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October 22, 2012May 5, 2013

Black and White and Theodore: New at Bushwick 5 Points

This week at Bushwick 5 Points the lyric and the comedic collided with the completion of walls by both LNY and Hanksy. Depicting Malik, a student of his in the Young New Yorker Program, LNY brought attention to a cause that he has focused on for the past several months. By depicting the student against the backdrop of the city, the artist gives a voice to the problematic nature of New York’s legal system in his wall.

Countering the stark color palette and serious tone of LNY’s work, Hanksy brought his typical pop sensibilities to this Bushwick neighborhood. For these walls, or doors rather, the artist used cultural icons Theodore of the Cosby Show and Thor to play on the surfaces that he was given to paint. By transforming Thor to Dhor and stenciling a Theodoor Huxtable, Hanksy brings his light-hearted nature to an area that was once notorious for its violent crimes.

Photos by Rhiannon Platt

October 22, 2012November 7, 2012

Nuart part 4: More outdoor work

getImage — Niels “Shoe” Meulman paints a mural within sight of a former bank. Photo by Ian Cox.

In part 4 of my series of posts about this year’s Nuart Festival (here are parts one, two, and three), I’ve finally gotten to the murals and more traditional street work of this year’s festival. This year, Nuart is responsible for new murals in Stavanger by Niels “Shoe” Meulman, Ron English, Dolk, How&Nosm, Mobstr and Eine.

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October 21, 2012

Calle Esos Ojos from “Bogota Street Art”

In Bogota, Colombia, the walls don’t talk. They scream. Featuring the artwork of Bogota Street Art, a collective of four of Bogota’s most active street artists – Dj Lu, Gouache, Lesivo and Toxicómano — the recently released Calle Esos Ojos testifies to both the visual and political impact of street art in Colombia’s capital. Here are some of the images from the book:

Dj Lu has for years been altering the visual landscape of his city with his satirical stencils, targeting a range of issues from consumerism to sexism to the military.

With asymmetrical rhythms and striking colors, Gauche celebrates Bogota’s distinct multicultural mix of everyday people.

Lesivo tends to focus on the darker — or more frightening — underside of the city.

And Toxicómano is on a mission to divert the attention of passersby from commercial ads.

Along with texts – in Spanish — by noted Colombian authors, Darío Jaramillo Agudelo and Antonio Morales Riveira, the book also includes four stencil templates and 15 embossed collectible stickers.

Photos courtesy of Bogota Street Art and special thanks to Marcelo Arroyave of the Colectivo Sursystem for getting this book over to me, reminding me how much I love and miss the streets and people of Bogota.

October 21, 2012October 18, 2012

Ripo is so surreal

Ripo painted this piece, Surreal But So Real, for this year’s Avant-Garde Urbano Festival in Tudela de Navarra, Spain. Besides the obvious (Steve Powers), Ripo is probably my favorite artist juggling signpainting, muralism and graffiti. I think the great thing about this wall, like many of Ripo’s walls, is that you can look at it from a variety of distances and angles and it should still be interesting. From straight on and a distance, there’s text to read or you can just look at it for its aesthetic value and ignore the text. From an angle, at least the colors brighten up an otherwise blank walls. From close up, there are details to catch.

Photos by Ripo

October 20, 2012October 17, 2012

A wooden sculpture by 2501

2501 recently installed this sculpture made of parts of dead trees at the architectural museum in Como, Italy. The piece, In cammino per trasformarsi nell’istante presente (moving to transform into the present moment), is a surprising and I think very successful departure for 2501 whose outdoor work usually looks more like this. Here are some more photos of the sculpture:

Photos courtesy of 2501

October 20, 2012

Weekend link-o-rama

It seems that the world never slows down. I’m supposed to be on vacation and it’s been one of my busiest weeks all year, so here’s what’s been going on elsewhere across the web:

Ron English interviews Shepard Fairey.
Shepard Fariey’s show at Stolenspace in London opened this week. Here are plenty of photos.
I wrote an article for the Mural Arts Program’s blog.
Ever thought that Times Square would look a lot better covered in art instead of ads? Well so have a lot of people, and now Times Square Art Square is trying to make that vision a reality. They have a Kickstarter going to try to fund the idea.
JR has a new mural up in DC.
Le Plagiste Cie painted these charming tributes to some famous major corporations.
Doyle New York’s street art auction set a record for Margaret Kilgallen, but much of the rest of the auction went as expected.

Photo by El Curiot

October 19, 2012May 5, 2013

Stik hits Bushwick rooftop

In NYC for a few days this past week, the legendary UK-based artist Stik left his mark at Bushwick Five Points. Here are two more images:

Stik at work; mural by Concrete Jungle below

Photos by Lenny Collado, Dani Mozeson and Sara Mozeson

October 18, 2012October 18, 2012

Stinkfish in Paris

Stinkfish is letting everyone on the streets of Paris know that he’s in town. He’ll be making his way to England soon for his first London solo-show opening at High Roller Society. The show, entitled Espina, opens to the public on the 27th and runs until November 11.

stinkfish and above — Above and Stinkfish on a truck in Paris

stinkfish4 — Despite being atypical of his signature colorful and detailed portraiture, this simple black, white and red piece is the most powerful piece in the collection to me. Definitely my favorite. Juxtaposed to this, the colorful portraits even look like they’ve been overworked.

Photos by Stinkfish

October 18, 2012October 17, 2012

New murals from Gaia

phl — Gaia next to How and Nosm in Philadelphia. Photo courtesy of Gaia. Click to view large.

Gaia has recently finished two really interesting murals in Philadelphia and Baltimore.

In Philadelphia, Goldman Properties and the Mural Arts Program brought him to town to paint a portrait of Edmund Bacon, a city planner who Wikipedia tells me is considered by some to be “The Father of Modern Philadelphia.” That mural is at 13th and Sansom, right near murals by Kenny Scharf and How&Nosm.

bmore — “Arabbers” in Baltimore. Photo by M Holden Warren. Click to view large.

In Baltimore, Gaia painted a wall about Baltimore’s Arabbers, which Gaia explains:

The Arabbers are a dying Baltimore tradition of horse-drawn fruit vendors that have long been a staple of this remarkable city. I was attracted to this particular stable in the Sandtown neighborhood preparing for a documentary. These men and women define hustle, trotting along both desolate and vibrant landscapes selling their goods and making ends meet. This mural depicts four generations
starting with the great grandfather Manboy in the middle and to Fruit’s son on the top right. The arabber portraits are mixed with the logos on the containers in which their produce comes: a global economy meets a fading, tough tradition.

Photos courtesy of Gaia and by M Holden Warren

October 17, 2012

In San Juan, PR — “Los Muros Hablan” Part III: Jaz, Eyel, Pun18 and Hello Again

jaz in PR — Jaz — from Argentina — at work

During our brief visit to Puerto Rico, we had the chance to view Jaz — one of our favorite artists — at work and discover the enchanting aesthetics of Mexican artist Eyel and local artists Pun18 and Tony Rodriguez, Josue Oquendo, Aslan Uno, and Esteban Ruiz of the Puerto Rican arts collective, Hello Again. Here are some more images:

Pun-close — Pun18, close-up from completed mural

Hello again -- close — Hello Again, close-up in progress

Photo credits: Jaz and Hello Again by Lois Stavsky; Eyel by Dani Mozeson; Pun18 in progress by Lenny Collado and close-up courtesy of the artist