For our ongoing series of unsanctioned public art, we are back to Manhattan. Featured above are the prolific Qzar, Zwon and EXR. What follows are several more images of illicit artworks captured on the streets of Manhattan.
The ever-active Wombat and ICBM Crew
Distort, Werd and Brazilian writer Eneri (Irene)
Dzel, AIDS Crew
MadVaillan and Sokem
Riot, AVL
ZigZag, Wombat, Notice 44K and more
Post and photos by the Pushing It Forward Collective
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Flowing with rhythm and cadence, the current installation of murals at Underhill Walls is a delightful salute to music and musicians. The frenzied “Muppet Show” featured above was painted by veteran artist Phetus 88. Several more images from the most recent iteration at Underhill Walls follow:
Multimedia artist Zimer does Bob Dylan
Bronx native Andre Trenier does Diana Ross
Queens native Jeff Rose King does Puerto Rican rapper and singer Tego Calderón
Dominican Republic native Kelvin Morel aka Kam does Elvis Presley
Multidisciplinary artist Marissa Molina paints “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill”
Bronx-based Aída Miró does Mary Blige
Founded and curated by Jeff Beler, Underhill Walls is a non-profit public art installation located at the corner of St. Johns Place and Underhill Avenue in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn,
Photos: Lois Stavsky
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On my recent visit to Welling Court and its immediate environs, I was greeted by dozens of new murals that continue to bring beauty and intrigue to this distinctly diverse Astoria, Queens neighborhood. The image featured above — “a nod to all the delivery guys through rainy and sunny days” — was painted by Brooklyn-based, Beijing-born muralist, illustrator and educator Peach Tao aka peacheeblue. Several more images captured this past Sunday follow:
New York-based muralist and illustrator Annabelle Popa
Colombia-born artist Luch in his distinct style that that “symbolizes the duality between the beauty and fragility of everything around us.”
West New York, NJ-based Black Box Art Studio artists Eduardo Jimenez aka Yoskills and Misael Morales aka Loky Oner, close-up from huge collaborative mural
Local self-taught Filipino artist Jason B at work on his Astoria, Queens logo
Astoria, Queens-based cartoonist and painter Matt Furman
Bronx native illustrator and painter Demetrius Felder
The veteran NYC graffiti writer Wore One
Currently curated by a diverse collective of local residents, Welling Walls — as the community-based arts project is now termed — will continue the tradition of hosting annual block parties, as well as beautifying its environs.
Note: Keep posted to the Street Art NYC Instagram and Threads for more images of recently-surfaced walls in Welling Court.
Photos by Lois Stavsky
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The 14th Annual Bushwick Collective Block Party brought a wonderfully diverse array of local, national and international artists to Brooklyn’s iconic outdoor gallery. The image featured above — a masterly fusion of realism and graffiti — was painted by Lima, Peru native Roberto Seminario aka Sef1. A tribute to Bushwick Collective founder and curator Joe Ficalora, it portrays Joe as a child, playing with his cousin Frank — with Joe’s mother in the background. Several more images from the Bushwick Collective‘s new walls follow:
Sef1 captured earlier at work
Newark-born artist Andre Leon aka Contrabandre does the legendary Rakim
Brooklyn-based multidisciplinary artist Huetek’s tribute to Static, D-stroy, Termanology and Nems
Gigstar and Minus One paint “Clash Of The Titans” — dedicated to CAE4
Dutch artist Tymon de Laat, “Break ICE and Make Waves,” featuring Gumskie, a Filipino surfer
Pittsburgh-based Ashley Hodder returns with her distinctly dreamy flair
French artist Enzo‘s sublimely conceived otherworldly mural
Note: Keep posted to the Street Art NYC Instagram and Threads for more images of recently-surfaced walls at the Bushwick Collective.
Photo Credits: 1, 3-8 Lois Stavsky; 2 Tara Murray
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Under the curatorial direction of Jonathan Neville, First Street Green Art Park continues to be home to a wondrously diverse array of local, national and international artists. The delightfully intriguing image pictured above was painted by the Amsterdam-based artist Ottograph. What follows is a close-up from Ottograph‘s mural and several more photos of artworks currently on view at First Street Green Art Park.
Detail from Ottograph mural
Queens-based Turtle Caps and UK native Klonism
Colombian artist Yurica Uno and Queens-based Chris Cortes
Brooklyn-based Lexi Bella does Volodymyr Zelensky
Bronx-based El Souls and NYC/VA artist Humble Makes Art
NYC-based Colombian artist Osk
Bay Area-based artist Steel MSK
Photo credits: 1, 3-5, 7 & 8 Lois Stavsky; 2 & 6 Tara Murray
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The striking image featured above was fashioned by the noted duo Faile — multimedia artists Patrick McNeil and Patrick Miller. It has been part of Long Island City’s visual landscape since fall, 2022. Several more images of girls currently gracing NYC walls follow:
Bronx-born and bred Andre Trenier does the esteemed late African American writer Zora Neale Hurston
The legendary Lady Pink with community artists in Astoria, Queens, close-up from huge mural
California-based Mexican artist Cova at the Bushwick Collective
The wonderfully talented BK Foxx, in Bushwick
Pittsburgh-based Ashley Hodder does artist Wavy Wednesday at the Bushwick Collective
Multidisciplinary Spanish artist Tirso Paz aka Bublegum at the Bushwick Collective
Photos: Lois Stavsky
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A new Tats Cru mural at their usual spot on East 2nd Street off Avenue A is always a cause for celebration. And when the legendary British artist Nick Walker joins the talented native Bronx artists, it’s even more festive! The image pictured above features Bio‘s signature heart. Additional images from the newly painted mural follow:
Bio and Nicer with neighborhood passersby
Tats Cru collaboration
And UK native Nick Walker
Photo credits: 1 – 3 Lois Stavsky; 4 & 5 Tara Murray
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As we continue our monthly posts of illicit graffiti, we are back to the streets of Queens. Pictured above are: Wevs429, Dase, Oldeath, Angr and South LNE. What follows are several more images of unsanctioned graffiti captured in Queens public spaces:
Tocer and Anso LNE
Kitty and Degrupo
Kempe and Cros
Mer
Gour
Loom
Post and photos by the Pushing It Forward Collective
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The shutter featured above was painted by the veteran Parisian stylemaster Seb Gorey in Ridgewood, Queens. What follows are several more images of gates as we resume this occasional series of NYC street art shutters.
Artist and educator Katie Reidy at the BedStuy Walls Mural Festival in Brooklyn
Staten Island-based graphic designer Sharpy
NYC-based Key Detail in Ridgewood
The iconic “Wild Style” logo — originally designed by the late Tracy 168 — at the Bushwick Collective
Veteran writer BC at Boone Avenue Walls in the Bronx
Sebs in Ridgewood, Queens
Photos: Lois Stavsky
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The face featured above — a segment of a larger mural — was painted by New Jersey-based veteran writer Raul Rubio aka Sue Works in collaboration with style master Aesop One this past summer at Boone Avenue Walls in the Bronx. Several more images of faces recently captured on NYC public spaces follow:
Queens-native Zimer does Alicia Keys outside the Ridge Hotel on Manhattan’s Lower East Side
NYC-based contemporary artist Cody James at BedStuy Walls Mural Festival in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn
Queens-based Mexican writer, muralist and tattooist El Onel at Welling Court Mural Project in Astoria, Queens
Japan-born, NYC-based self-taught graphic artist Kosuke James at Welling Court Mural Project in Astoria, Queens
Pittsburgh-based artist Ashley Hodder does artist Wavy Wednesday at Welling Court Mural Project in Astoria, Queens
Brooklyn-based multidisciplinary artist Huetek. in Ridgewood, Queens
Photo credits: 1 Tara Murray 2-7 Lois Stavsky
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