Within the last month ArtBattles local champion, Cernesto, and European ArtBattles champ, El Niño de Las Pinturas, have painted — to our delight — huge murals in the East Village and in Soho.
Cern‘s completed mural in the East Village
El Niño de Las Pinturas, completed mural in the East Village
El Niño de Las Pinturas, close-up in the East Village
Cern in Soho
El Niño de Las Pinturas in Soho
Photos: 1-3 & 5-6 Tara Murray; 4 Lois Stavsky
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While in NYC for the Fridge Art Fair, Miami-based artists Diana Contreras, Delvs and Jenny Perez graced our walls with their vibrant, infectious aesthetic.
Diana Contreras aka Didi and Delvs at work in the East Village at the 12C Outdoor Gallery, 12th Street and Avenue C
Diana Contreras aka Didi at work at 12C Outdoor Gallery
Delvs at work at 12C Outdoor Gallery
Delvs, Diana Contreras and Jenny Perez at work at JMZ Walls in Bushwick
Jenny Perez at work at JMZ Walls in Bushwick
Final piece for JMZ Walls
Photos: 1 & 6 Lois Stavsky; 2-5 Tara Murray
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The Centre-fuge Public Art Project continues its mission to transform the Department of Transportation trailer on First Street and First Avenue into a vibrant open-air gallery. These past few wintry weeks, its 16th cycle has brought an infectious energy to an otherwise cold and stark site. Here are a few close-ups:
Moody at work in mid-December — at the beginning of the current cycle
Joshua David McKenney at work
And to the right of Pidgin Doll — Marthalicia Matarrita, Michael DeNicola, Basil and Lexi Bella
Foxx Faces, Raquel Echanique and Marthalicia Matarrita
Vernon O’Meally, Lelex and Fade, AA Mobb
Arbiter, Miss Zukie, Foxx Faces, BK and Sest2
Pebbles Russell, who co-founded the Centre-fuge Public Art Project in 2012, reports that Cycle 16 will remain in effect for a few more weeks. If you would like to participate in future cycles of this project, send a sketch, along with reference images to other works, to centrefuge@gmail.com.
Final photo by Lois Stavsky; all others by Dani Reyes Mozeson
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Dorian Grey‘s current exhibit, East Village Alchemy, takes us on a magical foray through the East Village’s 1980’s street art scene presenting a range of artworks by four of its key practitioners. Here’s a sampling:
Keith Haring subway drawing, early 80’s
Paolo Buggiani, Performance Art, Unsuccessful Attack to the World Trade Center, 1983
Ken Hiratsuka, whose intricately-carved artworks have been part of our city’s visual landscape since the early 80’s
Scot Borofsky, whose symbol-based graphics graced the walls of the East Village in the 80’s
The Dorian Grey Gallery is located at 437 East 9th Street at Avenue A in Manhattan’s East Village..
Photos of artworks 2-6 on exhibit by Dani Reyes Mozeson
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The Centre-fuge Public Art Project has transformed the Department of Transportation trailer on First Street and First Avenue into a vibrant rotating open-air gallery. Here are a few more images from Cycle 15 completed last week:
Marthalicia Matarrita at work
Dasic at work
And completed
And here with Sean Gallagher and Miss Zukie
Coordinated by Pebbles Russell and Jonathan Neville, the Centre-Fuge Public Art Project was conceived in 2011 in memory of their friend, Mike Hamm.
Photos by Dani Reyes Mozeson
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Currently on view at Dorian Grey Gallery in the East Village is Strada Veloce, an intriguing exhibit largely fusing the divergent — seemingly contradictory — cultures of luxury autos and expressive graffiti. Here are a few more works (Cope2 pictured above):
Luxury car customizer and furniture designer Joe MAC Lapadula of Martino Auto Concepts
Nick Walker‘s iconic vandal
A luxurious sofa featuring graffiti by Meres One
And — in the window — a reproduction of a Ferrari painted by the legendary John “Crash” Matos
This exhibit continues through next Sunday at 437 East 9th Street between 1st Ave and Ave A. The gallery is open today — Sunday — from 12pm-6pm and Tuesday through Saturday from 12pm-7pm.
Photos 1, 2 and 3 by Dani Reyes Mozeson; photo 4 by City-as-School intern Robert Verdejo; photo 5 by City-as-School intern Tyler Dean Flores and final photo by Lois Stavsky.
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Last weekend, the DOT trailer at First Street off First Avenue was — once again — transformed into a beguiling open-air gallery. Here are a few more images:
Joshua David McKenney at work
Moody Mutz, Jeromy Velasco, Nether and Abitar
Moody Mutz at work
Jeromy Velasco and Nether
Nether at work
This cycle of the Centre-fuge Public Art Project continues through September 25, 2014.
Note: The first photo features Raquel Echanique, Al Ortiz Jr and Joshua David McKenney.
All photos by Dani Reyes Mozeson, except for Moody at work by Lois Stavsky
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Imagination in Space – a group of talented artists repurposing the use of city space as an alternative to traditional galleries – brought their vision to the East Village this past Tuesday. In partnership with London-based We Are Pop Up and NYC-based watchmaker Martenero, The Allies have launched their model of “borderless creativity” at 37 East First Street. Among the works featured are quite a few of interest to us street art aficionados. A small sampling follows:
UK graffiti pioneer Inkie
London-based Elmo Hood
Brooklyn-based Misha T
From the launch with noted culture critic Carlo McCormick in attendance (bottom, right)
And a close-up of the backyard — — transformed by Columbia’s Graduate School of Architecture students — the setting of its daily morning yoga classes
Also on view and for sale are works by NYC-based photographer Joey L, illustrator Sam Spratt and multi-media artist Yazmany Arboleda, along with Martenero‘s customized automatic watches and selections from Heidi Gardner’s esoteric jewelry designs. Perceiving its space as an alternative to traditional galleries, The Allies aims to transform city spaces into pop-up galleries — more vibrant and accessible than traditional art-sales venues. You can visit the space through Tuesday at 37 East First Street.
Photos of Elmo and backyard by Dani Reyes Mozeson; all other courtesy of The Allies
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Early last month, on some of this year’s coldest days, a group of dedicated artists — once again — transformed the exterior of East 1st Street’s once-neglected trailer into an intriguing outdoor canvas. Here are a few of the images that will continue to greet passersby through April 10:
Michael DeNicola’s tribute to the late actor Philip Seymour Hoffman
Vernon O’Meally, Edapt, Foxxface and Numb DSI
Edapt and Foxxface
Photos by Dani Reyes Mozeson and Lois Stavsky
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Tats Cru members — Bio, Nicer and BG183 — express their distinct creative visions in Blood, Sweat and Tears, a playful exhibit on view through Friday at TT Underground, 191 2nd Avenue in the East Village. Here is a sampling of the recent artworks on display by the legendary Bronx-based Mural Kings:
Another painting by Bio with his iconic heart
Close-ups from Nicer’s superheroes
A huge canvas by BG 183
And one of BG183’s smaller ones
And just a few blocks away — on Second Street off Avenue A:
Bio
Nicer
BG183
Photos of Bio’s paintings and mural by Lois Stavsky; photos of Nicer’s and BG183’s by Dani Reyes Mozeson
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