The walls of two factory buildings on Abington Avenue in Newark, New Jersey have recently been transformed into an exhilarating, open-air graffiti gallery showcasing a range of styles. Here are a few more images I captured while visiting yesterday:
Mesk
Era
Goomba and Goal
Ajae at work
Grope DNA
4Sakn
Emo
Tiper
Mad Hatter
Note: First image is by Torch
Special thanks to Rachel and Chris for introducing me to Newark’s thriving graffiti scene and to Torch for his passion and knowledge, who — along with Ram — made this particular Abington Avenue spot possible.
Photos by Lois Stavsky
Best-known for his sharply dressed, bowler-hatted vandal, the legendary British stencil artist Nick Walker — the first ever artist-in-residence at the Quin Hotel — has returned! Curated by DK Johnston, a series of Walker’s new artworks, along with his classic iconic stencil works, remain on view at the Quin through February 18th. What follows are a few more images of his works on exhibit:
The vandal on 57th Street across from the Quin
The vandal gets busy
The vandal leaves his mark on a pair of Louboutins
And here are a few of his huge stencil works currently on the streets of Manhattan:
In Chelsea
On the Upper East Side
In Little Italy
The Quin Hotel is located at 101 West 57th Street at Sixth Avenue.
Photos: 1 & 6 Lois Stavsky; 2 & 3 Sara Mozeson; 4 courtesy DK Johnston and 5 & 7 Tara Murray
This is the 17th in an occasional series of posts featuring images of girls — and women — who grace NYC public spaces:
Swoon in Red Hook
JR in the East Village
Gabriel Pitcher in Bushwick
Panmela Castro with Opni in the Bronx
Ramiro Davaro with JMZ Walls in Bushwick
Anthony Lister in Bushwick
Close-up of Lister’s ballerina
Photo credits: 1 & 2 Tara Murray; 3-5 Lois Stavsky, and 6 & 7 Dani Reyes Mozeson
This is the eighth in a series of occasional posts featuring some of the curious characters that surface on NYC streets:
Mike Lee in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Werc, close-up in Long Island City
Elle and the London Police on Manhattan’s Lower East Side
Buff Monster at the Bushwick Collective
Binho in Long Island City
Esteban del Valle at Welling Court in Astoria, Queens
Photo credits: 1, 3 & 5 Dani Reyes Mozeson; 2, 4 & 6 Lois Stavsky
Since its inception in 2009, Wynwood Walls has served as a rotating canvas for a stunning array of street art and graffiti murals painted by outstanding artists from across the globe. Here is a sampling of what I captured last week:
Another segment from huge mural painted by Valencia, Spain natives Pichi & Avo
Chilean artist Inti
Puerto Rico-based Alexis Diaz
French-Tunisian artist El Seed
German artist Case Maclaim, close-up
NYC-based Logan Hicks, close-up
Photos by Lois Stavsky
In collaboration with the Mana Urban Arts Project, the Bushwick Collective transformed Wynwood’s former RC Cola Factory into a Mecca of first-rate street art and graffiti. During Miami Art Week, celebrated artists from across the globe painted alongside local Miami and NYC-based artists. Here are a few more images from among the dozens of murals I saw last week while visiting Wynwood:
London-based James Cochran aka Jimmy C
London-based Shok1
NYC-based Giz RIS
NYC-based Lady Aiko
Dutch artist David Louf aka Mr June
Miami-based Hoxxoh
West Coast-based Christina Angelina
First image is a close-up from a huge mural by David Sepulveda aka Rimx
Photos by Lois Stavsky
A stylistically diverse series of portraits of musicians — ranging from Beethoven to David Bowie, RIP — can be found on NW 22nd and 1st Avenue in Wynwood. Curated by Tristan Eaton for Space 52, this mural project was presented by B&A during Art Basel Miami. Here are a few more of the beautifully executed portraits:
West Coast-based Esao Andrews does Bob Dylan
West Coast-based Richard Henderson AKA Hauser does Ralf Hutter of Kraftwerk
West Coast-based Drew Merritt does George Harrison
West Coast-based David Flores does David Bowie
West Coast-based Cyrcle does Beethoven
New Zealand-based Askew One does Billie Holiday
Opening image: Project curator Tristan Eaton’s portrait of Afrika Bambaataa
Photos by Lois Stavsky
