Brooklyn Murals- “Standing in the Gap” Sophia Dawson and Murals for the Movement

 Art, Artists, Brooklyn Street Art, New York Street Art, Public Art, Street Art
Feb 282023
 

Standing in the Gap by Sophia Dawson (@iamwetpaint) is in the Dumbo area of Brooklyn, NYC.  It is part of Murals for the Movement, a public art initiative curated by Liza Quiñonez of Street Theory Gallery, and presented by the New York City Department of Transportation’s Art Program, in partnership with the Downtown Brooklyn + Dumbo Art Fund.

From the artist about the mural (from the information plaque)-

“The concept stems from the necessity to acknowledge the legacy of the generation that came before us that fought for our rights and freedom as we continue to contend for the destiny we deserve. It also speaks to the importance of spiritual warfare and how a battle must be won spiritually before it is won physically. — Sophia Dawson

NYC Street Art- OSGEMEOS

 New York Street Art, Street Art
Dec 162022
 

These two murals, titled EUA- Nova Iorque, were painted by OSGEMEOS in 2017. The independent project was dedicated to old and new school hip hop culture.

For more work by the twins, check out their Instagram and website.

2015 Monument Art Festival- SEGO

 Art, Artists, New York Art Shows, New York Street Art, Painting / Painters, Street Art
Nov 252022
 

For 2015’s Monument Art Festival, a dozen international artists painted murals around the South Bronx and East Harlem.

This mural, Freedom and Emancipation of the Natural World, by SEGO was painted on the wall of P.S. 171 Patrick Henry, East Harlem, near Museum of the City of New York and El Museo del Barrio.

 

NYC Street Art- Erin Ko

 Artists, Conceptual Art, Digital Art, New York Street Art, Painting / Painters, Public Art, Street Art
Nov 182022
 

Mundo Loco by Erin Ko spotted in NYC in 2020. For more of her work also check out her Instagram.

The mural has recently been chosen by MakersPlace to be part of Equal Bytes, a new artist accelerator program that aims to “recruit and onboard additional women creators to the NFT space and support the minting and sale of their first NFT”.

Until 11/20/22 you can vote for your favorite artwork on their site and be automatically entered to win one of six NFTs selected by MakersPlace from the exhibition. All of the pieces included are by first-time women NFT creators.  The ten artists who receive the most votes will be invited to participate in their Featured Creators Program.

 

New York City Street Art- Crashone and BR163

 New York Street Art, Street Art
Apr 162022
 

For more information on John “Crash” Matos and to see more of his work, check out his website.

BR163’s work can be found here.

This mural is also part of the public arts program LISA Project NYC.

Throwback Thursday- Barbara Kruger’s High Line Mural 2016

 Art, Art Shows by Location, Artists, Conceptual Art, Installation Art, New York Art Shows, Politics, Public Art, Quotes, Writers
Jun 032021
 

Barbara Kruger designed this mural, Untitled (Blind Idealism Is…) for the High Line in 2016. It is based on the quote “Blind idealism is reactionary” by Afro-Caribbean psychiatrist and political philosopher Frantz Fanon.

From the High Line website-

The original statement by Fanon, “Blind idealism is reactionary,” suggests that political and religious convictions stem from the situations from which they grow, not from the inherent nature of individual human beings. According to Kruger, the work reflects “how we are to one another” within “the days and nights that construct us.” These texts, along with Kruger’s own writings, resonate with particular potency in today’s political climate.

For more on this work at the time it was made, check out this interview with Kruger by The Intelligencer at New York Magazine.

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