Ben Eine has been spending some time painting in Mexico City. Delusional is his latest piece. Check out more from his trip on the White Walls Gallery blog.
Photo courtesy of Eine
Dal in the streets of Chelsea & at the Jonathan LeVine Gallery
We first noticed Dal’s distinct — almost-spiritual — aesthetic a number of months back when we came upon a stunning mural that he had done in collaboration with Faith47 in Chelsea. We were thrilled to discover that he is one of the artists participating in Hybrid Thinking curated by Wooster Collective at the Jonathan LeVine Gallery. Here’s a glimpse of his amazing work fashioned from his intricate play with lines that we captured on the street and on canvas at Jonathan LeVine.
If you are anywhere in the NYC vicinity, Hybrid Thinking is certainly worth checking out, as it also presents work by several other first-rate emerging street artists from around the globe including: Herakut, Roa, Sit, Vinz and Hyuro. The exhibit continues through February 11th at 529 W. 20th Street.
A proper look at Pixelpancho
Sometimes I go through the Vandalog archives and realize that I’ve neglected to post about an artist whose work I really enjoy. One of those artists is Pixelpancho. So here’s some of his recent work, but it’s definitely work checking out his flickr archives.
Photos by Pixelpancho
John Fekner for MLK Day
The Living Walls team installed the above stencil, designed by stenciling legend John Fekner, in Atlanta last week as part of a celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. I Still Have A Dream is Fekner’s first work in Atlanta. It can be found at Pal’s Lounge at 254 Auburn Ave NE on the corner of Auburn Ave and Bell Street, and was installed just in time to be seen by participants in Altanta’s 2012 MLK Day Parade. More photos are over on Streetela.
Photo by Streetela
Philly’s Harlequinade
Harlequinade has been putting up some beautiful wheatpastes in Philadephia. It’s always great to see a little something different like Harlequinade’s work in Philadelphia, where character-based stickers (fun as they are) seem to dominate the city.
Photos by Herlequinade
Year ends and new beginnings from Know Hope
Know Hope year ended his year with a mural in Altanta for Living Walls, shown above, and began the new year with an outdoor installation in Tel Aviv, shown below.
Photos by Know Hope
Hanksy — not Banksy — in the streets and in the Krause Gallery
A number of months ago a series of Banksy-like images with the face of actor Tom Hanks began surfacing in NYC. I didn’t think much of them, and thought they might be a somewhat clever way to promote Tom Hanks. I couldn’t imagine anyone even trying to spoof Banksy – one of the greatest satirists of our time! Anyway, the images are back again and this time coinciding with a gallery exhibit featuring a range of them. When I stopped by this afternoon, the space was quite busy. It looks like we – the street art aficionados or, at least, those of us who frequent galleries – are the target of this satire, and its creator may be quite clever. After I left, I overheard one passerby explain to another that there was a Banksy show at the gallery. Hanksy – not Banksy!
Here are two Hanksy images that recently surfaced on the streets of the Lower East Side:
And here are three on exhibit in the Krause Gallery @ 149 Orchard Street:
Photos by Lois Stavsky
The latest murals from Jade
A few months of Roa’s travels
Roa sent over some photos of what he’s been up to on his most recent series of travels. Well, I guess he always traveling, but here’s what he’s been up to since August or so. Continue reading “A few months of Roa’s travels”
Community Portrait: A Gabriel Specter Installation @ the JCC in Manhattan
I’ve seen and loved Gabriel Specter’s lyrical artwork on the streets of Brooklyn. But it’s a delightful surprise to see it indoors on the walls of my local community center. Specter’s portraits — inspired by members of the JCC community on Manhattan’s Upper West Side — are now on view until March 1 at the Laurie M. Tisch Gallery of the JCC @ 334 Amsterdam Avenue & 76th Street. Wooster Collective’s Marc and Sara Schiller will join Specter for a talk and a reception this Wednesday evening, January 18, at 7:30. Here are a few of the images that grace the JCC:
Photos by Lois Stavsky & Dani Mozeson