Street art is a type of expression that goes against the usual ideas about art and society. It’s like a rebellion, breaking the rules of the regular culture. Sometimes, it’s […]
Category: Street Art
3D Graffiti Murals: Where Street Art Comes Alive
Graffiti, initially considered a form of vandalism, has an intriguing history as an art form. It began as a subversive act of marking one’s presence in the urban environment, […]
Graffiti, Rock Art, and Murals – Artistic Expressions Through Time
Graffiti and rock art are both ways people show things visually, but they are different in how they’re used and thought about. Rock art, which is made by carving […]
Having a laugh with street art found in Chelsea
I was making the rounds in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, checking out current art gallery exhibitions, when I happened upon this stretch on West 25th Street just west […]
The Log: readymade art found in Park Slope, Brooklyn
I was walking around Park Slope in Brooklyn last weekend, and as I was walking along 14th Street, I noticed this big object on the curb, but what grabbed […]
We are Williamsburg Family
I was walking around Bushwick and Williamsburg, looking at street art murals throughout the neighborhood, when I noticed this one on Metropolitan Avenue near Leonard Street. I didn’t notice any […]
That street art looks familiar: beware of dog!
I was walking around the Lower East Side in NYC the other day, and noticed this street art image of a snarling dog below left, near the door of a […]
You Are Beautiful in Philadelphia
I noticed this street art mural of a one-eyed cyclops-like man on a wall in Philadelphia with the message “You Are Beautiful.” It was somewhere in the Center City area, […]
Yarn bombing Van Gogh Sunflowers in Philadelphia
I was enjoying a visit to Philadelphia the past couple of days, and saw this street art installation of a “yarn bombing” on South Juniper Street (below left). At first, […]
Tile mosaic on the west side of Manhattan
I love this tile mosaic, seen somewhere in the 50s on the west side of Manhattan … unfortunately, I didn’t have location services turned on at the time I took […]