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Os Gemeos and Futura Mural at PS 11

Os Gemeos and Futura Mural
All Photos By Gail

I pass this mural often on the way to the Chelsea Art Galleries, but yesterday was the first time I’ve stopped long enough to photograph it. A collaboration between Brazilian Street Artists and twin brothers, Os Gemeos, and American graffiti artist Futura, this fun piece went up in early 2015. Continue reading Os Gemeos and Futura Mural at PS 11 →

Os Gemeos Tagger Mural on Houston Street

Os Gemeos
Photo By Gail

The Brazilian twins and street artist duo known as Os Gemeos have put up this fun mural on Houston just West of Bowery, which shows one of their signature characters tagging the building with the name Os Gemeos. Very meta indeed!

Os Gemeos B-Boy Mural on 2nd Avenue

Os Gemeos Mural 2nd Ave
Photos By Gail

The Brazilian mural artists – twin brothers – known as Os Gemeos have painted another one of their epic murals in the East Village on the south-facing facade of 26 Second Avenue at 1st Street, on the vacant lot that formerly housed one of the of rare gas stations that you never see in the city. The mural went up around the third week of August. Continue reading Os Gemeos B-Boy Mural on 2nd Avenue →

Kobra’s Warhol and Basquiat Mural, Williamsburg

Warhol Basquiat Mural By Kobra
Photo By Gail

Now that summer is here, a warm, sunny day is the perfect time to go on a Street Art Safari around the neighborhoods of Williamsburg and the adjacent Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Just take the L Train from Manhattan to either the Bedford Avenue or Lorimer Avenue stops and you’ve got an urban Wonderland that’s yours to freely explore. Recently, we spotted this colorful piece by Brazilian mural artist Eduardo Kobra on North Ninth Street just east of Bedford Avenue and instantly recognized it as an homage to one of the 1985, black-and-white portrait photo’s by Michael Halsband (see below), which captured Jean-Michel Basquiat and Andy Warhol wearing Everlast shorts and boxing gloves. Continue reading Kobra’s Warhol and Basquiat Mural, Williamsburg →

Eye On Design: Vermelha Chair By The Campana Brothers

Vermelha Chair
All Photos By Gail

For the famed furniture designers, brothers Fernando and Humberto Campana, startling materials are a hallmark of their design practice. Often evoking the rich street-market culture of their native Brazil, they utilize everyday elements in unexpected ways, such as this looped red cord for the opulent pile upholstery of this Vermelha (Red) chair (2007). Continue reading Eye On Design: Vermelha Chair By The Campana Brothers →