My favorite wheatpastes rarely lose their beauty. They just continue to evolve until they, sadly, wither away. Here are a few:
Photos by Dani Mozeson, Tara Murray and Lois Stavsky
Beautiful Decay: NYC’s withering wheatpastes
The Affordably Fun Art Fair Arrives in Bushwick
I love the notion of an affordable art fair that features works by artists whose visions also surface on our streets. The Affordably Fun Art Fair, opening tonight, Friday, 6-10pm at 330 Ellery Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn does just that — presenting over 40 such artists who are selling their works for $150 or less. While visiting, I was struck by the incredible range of works for sale — from the starkly elegant to the boldly comical. Here’s a small sampling:
Conceived and coordinated by Rhiannon Platt, the fair continues from 1-6pm tomorrow, Saturday.
Photos by Lois Stavsky
Up on the Roof: Ever, Sonni and ND’A
For the last week, Argentinian artists Ever and Sonni, along with Brooklyn-based ND’A, have been at work on a Williamsburg, Brooklyn rooftop. I’m loving the results. Here are a few more images I captured yesterday evening:
Photos by Lois Stavsky
Zero Cents in Bushwick, Brooklyn
Zero Cents‘ distinctly disfigured – often disturbing — characters have been part of Israel’s visual landscape for years. It was quite a thrill to see his work this past week in Bushwick, Brooklyn.
Photos of Zero Cents in Bushwick by Tara Murray; photo with Know Hope in Haifa by Lois Stavsky
Wild in Williamsburg: Hef, KA, Cern, Phetus, Vers and more
While so much of the graffiti and street art in Brooklyn has moved to Bushwick, there are still a number of vibrant walls to be found in North Williamsburg. We came upon this wall in progress yesterday:
Photos by Sara Mozeson & Lois Stavsky
Russian Artist Collective “Concrete Jungle” Brings its Vision to Bushwick
In this 90+ degree weather, Felix Mashkov and Vadim Gerasimenko of Concrete Jungle have been at work these past few days in Bushwick, Brooklyn creating a starkly stylish winter wonderland. Though they are returning to their hometown of Vladivostok tomorrow, they promise to return this year. Here are some images captured yesterday:
Photos by Tara Murray
New in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn: RAE, Gaia and Lelo
We don’t visit Bedford-Stuyvesant as often as we should, as its walls are among the most interesting – and least documented – around town. But we did get over there earlier this week, where we discovered new work by RAE and Gaia and found a huge mural — overlooking a community garden — by Lelo, a street artist from Rio de Janeiro.
Photos by Tara Murray & Lois Stavsky
Back to Bushwick: Bishop203, Never, Flying Fortress, OverUnder, Cassius Fouler, Willow Art & Jellyfish
We returned to Bushwick yesterday to find the streets teeming with even more intriguing characters and creatures.
Photos by Tara Murray and Lois Stavsky
In Bushwick: A Motley Crew of Characters — Hef, Never, Nychos and the Yok
Weird and wondrous characters continue to make their way onto the streets of Bushwick. Here are a few I came upon today:
Photos by Lois Stavsky
Tristan Eaton at work in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
One of our favorite walls in Williamsburg is the one fashioned by Tristan Eaton on Fillmore Street off Roebling. For the past few days, he’s been back on Roebling bringing his stylish visual rhythms once more to NYC before leaving for the West Coast. Lenny Collado – my fellow street art and graffiti aficionado – has been busily documenting the work in progress:
And here’s a close-up of Eaton’s riveting rendition of Mickey Mouse spray-painted onto a board that will surface soon in Brooklyn:
Photos by Lenny Collado