Headlining today’s post … I bet this ends up on the Web by British artist JPS
I have fond memories from my college years of staying in hostels while traveling throughout Germany and Switzerland. They provided a spartan, inexpensive way to see Europe. Inexpensive being the key deciding factor during that time period of my life.
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.
Headlining today’s post … thumbs up to Graffiti Alley
In the Station North Arts District, there is an L-shaped alleyway known as Graffiti Alley. Graff writers and street artists regularly cover these brick walls with a fresh coat of paint, because it is the only place Baltimore City legally permits graffiti.
Headlining today’s post … Fumeroism for JMZ Walls
Two years ago, JMZ Walls began. It shares a similar belief with The Bushwick Collective, that is, street art has a positive influence on a neighborhood and benefits both local community members and tourists alike.
Centered around the Myrtle Avenue-Broadway Station (which the J, M and Z subway lines share), you will find an open air gallery of rich, imaginative murals created by prominent artists from Brooklyn and the four corners of the globe.
Headlining today’s edition … Mormon 4 life
This edition of What’s Up on Charm City Streets covers the second half of 2013 and features five pieces by visiting NY street artist Zeso; two pieces by visiting Panamanian street artist Insano; a new stencil of the well-dressed Mr. Baltimore by Toven; a graffiti writer from Utah caught in the act; plus, work by other artists in Graffiti Alley.