Headlining today’s post … an angler fish-ipede-mobile by Juan Jose Surace
On Tuesday, I spent the day exploring Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood in search of street art. As you can see, I was richly rewarded.
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A MURDER OF MURALS
Headlining today’s post … what big, sharp, numerous teeth you have by Shark Toof
There are numerous fascinating collective nouns for birds such as a commotion of coots, a conspiracy of ravens, a grumbling of wild turkeys, and a squabble of gulls. I bring this to your attention because there must be a more interesting even spellbinding phrase to describe a collection of street art pieces – rather than simply saying murals. I propose paraphrasing the collective noun for crows and say a murder of murals. Before there is any grumbling or squabbling or calling me an old coot, one has to agree the images below clearly demonstrate the artists walloped those walls and set them aflame. In a word, they murdered these murals.
JMZ WALLS, BROOKLYN
Headlining today’s post … BKFoxx for JMZ Walls
The J, M and Z metro lines run on elevated tracks above Broadway in Brooklyn’s Bushwick neighborhood. Walking along Broadway and its side streets last month, Charm City Streets encountered a collection of fascinating murals and dope graffiti.
WELLING COURT MURAL PROJECT, Part 1
Headlining today’s post … Where the Wilder Things Are by Sacsix
Eight years ago, residents of Welling Court in the Astoria neighborhood of New York City joined forces with the Ad Hoc Art Gallery to enhance their small community through public art. From its humble beginning, this annual event has mushroomed into a dazzling array of artwork created by a host of prominent muralists, street artists and graffiti writers … both from around the corner and the globe. The 2017 Welling Court Mural Project took place Saturday, June 10th.
BUSHWICK COLLECTIVE BLOCK PARTY 2017, Part 3
Headlining today’s post … Hope Flutters by MrHydde_artist
The third part of Charm City Streets’ illustrated report on the 7th Annual Bushwick Collective Block Party provides you behind-the-scene coverage of an additional 11 artists:
NEW YORK STREET ART, PART 3
Headlining today’s post … Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat fight for street art … Kobra
Today’s post features images Charm City Streets captured in late August during a walking tour of the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Williamsburg and East Williamsburg. This gallery showcases a mix of old and new work by well-known and unidentified artists.