens living in New York, or living anywhere. It’s like having roommates, you know? You got to learn how to live with each other,” he said.

He stressed perspective, saying that despite the hostility, he reminds himself that “most people are all right.”

“For the people out there that hate me, I mean, it’s just chalk.”