Founded and directed by legendary Bronx graffiti artist WEN COD, Boone Avenue Walls continues to transform the historic South Bronx Mott Haven neighborhood into an open air gallery — showcasing masterful murals and mesmerizing graffiti. The mural pictured above was painted by Oklahoma City-based artist Pyramid Guy. What follows is a small sampling of artworks we captured while visiting Mott Haven:
Local style master Soze
Classic Bronx graffiti writer Ovie
Veteran writer and skateboarder Cycle
Connecticut’s masterful 3Modes, TVT
Algeria-born, NYC-based Pazzesco with his portrait of Biggie
The wildly distinctive stylist KA, detail from TVT ZOO Goosebumps production
Colombia-born, New Jersey-based Jose Bustamante aka Busta
Bolivia-born, Florida-based Ales Delpincel‘s portrait of Nas
Photos: 1-6, 8 & 9 Lois Stavsky; 7 Tara Murray
On the occasion of Boone Avenue Walls‘ tenth anniversary, dozens of local, national, and international artists brought their remarkable skills and diverse styles to the Bronx neighborhoods of West Farms and Hunts Point. The image featured above was painted by the legendary Bronx-born graffiti pioneer Chris “Daze” Ellis. Several more images of the completed murals — all captured by street art/graffiti aficionada Kristy Calabro — follow in this first of a two-part series documenting this year’s extraordinary Boone Avenue Walls,
Bronx-bred artist El Souls
Canada-born, Bronx-based artist, curator and arts educator Lady K Fever
London-based veteran writer Corze
The inventive 3Modes aka Professor M
Queens native graffiti writer and fashion designer Claw Money
Queens-born and based artist Belowkey,
The remarkable, ever-expanding Boone Avenue Walls was founded and is curated by the veteran Bronx writer WEN COD.
Photos: Kristy Calabro
