Joseph Meloy

A diverse range of work from dozens of artists is currently on view at Heath, a gem of a gallery housed in a landmark townhouse at 24 West 120th Street in Harlem. Among the artworks — all 6 inches by 6 inches — are many by artists who also share their works in public spaces. Here is a sampling:

Harlem-based artist and curator Royce Bannon — whose iconic monsters can be found just about everywhere in NYC

Royce Bannon aka Choice Royce

NYC-based TMNK who maintains an active presence both on NYC streets and galleries world-wide

TMNK aka Nobody

Lower East Side-based graphic designer and painter BlusterOne 

BlusterOne

One of Jenevieve’s intriguing urban landscapes

Jenevieve Reid

And another cityscape — this one by the prolific Joseph Meloy 

Joseph Meloy

Curated by Mike McManus, the exhibit continues through May 10.

Photos by Lois Stavsky

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A range of faces surface daily on NYC’s public spaces — from RAE’s offbeat, endearing characters to JR’s remarkable Inside Out NYC project. Here are a few:

RAE in Manhattan

RAE

Youth Waste in Brooklyn (with Werds on top left)

Youth Waste

Veng at Welling Court in Astoria, Queens

Veng

The Yok in Brooklyn

The Yok

Ewok in Bushwick

Ewok-street-art-in-Bushwick-Brooklyn-NYC

Joseph Meloy in Manhattan

Joseph Meloy in Manhattan

Aimee Cavazzi in Manhattan

Aimee Cavazzi

JR’s Inside Out NYC Project in Times Square

JR

JR

 Photos by Dani Mozeson, Tara Murray and Lois Stavsky

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We returned this week to one of our favorite East Village spots — East First Street off First Avenue — where a once-abandoned trailer now boasts a range of crisp, expressive images. With Cycle 7 now complete, this is what we captured:

Matthew Denton Burrows

Matthew Denton Borrows

Hellbent

Hellbent

Joe Iurato

Joe Iurato

Joseph Meloy and Nicholai Khan 

Joseph Meloy and Nicholai Khan

Yuki

Yuki-for-centre-fuge-public-art-project

The current installation will remain through May. Submissions for Cycle 8 are due by April 1 and can be submitted to Centrefuge@gmail.com, Images of Cycle 7 in progress can be seen here.

Photos by Dani Mozeson & Tara Murray

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Joseph Meloy & Nicholai Khan

East First Street near First Avenue in the East Village/Lower East Side is the place to be this week as the Centre-fuge Public Art Project begins its second year of transforming a once-abandoned trailer into a showcase of urban art. These images of works-in-progress were captured yesterday:

NYC native Joseph Meloy at work on his distinct post-graffiti style that he labels Vandal Expressionism

Joseph Meloy

Queens-based Nicholai Khan fashions a school bus as tribute to NYC’s striking school bus drivers

Nicholai Khan

Brooklyn-based Hellbent with his enchanting geometric rhythms 

Hellbent for Centre-fuge

Peeking into Hellbents’s black book

Hellbent black book

Graphic artist Matthew Denton Burrows conceives an intriguing character

Matthew Denton Burrows

Hellbent and Matthew Denton Burrows side by side

Hellbent and Matthew Burrows for Centre-fuge Public Art Project

Japanese painter and muralist Yuki brings her graceful aesthetic to the scene

Yuki for Centre-fuge

The wonderfully talented Joe Iurato will be on board tomorrow.  StreetArtNYC will feature images of the completed trailer next week.

The Centre-Fuge Public Art Project was conceived in 2011 by First Street residents Pebbles Russell and Jonathan Neville in memory of their friend, Mike Hamm.

Photos by Tara Murray

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