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
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
The streets of North Philly are rich with a range of public art — from commissioned murals to first-rate graffiti. The image pictured above was painted by Philadelphia-based artist Yis Goodwin aka Nosego. Several more images captured on my recent visits to Philly follow:
Brazilian artist Eder Muniz aka Calangoss, close-up from huge mural
Philly-based Septic the Outlaw, close-up
The ubiquitous Philly-based Bines
The legendary NYC writer Skeme
Veteran Philly writer Enem
Photos by Lois Stavsky
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The streets in the vicinity of North 10th off Spring Garden Street in Philly are home to an intriguing array of street art. Pictured above is the work of Glossblack, a Philadelphia-based artist with roots in graffiti. What follows are several more images — all by Philly-based artists — that I captured on my recent wanderings around one of my favorite cities.
Charles Burwell, close-up
NDA
Lauren West, close-up
Nero
Joe Boruchow, four of several works on Buttonwood Street, alongside Nero
Photos by Lois Stavsky
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