BEAU adds finishing touches to his mural; the image on the right is by Jim Joe

Conceived by First Street residents Pebbles Russell and Jonathan Neville in memory of their friend, Mike Hamm, The Centre-Fuge Art Project has transformed an abandoned trailer into a vibrant canvas. This weekend marked its fourth cycle engaging an eclectic range of artists to share their visions with passersby on First Street off First Avenue in Manhattan’s East Village. Here are some photos captured over the weekend:

Deps1 with a message

Never with the Muffin Man at work on the right

The Yok & Sheryo together again

Photos by Tara Murray & Lois Stavsky

Bishop203

We returned to Bushwick yesterday to find the streets teeming with even more intriguing characters and creatures.

Never & Flying Fortress

OverUnder

Cassius Fouler

Willow Art

Jellyfish

Photos by Tara Murray and Lois Stavsky

Hef

Weird and wondrous characters continue to make their way onto the streets of Bushwick. Here are a few I came upon today:

Never

Nychos

The Yok

Photos by Lois Stavsky

ND'A

Some of  our favorite NYC artists have been busy.  We came upon these cool new walls in Bushwick yesterday.

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Those graffiti murals in Bushwick are among the most vibrant anywhere. They also attest to graffiti’s continual evolution. And while so many “street artists” who grace our walls with wonderfully provocative images often retire from the streets, most of the writers keep on doing their thing in the public sphere. Here are a few images we saw this morning:

Rubin 415, photo by Lois Stavsky

Never, photo by Lois Stavsky

Preta, photo by Lois Stavsky

Artist to be identified, photo by Damien Kelly

Photos by Lois Stavsky and Damien Kelly

Ranging from first-rate graffiti to folksy installations, the walls in Bushwick, Brooklyn are among the most intriguing anywhere. Here’s a sampling of what we saw today:

Dain

Dos and Dasic Fernandez

Ewok

Never -- whom we caught in action last week

Rae

Ever and Freddy Sam. Photo by nickmickolas

In what is likely the second-t0-last post of murals from Living Walls in Atlanta, here’s work by Ever, Freddy Sam, Never, Gawd, Labrona, OverUnder, LNY, Sharktoof, Feral Child, Entes and Pesimo.

Feral Child. Photo by Feral Child

Labrona, Overunder and Gawd. Photo by nickmickolas

Entes and Pesimo. Photo by nickmickolas

Never. Photo by nickmickolas

LNY. Photo by nickmickolas

Sharktoof. Photo by Greg Mike

Photos by Greg Mike, Feral Child and nickmickolas

Although 5Pointz officially launches its 2011 season today, writers from abroad — as well as local ones — have been busy this past month.  The pieces don’t often last long, and we’ve been trying to document this Long Island City graffiti mecca weekly.  Here are three (of many) faves that have recently surfaced:

The Yok and Creepy from Australia, photo by Lois Stavsky

Never @ Work, photo by Yasmin Jones

Meres, et al, photo by Lois Stavsky

Veng, OverUnder and Chris

This mural in NYC is a collaboration between Veng, OverUnder, Chris, Peeta and Never. First half is above. Second half is below.

Peeta, Chris and Never

Photos by Luna Park