On the occasion of Boone Avenue Walls‘ tenth anniversary, dozens of artists brought their remarkable skills and styles to the Bronx neighborhoods of West Farms and Hunts Point. This is Part II of our two-part series documenting this year’s extraordinary Boone Avenue Walls Annual Festival, founded and curated by veteran Bronx writer WEN COD. The image featured above was painted by Brooklyn writer Minus One. Several more images — all captured by street art/graffiti aficionada Kristy Calabro — follow:
Bronx-based artist and educator Lola Lovenotes
OTM Graff Crew member Image
The legendary Bronx-based artist John Matos aka Crash.
West Coast-based artist and curator Espy
Bronx-born writer and textile artist MRS
Florida-based muralist and writer Ric One
Brooklyn-based stylemaster Roachi
Photos: Kristy Calabro
On the occasion of Boone Avenue Walls‘ tenth anniversary, dozens of local, national, and international artists brought their remarkable skills and diverse styles to the Bronx neighborhoods of West Farms and Hunts Point. The image featured above was painted by the legendary Bronx-born graffiti pioneer Chris “Daze” Ellis. Several more images of the completed murals — all captured by street art/graffiti aficionada Kristy Calabro — follow in this first of a two-part series documenting this year’s extraordinary Boone Avenue Walls,
Bronx-bred artist El Souls
Canada-born, Bronx-based artist, curator and arts educator Lady K Fever
London-based veteran writer Corze
The inventive 3Modes aka Professor M
Queens native graffiti writer and fashion designer Claw Money
Queens-born and based artist Belowkey,
The remarkable, ever-expanding Boone Avenue Walls was founded and is curated by the veteran Bronx writer WEN COD.
Photos: Kristy Calabro
For the past several days, over two dozen artists — from writers to muralists — have been busily transforming a huge block along Boone Avenue at 174th Street. Here are a few more images that we captured these past two days from Writers Block organized by Wen Cod:
Mastro
Curve
Spot and Acne aka Young Socrates
Yes 1 at work
Nero aka Uncle Ro
Wen Cod, who organized the event, captured at work in the early stages yesterday morning
Rath at work
Danielle Mastrion, Lexi Bella, and Doc TC5 to the far right
Ces checks it out
Note: First image features Jersey Joe aka Rime
Photo credits: 1-4 & 6-9 Lois Stavsky; 5 & 10 Tara Murray
