While in London this past week, I came upon several alluring faces of females on and off Brick Lane. Pictured above is by London-based Mr. Cenz. Here are several more:
London-based Carleen de Sozer, who defines her art as Afrofuturism
London-based Ghanaian artist Neequaye Dreph Dsane known as Dreph
The masterful French artist C215
UK-based Paul Don Smith
Photo credits: 1-4 Lois Stavsky; 5 Sara C Mozeson
The following post is by Houda Lazrak, a contributor to StreetArtNYC and an M.A. candidate in Museum Studies at NYU:
San Lorenzo, an up-and-coming art district in Rome, is home to a wide range of street art, including a block-long mural by Italian artist Alice Pasquini and a number of poignant stencils. Here are some of the pieces — many timeworn — that I captured.
French artist C215
Unidentified artist — with a message
Italian artist Solo
Unga of the Israeli Broken Fingaz Crew
West Coast-native Above
Note: The first image features a segment from Alice Pasquini‘s huge mural painted adjacent to a school.
All photos by Houda Lazrak
Continuing through October 3 at Chelsea’s Azart Gallery is More than Words, co-curated by Melissa McCaig-Welles and Latifa Metheny. Presenting a range of artworks fusing text and images, the exhibit features a wonderfully eclectic mix of styles, sensibilities and cultures. Here is a sampling of the works:
Brooklyn-based Canadian painter Tim Okamura
Brooklyn-based Moroccan artist Rocko, close-up
Queens native Greg Lamarche aka SP.ONE
Vitry sur-Seine-based French artist C215
Azart Gallery is located at 617 West 27 Street in Chelsea and is open Tuesday through Saturday from 11 am to 6 pm.
Note: The first image, I Am Baghdad, is by New York-based Iraqi artist Ayad Alkadhi.
Photo credits: 1-3 & 5 Dani Reyes Mozeson; 4 Lois Stavsky
The following post is by Houda Lazrak, a contributor to StreetArtNYC and an M.A. candidate in Museum Studies at NYU.
In coordination with the street art festival JIDAR Toiles de Rue, the recently opened Museum Mohamed VI of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rabat, Morocco is currently hosting the exhibit Main Street. Curated by Nicolas Couturieux, it features original artworks and installations from a range of celebrated local and international artists.
Also by C215 from France who drew his inspiration from the people of Morocco
German native Case Maclaim
French artist Tilt — inspired by a Moroccan motorcycle
New York-based Ron English
Moroccan artist Simo Mouhim
Toulouse, France native Miss Van
The exhibit continues through December in the museum’s lower level.
All photos by Houda Lazrak
Within the same 10-block radius of Bushwick’s vibrant graffiti walls are some of NYC’s most expressive street art pieces. While many are fashioned by locals, others are the work of artists from abroad who leave their mark on Bushwick’s walls. These range from C215’s 2009 seductive stencils – some of which we’ve only recently uncovered — to huge pieces by ROA on some of Bushwick’s grittier walls.
C215
More after the jump!