This is the sixth in an occasional series featuring images of males who surface on NYC public spaces:
Dasic at the Bushwick Collective
Connor Harrington for the LISA Project in Downtown Manhattan
Icy & Sot and Sonni for the Bushwick Collective
Sexer for the Bushwick Collective
Damien Mitchell at Welling Court in Astoria, Queens
Danielle Mastrion near Yankee Stadium in the Bronx
Photos 1 and 6 by Lois Stavsky; 2-5 by Dani Reyes Mozeson
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Particularly impressive about this year’s DUMBO Arts Festival was not only the extraordinary array of art just about everywhere, but the wide extent of community engagement and expression in public space. Here’s a small sampling:
Leaving a brief personal statement
And reading those left by others
Creating artwork with others
Or alone
Signing a Giant Get-Well Card for Humanity
Or just leaving your mark
Sponsored by Two Trees Management Company, this year’s DUMBO Arts Festival serves as a model of community engagement with art in public space.
First image is of art installation, Reflection/Kolonihavehus, forged by Tom Fruin from recycled materials.
All photos by Dani Reyes Mozeson.
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As a kick-off to a mural program that will involve Street Art 101 classes and workshops, legendary UK-based artist Nick Walker recently completed a series of seven artworks in Downtown Yonkers. In an array of spaces – from a courtyard in the historic Downtown to a nearby rooftop — Nick Walker’s signature vandal can be found, along with the first public appearance of “Les Enfants Terribles.” Here are a few more images.
Nick Walker at work
Nick’s iconic vandal
And one of its many variations
With a message from Nick
Nick signs yet another variation of his iconic vandal
And graces Yonkers with the first public view of “Les Enfants Terribles”
In this initiative, managed by local nonprofit, Community Engagement Through the Arts, a team of youth will be assembled to maintain the murals that invited guest artists create in public spaces. Plans are, also, underway for a possible collaboration between the City of Yonkers and the Bushwick Collective.
Photo credit: @fafafooie
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On our recent visit to Jersey City this past Friday, Gregory D. Edgell aka the Green Villain gave us a tour of some of Jersey City’s newest murals, including some wonderful ones that he curated. Here’s a sampling of those:
All photos by Lois Stavsky, except for Kem5, courtesy of Greg.
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A motley crew of characters, conceived by Argentine American artist Ramiro Davaro, can be found not only on the streets of Brooklyn, but — for the next few days — his Manimal Friends remains on exhibit at Williamsburg’s Cotton Candy Machine. Here are some more of his characters that have surfaced on the streets:
For Juicy Art Fest
On Scholes and Waterbury, 2013
Close-up, on Waterbury and Meserole, 2014
Outside the Cotton Candy Machine
And inside the Cotton Candy Machine — one of many, Pen and Ink, Acrylic Paint on Paper
Also on sale at the Cotton Candy Machine are signed copies of Ramiro’s colorfully illustrated new book Manimal Friends. Located at 235 South 1st Street (between Roebling and Havemeyer), Cotton Candy Machine is open Tuesday through Sunday from noon to 8pm.
Photos 1, 3, 5 and 6 by Dani Reyes Mozeson; 2 and 4 by Lois Stavsky
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For years, the former aerosol art Mecca 5Pointz was the site of a 9/11 commemorative wall that surfaced anew each September 11. This year, thanks to the efforts of Marie Cecile Flageul, the annual mural found a new home — on the corner of Bedford Avenue and Bergen Street in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Fashioned by Meres, See TF, Remiks, Sloke, Spin, Danielle Mastrion and Lexi Bella, the mural pays special tribute to noted hip-hop historian and photographer Joe Conzo for his extraordinary efforts as a NYFD firefighter on Ground Zero. Here are a few more scenes captured yesterday:
Close-up featuring Joe Conzo, painted by See TF
Danielle Mastrion at work
And giving Spin a hand here
Meres at work
And drawing his iconic lightbulb for Cydney, a local student and his newest fan
Photos 1, 3, 5-7 by Lois Stavsky; photos 2 and 4 by City-as-School intern Tyler Dean Flores
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This is the eighth in a series of occasional posts featuring the range of faces that surface in NYC open spaces:
Dasic in Bushwick, Brooklyn
Rimx and Ricardo Cabret — in progress for NY Street Gallery — on the patio outside Exit Room NY, in Bushwick, Brooklyn
Long-running ECB in Bushwick, Brooklyn
Jordan Betten in Midtown Manhattan
Alice Mizrachi in Bushwick playground
Long-running Chris Soria — created with Groundswell youth — in Red Hook, Brooklyn
FoxxFace for the LISA Project in Little Italy, Manhattan
Sexer for the TAG Public Arts Project in the Bronx
Photos: Dasic, Jordan Betten and Chris Soria by Dani Reyes Mozeson; all others by Lois Stavsky
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Promoting the Ink Master Rivals show on Spike TV, two tattooed arms have made their way onto a huge billboard on Broadway between 51st and 52nd Streets. Featured on the right side of the billboard are several eerie, brightly-hued characters fashioned by Lamour Supreme — as pictured above:
Lamour Supreme, close-ups
And the left side of the billboard showcases a crew of Sheryo and the Yok‘s delightfully zany characters:
It’s great to see work by some of our favorite artists so prominently displayed!
Photos by Dani Reyes Mozeson
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We were introduced to Esteban del Valle’s remarkable talents a number of years back at 5Pointz. We’ve since seen his deftly crafted artwork in Bushwick, the Lower East Side, Red Hook, Welling Court and recently at the 21st Precinct Art Exhibit. And in addition to forging his own artwork, Esteban has been sharing his skills and vision with youth this past summer in Brownsville, Brooklyn. Last week, the mural created by 17 young men in Groundswell’s Summer Leadership Institute, along with Esteban and his assistant artist, Jose de Jesus Rodriguez, was officially unveiled. Located at 417 Junius Street on the wall of the Food Bazaar Supermaket, it represents the best possible model for public art. At the mural’s dedication ceremony, I had the opportunity to find out from Esteban a bit more about this particular project, P. I. C. T. U. R. E. S Prison Industrial Complex: Tyranny Undermining Rights, Education and Society.
This mural is quite amazing. When did you begin working on it?
We began on July 2nd.
Can you tell us something about the process?
We spent the first two weeks researching the issue, discussing the justice system and designing our representation of it. The final four weeks were devoted to painting the mural.
Why this topic?
It’s of particular relevance to this community. We see this mural as a way to raise awareness and provoke discussion about the subject of the prison industrial complex. Some of the youth involved in this all-male Making His’tory mural team have had first-hand experience with the way the justice system functions.
How have the young muralists responded to this project?
The response has been great. We’ve had many intense discussions and we can all walk away with a sense of accomplishment.
What has this experience been like for you, personally?
It was very exciting. And it was great for all of us to see an idea executed into a reality.
Have you any personal message?
With these tools (pen and paint brush in hand), you can change your life and your community.
Elijah Barrington, one of the project’s participants, added the following to our conversation: We sweated every day to get this wall to look the way we wanted it to. I felt focused and happy, and I learned so much. I’m already looking forward to the next project.
Brief interview and photos by Lois Stavsky
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Yesterday at noon, the 14th edition of the NYC Graffiti Hall of Fame, presented by Joey TDS and James Top, was officially launched inside the famed East Harlem schoolyard on 106th Street and Park Avenue. Here is a small sampling of what went down during the early afternoon:
Bver
And earlier in the week, Tats Cru — with Crash and Nick Walker — fashioned a huge mural outside the school yard. Here are some close-ups:
The 14th edition of the NYC Graffiti Hall of Fame continues today from noon to 8pm.
Photos by Dani Reyes Mozeson
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