Bio

"Bio, Tats Cru"

Tats Cru members — Bio, Nicer and BG183 — express their distinct creative visions in Blood, Sweat and Tears, a playful exhibit on view through Friday at TT Underground, 191 2nd Avenue in the East Village. Here is a sampling of the recent artworks on display by the legendary Bronx-based Mural Kings:

Another painting by Bio with his iconic heart

Bio

Close-ups from Nicer’s superheroes

"Nicer, Tats Cru"

"Nicer, Superhero"

A huge canvas by BG 183

"BG 183" "Tats Cru"

And one of BG183’s smaller ones

"BG183, Tats Cru"

And just a few blocks away — on Second Street off Avenue A:

Bio

"Bio Tats Cru"

Nicer

Nicer

BG183

BG183

Photos of Bio’s paintings and mural by Lois Stavsky; photos of Nicer’s and BG183’s by Dani Reyes Mozeson 

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"Jurne graffiti"

Punctuating some of NYC’s dreariest industrial blocks in the Hunts Point section of the Bronx is an array of vibrant graffiti walls. Here’s a sampling of these bold outdoor canvasses in a South Bronx district that attracts not only  local writers, but also visitors to Tats Cru’s headquarters from across the globe:

West Coast-based Jurne, close-up

"Jurne graffiti"

More after the jump!

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The weather was glorious yesterday as the huge wall on Drake Street in the Hunts Point section of the Bronx served as a canvas for some of NYC most famed writers, along with their guests, including the legendary DJ Goldie in from the UK.  Here are some images from the day:

Bio at work

More after the jump!

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