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Heads Up! Swoon Says You Will Die #carvedskull http://www.brooklynstreetart.com/theblog/2013/05/16/the-museum-of-curiosity-memento-mori-swoon-mike-snelle/ via @bkstreetart #streetart #mementomori #museumofcuriousity Swoon. “A Slender Thread” Hand carved human skull, Book, Paper Cut Outs, Pill Bottle. (photo courtesy © Museum of Curiosity) “It’s about wonder,” explains Mike as speaks about the dream reliquary sculpture Swoon spent a week installing, “This exhibition mixes historical objects with contemporary interpretations of the theme and brings together an extraordinary selections of artworks.” Later he rattles off a list of other curiousities guests will see that include a hippo skull, a taxidermied ostrich from 1785, and paintings and carved human skulls commissioned specifically for the show.

Heads Up! Swoon Says You Will Die
#carvedskull
http://www.brooklynstreetart.com/theblog/2013/05/16/the-museum-of-curiosity-memento-mori-swoon-mike-snelle/ via @bkstreetart #streetart #mementomori #museumofcuriousity

Swoon. “A Slender Thread” Hand carved human skull, Book, Paper Cut Outs, Pill Bottle. (photo courtesy © Museum of Curiosity)

“It’s about wonder,” explains Mike as speaks about the dream reliquary sculpture Swoon spent a week installing, “This exhibition mixes historical objects with contemporary interpretations of the theme and brings together an extraordinary selections of artworks.” Later he rattles off a list of other curiousities guests will see that include a hippo skull, a taxidermied ostrich from 1785, and paintings and carved human skulls commissioned specifically for the show.

Posted on Thursday, May 16th 2013

JR Debuts on Broadway, You Are the Star #streetart #photography #publicspace http://www.brooklynstreetart.com/theblog/2013/05/14/jr-debuts-on-broadway-and-you-were-the-star-on-this-stage/#.UZJMboLpiuU “In a New York minute, the Curtain Opens and Closes on “Inside Out” The daily snaking lines of now famous fans occupying a slice of the Times Square footprint had their last chance at the Big Time in NYC as last weeks show rolled to a close, and the large eyeball van rolled away. For days this limited engagement Broadway hit and circus-like attraction helped people in and out of the photo studio to have their portrait captured and possibly plastered directly as Street Art.” (photo © Jaime Rojo)

JR Debuts on Broadway, You Are the Star #streetart #photography #publicspace
http://www.brooklynstreetart.com/theblog/2013/05/14/jr-debuts-on-broadway-and-you-were-the-star-on-this-stage/#.UZJMboLpiuU

“In a New York minute, the Curtain Opens and Closes on “Inside Out”
The daily snaking lines of now famous fans occupying a slice of the Times Square footprint had their last chance at the Big Time in NYC as last weeks show rolled to a close, and the large eyeball van rolled away. For days this limited engagement Broadway hit and circus-like attraction helped people in and out of the photo studio to have their portrait captured and possibly plastered directly as Street Art.”

(photo © Jaime Rojo)

Posted on Wednesday, May 15th 2013

Image from the JR & José Parlá Showhttp://www.brooklynstreetart.com/theblog/2013/05/15/jr-jose-parla-the-wrinkles-of-the-city-havana-cuba/#.UZOUJ4LpiuU #streetart #graffiti #photography #painting “While in New York for his “Inside Out” project, French Street Artist and photographer JR joined with American artist Jose Parlá to exhibit photos and a couple of new pieces to celebrate their collaborations on walls in Cuba last year. “The Wrinkles of the City, Havana, Cuba” at Bryce Wolkowitz continues in the route of JR’s ongoing photography project documenting people in a given city (Cartagena, Shanghai, LA) who have endured the tests of time and have lines on their face to prove it…..” JR / José Parlá: ”The Wrinkles of The City, Havana, Cuba.” (photo © Jaime Rojo) (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Image from the JR & José Parlá Show
http://www.brooklynstreetart.com/theblog/2013/05/15/jr-jose-parla-the-wrinkles-of-the-city-havana-cuba/#.UZOUJ4LpiuU

#streetart #graffiti #photography #painting
“While in New York for his “Inside Out” project, French Street Artist and photographer JR joined with American artist Jose Parlá to exhibit photos and a couple of new pieces to celebrate their collaborations on walls in Cuba last year. “The Wrinkles of the City, Havana, Cuba” at Bryce Wolkowitz continues in the route of JR’s ongoing photography project documenting people in a given city (Cartagena, Shanghai, LA) who have endured the tests of time and have lines on their face to prove it…..”

JR / José Parlá: ”The Wrinkles of The City, Havana, Cuba.” (photo © Jaime Rojo) (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Posted on Wednesday, May 15th 2013

ROA & XAM in NYC http://www.brooklynstreetart.com/theblog/2013/05/11/street-artist-xam-has-first-solo-and-creates-project-with-ideas-city/ “Flying high with his Urban Habitat project for IDEAS CITY and the New Museum, Street Artist XAM has been creating site specific eco-friendly aviary homes in lower Manhattan on the street out where birds are most likely to see them, and use them for food and shelter. If you have the opportunity to speak with this trained archi…” (photo ROA & XAM © Jaime Rojo)

ROA & XAM in NYC
http://www.brooklynstreetart.com/theblog/2013/05/11/street-artist-xam-has-first-solo-and-creates-project-with-ideas-city/
“Flying high with his Urban Habitat project for IDEAS CITY and the New Museum, Street Artist XAM has been creating site specific eco-friendly aviary homes in lower Manhattan on the street out where birds are most likely to see them, and use them for food and shelter. If you have the opportunity to speak with this trained archi…”

(photo ROA & XAM © Jaime Rojo)

Posted on Saturday, May 11th 2013

NohJColey at Woodward Wall #streetart

NohJColey at Woodward Wall #streetart

Posted on Saturday, May 4th 2013