Within the same 10-block radius of Bushwick’s vibrant graffiti walls are some of NYC’s most expressive street art pieces. While many are fashioned by locals, others are the work of artists from abroad who leave their mark on Bushwick’s walls. These range from C215’s 2009 seductive stencils – some of which we’ve only recently uncovered — to huge pieces by ROA on some of Bushwick’s grittier walls.
C215

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The walls of Bushwick, Brooklyn — off the L train’s Morgan Avenue and Jefferson Street stops — have become a canvas not only for the most innovative street art to surface in NYC, but also for some of its freshest writing styles.
Deem and Rubin415

Rubin415

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Faile’s vibrant, bold mural on the corner of the Bowery and Houston Street, installed in late October, continues to capture passersby daily. A few blocks south at Opera Gallery NY, some of their small work — ranging from simple portraits to riveting collages — can be seen in the group exhibit Making Faces through February 19th.
On the Bowery and Houston, installation close-up, fall 2011

At Opera Gallery NY

photos by Dani Mozeson & Tara Murray
Based these days in Brooklyn, New York, Imminent Disaster has been gracing NYC walls and galleries with her exquisite wheatpastes, woodcuts, intricate paper cuts and screen prints for the past few years. Here’s a glimpse of both:
In Red Hook

In Bushwick

At KESTING/RAY through February 5th at 30 Grand Street in NYC’s SoHo district

Photos by Street Art NYC
An early master of the graffiti movement, Daze’s first pieces surfaced on the walls and trains of NYC in the late 1970’s. Since, his artwork has been exhibited internationally and can be found in the permanent collections of museums around the world. Yet, Daze still gets up in the streets, where his work was recently spotted in the South Bronx and in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
In the South Bronx


In Greenpoint

photos by Street Art NYC & Samantha Sabatino
While Roa’s huge, wondrous black and white murals continue to grace massive walls in New York City, one of his smaller pieces can be seen mounted onto the walls of the Jonathan LeVine Gallery in Manhattan’s Chelsea gallery district. Hybrid Thinking a group exhibition curated by Marc and Sara Schiller of Wooster Collective, features Roa’s signature animals painted on multiple panels. We were riveted.
In Williamsburg

In Bushwick

At the Jonathan LeVine Gallery

With doors open

photos by Street Art NYC
Some of the most mesmerizing and enigmatic pieces by the Perre twins aka How and Nosm can be found on the walls of Hunts Point’s industrial district in the South Bronx. Here are a few close-ups:



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Amidst the weathered bombs, tags and memorial walls on one of Bedford-Stuyvesant’s bleakest blocks, we came upon this fresh piece by Brooklyn-based street artist, Specter:

Photo by Street Art NYC
Legendary Chilean artist Nelson Rivas aka Cekis has been busy in Brooklyn, gracing the streets of Clinton Hill and downtown Brooklyn with his signature characters and bright hues.
In Clinton Hill — in progress

In downtown Brooklyn

Photos by Street Art NYC & Dani Mozeson