Stickers are having their day! Just about any walk through any of NYC’s five boroughs is certain to delight the sticker aficionados among us. Featured above is the ubiquitous Cheer Up. Several more stickers seen on my meanderings around the streets of the Big Apple follow:
Chris RWK (bottom) collabo w/anonymous artist and another artist to be identified
Doaz and Zero Productivity collabo
Eye Sticker goes blue in Brooklyn!
Roycer and Matt Siren
Photos: Lois Stavsky
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Currently on view at Woodward Gallery on Manhattan’s Lower East Side is “The Eyes Have It,” a delightful exhibition showcasing several contemporary artists’ interpretations of eyes, as distinct elements of larger images. Among these artists are many well-known to us street art and graffiti aficionados. The untitled image above was fashioned with enamel on canvas in 2019 by the legendary Bronx-based artist John Matos aka Crash. Several more diverse renderings of eyes follow:
Brooklyn-based Moody Mutz, “Berries and Grapes,” 2015, Acrylic on canvas
Hudson Valley-based Cosbe, “My Madonna Dot Com,” 2020, Mixed media on canvas
Lower East Side-based Chico, “Gene Simmons, Kiss Eyes,” ca. 2012, spray paint on plywood
Philly-based stikman, “133 Eldridge Street stikman,” 2010, Painted wooden cutout adhered to wooden board
The late, legendary Canadian artist Richard Hambleton, “Shadow Head Portrait,” 1997, Acrylic on paperboard and found frame
Daytime view
Nighttime view
This exhibition continues at Woodward Gallery, located at 132A Eldridge Street on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, through July. You can view the works in the gallery’s street-level windows 24/7 or by appointment by contacting Art@WoodwardGallery.net.
Photo credits: 1-5 and 8 courtesy Woodward Gallery, 6 & 7 Lois Stavsky
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Featured in Woodward Gallery’s current exhibit Potentia Trium, along with works by Thomas Buildmore and Terence Netter, are over two dozen variations of our beloved stikman. Representing an extraordinary range of imaginative styles and genres fashioned from sundry materials — many recycled — the artworks remain on display through December 22.
One of many on paper, Mixed media
Collage on paper series, with Terence Netter on left and Thomas Buildmore on right rear
Small Concrete Painting, Mixed media
Bird Garden Shelter, Mixed media
Stiks, Stone, Metal, Mixed media
A larger segment of the huge installation in the rear room
Woodward Gallery is located at 133 Eldridge Street between Broome and Delancey Streets. Hours are Tuesday-Saturday: 11:00 am – 6:00 pm; Sunday: 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm and by appointment.
First image: Maybe He Always Looks the Same. but It’s Us that See Him Differently, Close-up, Mixed media
Photo credits: 1-6 Dani Reyes Mozeson; 7 John Woodward
Note: Check here for more of stikman now on view at Woodward Gallery — as captured by Kendall Whitehouse.
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Even the pavement speaks here in NYC — with everything from intriguing images to poetic prose to political messages. Here’s a sampling:
Hunt Rodriguez in Bushwick
stikman in Chelsea
A political statement in Williamsburg
Chris and Veng RWK in the East Village
An excerpt from The Bell Jar, the only novel penned by the acclaimed American poet and writer Sylvia Plath
Anthony Lister in Bushwick
Unidentified stencil art on Chelsea sidewalk
A reference to Gaza on the Upper West Side
And a political statement in Bushwick
Photos — 1, 2, 6-9 by Lois Stavsky; 3 – 5 by Dani Reyes Mozeson
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Woodward Gallery‘s first exhibit of 2015 presents a wonderfully diverse selection of works in a range of media by 20 contemporary artists. Among those artists featured are several with special appeal to us street art aficionados, as their artworks have also surfaced in public spaces. Here’s a sampling:
Moody, Mixed media on album cover, 2015
Darkcloud, The End Times, Spray paint, enamel and resin on foam core, 2014
Darkcloud, close-up
Kenji Nakayama, Naked Lunch, Acrylic on wood, close-up, 2012
Cycle, Rex vs Rex, Acrylic on canvas, 2013
stikman, Threaded, Acrylic on plexiglass, 2014
Richard Hambleton, (L) Malibu Seascape, 1986 and (R) Dancing Shadowman, Acrylic on paper, 1983
Woodward Gallery is located at 133 Eldridge Street on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. It is open Tuesday – Saturday 11-6pm and Sunday from 12-5pm.
Photos credits: 1 & 3 City-as-School intern Zachariah Messaoud; 2, 5 & 7 courtesy Woodward Gallery; 4 Lois Stavsky & 6 Dani Reyes Mozeson
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Huge fans of stikman — in all his permutations — we were delighted to discover how active he’s recently been in Little Italy, particularly on Mulberry Street. Here’s a sampling of what we discovered this past week:
And his homage to Dr.Seuss, whose very first children’s book was And To Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street
With an earlier 3-D variation peering from the rear left
And lurking behind bars
Photos 1, 2, 4 and 6 by Lois Stavsky; 3 and 5 by the acutely observant City-as-School intern Robert Verdejo
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This is the fifth in a series of occasional posts featuring the range of curious characters that have found a home on NYC streets:
Buff Monster in Little Italy
Federico Massa aka Cruz in Bushwick
Nepo in Bushwick
Nemo — in from Italy — in Williamsburg
Pose in SoHo
stikman in SoHo
Unidentified artist in Brooklyn
Claw Money in Midtown Manhattan
Photo of Pose by Lois Stavsky; all others by Dani Reyes Mozeson
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Woodward Gallery launched its 20th Anniversary in early January with the group exhibition Sur-Real, a fantastical foray into the subconscious. And, alongside such notable artists as Margaret Morrison, Robert Rauschenberg, James Rosenquist and Andy Warhol, are some of our favorites who continue to maintain a presence in our streets. Here’s a sampling of what can be seen at 133 Eldridge Street on Manhattan’s Lower East Side through February 22nd:
NoseGo, Daily Spontaneous Excursions
Kosby, Knee Deep
Thomas Buildmore, A Funeral for Both of Us
Kenji Nakayama takes us inside Albert Einstein’s mind
And stikman is encaged
Photos of artworks by Lois Stavsky
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On view this evening from 7-11pm at 17 Frost in Williamsburg, Brooklyn is October Surprise. Curated by Jason Mamarella, aka d.w. krsna, it features works by some of our favorite artists who are active both on the streets and in their studios. Here’s a brief sampling:
Jason Mamarella, aka d.w. krsna, close-up (look carefully!)
And here’s a close-up from WC Bevan — who works with ink he creates on paper recycled from abandoned spaces
Photos of artworks by Lois Stavsky
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From Paul Richard’s elegant gentlemen to Dceve’s stylish tags, the images that surface on NYC’s pavement intrigue:
Another one by Paul Richard
The itinerant Swamp Donkey aka Swampy
Close-up of extraordinary piece by the wonderfully talented David Ellis
The iconic UFO
The elusive stikman
And stylish writing by Dceve of the legendary Smart Crew
Photos by Dani Mozeson, Tara Murray & Lois Stavsky
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