the Bushwick Collective

"Jerkface"

The Bushwick Collective is once again home to a range of first-rate local and global artists, as it readies for its fourth annual block party. Here are a few more images we’ve recently captured:

New Zealand-based Owen Dippie

Owen Dippie

Dublin-based Solus

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UK’s The Toasters

"The Toasters"

Mexican native Werc and Peruvian native Gera Luz

"Werc and Gera Luz"

MCA with Skize

MCA

The legendary Ghost, RIS

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The Block Party, sponsored by Kobra Paint takes place tomorrow, Saturday, at Saint Nicholas Avenue and Troutman Street right off the Jefferson stop on the L line.

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And — in addition to the art — there will be much more!

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For a wonderful introduction to the Bushwick Collective, check out this short video produced for the Tribeca Film Festival. The Bushwick Collective is also featured on the Google Cultural Institute.

Note: First photo features Jerkface.

Photos: 1-3 Lois Stavsky; 4 & 6 Tara Murray; 5 & 7 City-As-School intern Diana Davidova.

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This is the fourth in a series of occasional posts featuring the range of creatures that share our streets with us.

Rotterdam-based Eelco ‘Virus’ Van den Berg at the Bushwick Collective

"Eelco-can-den-Berg"

Miami-based Ramon Brito aka garabatoarte in Bushwick

"Ramon Brito"

Brazilian artist Eder Muniz in Bushwick

"Eder Muniz"

Rochester-based Mr. Prvrt in Bushwick

"Mr. Prvrt"

Australian artist Mike Makatron in Williamsburg

"Mike Makatron"

Dan Witz at the Bushwick Collective

"Dan Witz"

Never at Welling Court in Astoria, Queens

Never

Photo credits: 1, 4-6 by Dani Reyes Mozeson; 2, 3 & 7 by Lois Stavsky

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This is the fifth in a series of occasional posts featuring images of children that surface on NYC public spaces:

"Jef Aerosol"

Jef Aerosol at the Bushwick Collective

"Jef Aerosol"

Jerkface in NoLita

"Jerkface"

LMNOPI in Bushwick

LMNOP

Kaffeine for the Welling Court Mural Project

Kaffeine

Solus in Little Italy for the Lisa Project, close-up

Solus

Sexer in the Bronx for the TAG Public Arts Project

Sexer

Photos 1, 3, 4 and 6 by Dani Reyes Mozeson; 2, 5 and 7 by Lois Stavsky

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It’s been busy at the Bushwick Collective with new murals surfacing by local, regional and international artists. Here’s a small sampling of what’s been going down:

Mr. Prvrt — pictured above — with his new mural, and as seen, below, in Sunday’s sun

Mr. Prvrt

Bishop 203 to the left of Danielle Mastrion’s long-running Biggie mural

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Thievin’ Stephen — at work on Jefferson off Saint Nicholas

"Thievin-Stephen"

And  tomorrow — Wednesday evening — at 5pm, Tyson, a dear friend of the Bushwick Collective, is opening his doors to his new restaurant, Arrogant Swine, at 173 Morgan Avenue.

Vers

Bushwick Collective founder and curator Joe Ficalora invites the Bushwick Collective fam to head over there. Expect to dine and wine with DJ’s, fire breathers, free tattoos and more surprises, along with a newly completed mural by Sexer.

Final image by Vers; all photos by Dani Reyes Mozeson

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These past few days have been busy at the Bushwick Collective. New walls have been surfacing daily and the Collective has launched its first indoor exhibit. Here’s a bit of what we captured yesterday and Thursday:

Vexta‘s mural — as seen yesterday — and Vexta at work here

Vexta

Adam Fu at work yesterday

"Adam Fu"

Sexer‘s newly completed mural

Sexer

Solus — in from Dublin — at work yesterday

Solus

 Vers at work yesterday

Vers

FKDL — in from Paris — checks out his progress 

RKDL

FKDL inside the gallery

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Jerkface begins

"Brian Jerkface"

Jerkface inside the gallery

"Brian Jerkface"

Also on view in the gallery — located at 426 Troutman Street — in the heart of the Bushwick Collective are works by: Blek le Rat, Solus, Rubin 415, Chris Stain, Dan Witz, Zimad, Joe Iurato, Sexer, Beau Stanton and Atom.   And at tomorrow’s block party you can see and celebrate it all with live street art, bands, food trucks, a beer tent and giveaways.

Photos of Vexta, Adam Fu, Solus and Vers by Lois Stavsky; of  FKDL, Sexer and Jerkface by Dani Reyes Mozeson; gallery images of  FKDL and Jerkface by Houda Lazrak

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A range of curious characters have found a home on the streets of NYC. Here are a few in the first of our series featuring some of our favorite ones:

Zio Ziegler in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Xio Ziegler

Sheryo in the East Village

Sheryo

JC at Welling Court in Astoria, Queens

JC

Lamour Supreme in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Lamour Supreme

Reme821 in Bushwick, Brooklyn

Reme821

Sinned at Welling Court in Astoria, Queens

Sinned

QRST at the Bushwick Collective

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Mr. Penfold at the Bushwick Collective

Mr. Penfold

Photos by Dani Mozeson, Tara Murray and Lois Stavsky

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The walls at the Bushwick Collective continue to showcase a range of masterful artistic expressions. In addition to the wonderful mural featured here earlier by Sheryo & the Yok, an astonishing variety of new works —  by  local, national and international artists —  have found a home here. A sampling follows:

Puerto Rico-native David RIMX Sepulveda

Rimx

Baltimore-based Billy Mode at work earlier in the month

Billy Mode

The final mural by Billy Mode and Chris Stain

Chris Stain and Billy Mode

Baltimore-based artist Mata Ruda at work

Mata Ruda

South Carolina-based Patch Whisky

Patch Whisky

The prolific Fumero

Fumero

South Africa-based Nard Star

Nardstar

Nardstar

 Atlanta-based Trek Matthews

Trek Matthews

South Carolina-based Ishmael

Ishmael

Keep posted to our Facebook page for the latest news on the Bushwick Collective and for photos of Gaia’s new piece.

Photos by Dani Mozeson, Tara Murray and Lois Stavsky

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This is the first in a series of occasional posts featuring images of children that surface on NYC public spaces:

Chris Stain and Billy Mode at the Bushwick Collective

Chris Stain and Billy Mode

Joe Iurato at the Bushwick Collective

Joe Iurato

And at Cheryl Hazan Contemporary Art

Joe Iurato

CAW — Creative Arts Workshops for Kids — in East Harlem

CAW public art

 Iranian artist Mad in Bushwick

Mad

Icy and Sot in Bushwick

Icy and Sot

Baltimore-based Nether in Brooklyn

Nether

John Ahearn and Rigoberto Torres in the South Bronx

John Ahearn

Swoon — close-up — in Red Hook, Brooklyn

Swoon

 

Photos by Dani Mozeson, Tara Murray and Lois Stavsky

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Singapore native Sheryo and Aussie’s the Yok are back in New York City.  And that is a cause for celebration! After gracing Long Island City’s 5Pointz with their wondrous whacky characters, they got busy at the Bushwick Collective.

At 5Pointz

Sheryo and the Yok

Sheryo at the Bushwick Collective on Friday afternoon

Sheryo

Sheryo and the Yok in the early stages of the Bushwick Collective wall

Sheryo and the Yok

The Yok back at the Bushwick Collective on Saturday

The Yok

Sheryo back at work on Saturday

Sheryo

The cast of characters — as of late Saturday

Sheryo and the Yok

Photos by Tara Murray

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