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A Visit to the Green Villain: A Mecca of Urban Art in Jersey City

January 14, 2013

Just a short drive from NYC, a seemingly abandoned warehouse is home to a treasure trove of urban images — from sundry tags to stylish graffiti to wondrous murals. Based in Jersey City, the Green Villain serves as a gallery, a studio space for artists and musicians, a lounge, a showroom and more. Mesmerizing images — by both local and international artists — grace its interior and outdoor walls. Here are a few captured on our recent visit:

Newark-based Mr. Mustart, close-up from huge murals on interior walls

Serringe

Then One, Mr. Mustart and Nasko artwork — for sale

Tags, tags and more tags!

Sqew

And among the dozens of images gracing the outside —

4sakn

French writer Ezor

And currently underway are plans for the Green Villain’s first NYC event.

Photos by Lois Stavsky

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Dylan Egon at reGeneration in SoHo

January 11, 2013

Charmed by Dylan Egon’s paste-ups that surface on the streets of Manhattan’s and Brooklyn’s trendier neighborhoods, we loved viewing this Jersey City-based designer’s works currently on exhibit and for sale at reGeneration. Here is a sampling:

Table stools

She’s Found Religion (mod Victorian vanity totem)

And the iconic Petey

Presented in cooperation with the Jonathan LeVine Gallery and ABC Home Store, Dylan Egon’s splendid pieces can be seen at 38 Renwick Street, between Prince and Canal.

Photos by Lois Stavsky

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Girls on Walls, Part VII: Toofly, FKDL, Lady Aiko, Hef, Russell King, Shiro and King Bee

January 3, 2013

This is the seventh in a series of posts featuring images of girls — and women — who grace New York City’s public spaces:

Toofly on Manhattan’s Lower East Side

French artist Frank Duval aka FKDL in Brooklyn

Lady Aiko in Bushwick, Brooklyn

Hef in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Russell King on the Lower East Side

Shiro and King Bee in the Bronx

Photos by Lenny Collado, Tara Murray and Lois Stavsky; Toofly image courtesy of the artist

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Winter Mural Project at Bushwick Five Points: Stik, Zimad, Alice Mizrachi, Col, Danielle Mastrion, Bowz, Icy & Sot, Gilf!, See One & LNY

December 17, 2012

Coordinated by Joe Ficalora and See One, the Winter Mural Project brought over ten artists together this past Saturday to Troutman and Wyckoff at Bushwick Five Points. The spirited afternoon was a cause for celebration for both the talented artists and the enthusiastic spectators. Here are some images:

London-based Stik and veteran Bronx-born artist Zimad

Queens-based Alice Mizrachi aka AM

Col of the legendary Wallnuts crew– to the left of AM

Brooklyn-based Danielle Mastrion

Geobany Rodriguez aka Bowz at work; final image here

Iranian artists Icy and Sot

Brooklyn-based Gilf! at work

Gilf!

Brooklyn-based See One

Brooklyn-based LNY at work

Photos by Lenny Collado and Tara Murray

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Justseeds Artists’ Cooperative is “Sowing the Seeds of Love” at Munch Gallery with Chris Stain, Colin Matthes, Josh MacPhee & more

December 11, 2012

Committed to the transformative power of art, the members of the Justseeds Artists’ Cooperative create works that reflect a strong political and social consciousness. Currently on exhibit at Munch Gallery at 245 Broome Street on Manhattan’s Lower East Side is Sowing the Seeds of Love, the first Justseeds group exhibition in New York City. Over 20 Justseeds members have created new pieces specifically for this exhibit that continues through December 23. Many of these artists have also participated in public art projects. Here is a sampling of what is on view at Munch Gallery:

Chris Stain, Occupy

Roger Peet, Great Auks

Colin Matthes, Personal Continuous Evacuation Dwelling

Meredith Stern, Mutual Aid

Josh MacPhee, Even the Worms Must Produce

Photos by Lenny Collado, Sara Mozeson & Lois Stavsky

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Icy and Sot in SoHo and at Brooklyn’s Nu Hotel

December 7, 2012

Iranian artists Icy and Sot have been busy. In addition to gracing the exterior of the First Street trailer last weekend for the Centre-Fuge Art Project, they have been leaving their mark on the streets of Manhattan’s fashionable SoHo neighborhood and transforming walls at Brooklyn’s Nu Hotel into vibrant canvasses.

In SoHo

John Lennon

And opening tonight — NUANCE presented by the Couch Sessions and the Nu Hotel, 85 Smith Street in Brooklyn

Photos by Lenny Collado

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Winsome visions at Bushwick Five Points: See One, Hellbent, Pixel Pancho, Never2501, Shie Moreno & Reka

December 6, 2012

Artists from across the globe, along with some of our favorite local artists, have been busy this past month gracing Brooklyn’s most elegant, evolving canvas – Bushwick Five Points. Here are some pieces that have recently surfaced:

Brooklyn-based artists See One and Hellbent

Hellbent, close-up

Italian artist Pixel Pancho

Italian artist Never2501

Cuban artist Shie Moreno

Australian artist Reka

Photos by Tara Murray and Lois Stavsky

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Centre-Fuge Public Art Project — Cycle 6 — explodes with vivid colors and abstract patterns

December 4, 2012

The once-abandoned trailer on East First Street off First Avenue in Manhattan has been transformed once again. With assistance from the young members of Cre8tive YouTH*ink, a creative arts youth development organization, it currently showcases a vibrant mix of styles from over 20 artists who had participated in the Centre-Fuge Public Art Project‘s first five cycles. The following images were captured these past four days:

Iranian artists Icy and Sot at work

Beau, Icy and Sot and Samuel Ashford

Icy and Sot, close-up

Brooklyn-based artist Samuel Ashford, close-up

Jerry Otero aka Mista Oh, founder of cre8tive YouTH*ink, Moise Joseph of cre8tive YouTH*ink and Cram Concepts

See One and Yuri Valez at work

Baltimore-based Billy Mode, Jose Aurelio-Baez, See-One, Yuri Valez & photographers Kenny Rodriguez & Osvaldo Jimenez

Billy Mode and Jose Aurelio-Baez, close-up

The Muffin Man, Zera at work, DMZL and Dr. Whom

Optimo Primo

Never

Danielle Mastrion, Michael DeNicola, Lexi Bella and Fumero

Centre-Fuge Public Art Project founders and First Street residents Pebbles Russell and Jonathan Neville have announced that Cycle 7 submissions are due by 12/31. They may be sent to centrefuge@gmail.com. We are looking forward to another year of energetic public art on East 1st Street, dedicated to the memory of former East Village resident Mike Hamm.

Top image: NOIDone, Veng RWK, Cram Concepts, Chris RWK, Mastro, Never, Samuel Ashford, Icy and Sot, BEAU and Adam Kidder; photos by Lenny Collado, Tara Murray and Lois Stavsky

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Seldom-seen Keith Haring artworks at Mana Contemporary

November 30, 2012

With their universal concepts, playful imagery and distinct visual rhythms, Keith Haring’s works continue to seduce folks of all ages from across the globe. Opening this Sunday, December 2, from 1-5pm at Mana Contemporary’s huge first-floor gallery, Keith Haring showcases a collection of seldom-seen Haring pieces on a range of surfaces. Here is a brief preview:

Untitled, 1983, Acrylic on leather

Dog, 1986, painted plywood with silkscreen

Close-up

Untitled, 1982, marker on wood

And of particular interest to us New York City street art lovers are oversized metal panels originally spray-painted in 1984 on the FDR Drive

Organized by 99 Cents Fine Art, New York, the exhibit also features several of Keith Haring’s subway drawings. Mana Contemporary is located at 888 Newark Avenue, in Jersey City — just a short ride from Manhattan.

Photos by Lenny Collado and Lois Stavsky

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CYCLE at Weldon Arts in Bushwick and on NYC Streets

November 23, 2012

Long acclaimed for his iconic graffiti, infectious images, and skilled graphic design, Cycle continues to gain recognition and respect in the fine art world. His current solo exhibit at Weldon Arts, CYCLE: Myth, Science, and Color, features a range of work from bold, cartoony images to fanciful, conceptual narratives — all attesting to Cycle’s versatility and talent. Here’s a small sampling: