Jetsonorama recently put this piece in downtown Flagstaff, Arizona to protest the state’s strict anti-immigration law, which went into full effect recently. Back in September, we posted about work that Yote did to protest the same law. Jetsonorama’s piece asks “Parezco ilegal?”, which translates to “Do I look illegal?”
Photo by Jetsonorama
While Bushwick did not take the bulk of the damage in Hurricane Sandy, the area’s reliance on underground subways into parts of the city that are now without electricity left many artists trapped in Brooklyn. National and international flights, trains and busses were all canceled for days, leaving artists Pixel Pancho and 2501 with some time on their hands.
By way of Martha Cooper’s hospitality and driving skills, the pair made their way through the borough’s paint stores searching for the right colors before landing at Bushwick 5 Points. Enduring the smells emanating from the live poultry establishment on the corner, Pixel Pancho incorporated his style of rusted robots into the building’s gritty razor-wire and concrete exterior.
Meanwhile, 2501 added his geometric forms to the area of Bushwick 5 Points that is slowly housing the abstract work of fellow artists such as See One and Hellbent. Leaving town the following day, the artist put time to the test when creating his latest optical illusion.
As 2501 wrapped up his wall, See One and Hellbent continued working across the street on their massive collaborative wall. Through slowly building up layers weekend after weekend, the pair near the completion of their largest wall date. With jobs and trains canceled into next week, weeks of bending color and form could come to a close soon.
Photos by Rhiannon Platt
And remember, every woman out tonight dressed as a playboy bunny or a sexy nurse once dreamed of being a Disney princess.
Just a friendly reminder from Dirty Area.
Photo courtesy of Dirty Area
Early Saturday morning, Rhiannon Platt joined Hanksy as he worked on two of his walls for The New York Comedy Festival‘s The Art of Comedy, which was curated by myself and Wayne Rada and also supported by Montana Cans and Little Italy. The walls feature Jim Gaffigan and Aziz Ansari, who are both performing at the New York Comedy Festival.
Photo by Rhiannon Platt
It’s exciting to see that Judith Supine has new work on the streets of New York City for (I think) the first time this year. Luna Park took these shots, and Brooklyn Street Art has more, including some collaborations between Judith Supine and Jesse Hazelip.
Photos by Luna Park
I discovered Ever’s extraordinary aesthetic when I visited Baltimore earlier this year. I was mesmerized — from blocks away — by his distinct fusion of the photorealistic and the abstract. I was delighted to see him at work on my recent visit to Puerto Rico, but I didn’t get to see the completed mural — until now, courtesy of the artist.
Photos by Dani Mozeson and Ever
Not much to say this week except of course that I’m pumped for The Art of Comedy. Not too much news either, but some important stories…
Photo by Faith47 and via Wooster Collective
Run it.
Photos by baddogwhiskas, Datachump, FuckSabcat / HongKong, FunkandJazz, •G•, soulroach, and Startape Photgraff
Hailing from Buenos Aires, Run Don’t Walk was formed in 2002 and consists of stencil artist Federico Minuchin and self-taught visual artist Tester. Though we’ve seen them in the Avant-Garde Urbano festival, I was prompted to look into them after reviewing Stencil Republic. Some of their work is not dissimilar from MBW, but RDW seems massively more imaginative, being that their work is pop art that doesn’t rely on buzz icons as a crutch. There’s not a whole lot out there by this collective, but I’m writing this post because I see a lot of potential and would like to see more.
Photos by Run Don’t Walk
