Despite the many changes in Philly’s West Kensington neighborhood, the walls along North 5th & Cecil B Moore continue to host a huge range of striking, first-rate graffiti murals. The image pictured above is the work of the gifted Philly-based Colombian artist Busta. Three more adjacent murals — all on the theme of the greek myth “Jason and the Argonauts” — follow:
Veteran graffiti writer Sew
Philly-based Spanish artist Saoka
Philly-based Spanish artist Imse
And a newly-fashioned nearby wall by Philly graffiti stylist Esteme
Photos: Lois Stavsky
When visiting North Philly’s graffiti mecca over at 5th and Cecil B Moore last month, its curator, Tameartz, suggested that I continue walking along Cecil B. Moore Avenue until I reach Hancock Street. And I’m so glad that I did, as near completion was a treasure trove of adjoining magical murals. Featured above is multimedia artist, designer and Sharktown Walls curator Alloyius Mcilwaine. at work. Several more images captured that evening follow:
Sean Lugo in collaboration with Alloyius Mcilwaine
Greta Maletsky, “Mahākāla,” to the left of Seven aka The Love Renegade, “Love Yourself”
Leon Rainbow of Trenton’s Jersey Fresh Jam fame
Large segment of huge collaborative wall fashioned by Naythan Anthony, CAV aka Raw Sol, Seip, & Kyle Boich
Collaborative mural painted by Busta, Seper and John Zerbe
Sharktown Walls was produced in partnership with Prism Studio and Colorspace Labs.
Photos by Lois Stavsky
Managed and curated for over 20 years by the talented and dedicated Kensington resident Christian Rodriguez aka Tameartz, the walls along North 5th Street & Cecil B Moore Street consistently host stylishly striking graffiti fashioned by local, national and international artists. The image featured above was painted by Philly-based Colombian artist Busta. Several more images captured while visiting Philly last month follow:
Spanish artist Saoka
Spanish artist Imse
NYC-based Adam Fu and Los Angeles-based Yanoe
And a BODE-inspired production fashioned by TNS members Ant5, Monk, Cash88 and Tameartz — with background and characters by Cash88 and Tameartz — captured at dusk
Also at this site at the relatively new community park, Sunflower Philly, is an amazing array of collaborative works created by youth, many in collaboration with the artists featured here.
Photo credits: 1, 2 & 6 Sara C Mozeson; 3-5 & 7 Lois Stavsky
Always a treasure trove of first-rate graffiti, North Philly’s 5th Street and Cecil B Moore, along with its immediate surroundings, has expanded since my last visit. There are now additional walls — curated by Tameartz — in the new performance and event venue, Sunflower Philly. Featured above is the work of Philly-based Saoka DRR with Imse DBR to his right. What follows are several more murals that I came upon last week in the general location:
Busta, Imse, Desilmula, Michael Pistash and Tameartz
Seoz
Rams
Medic
Alex25 and Veer
Easy B2B
Photos by Lois Stavsky
