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José Parlá’s In Media Res at Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery

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In Media Res Concrete Walls
All Photos By Gail

Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery is currently hosting In Medias Res, the second solo exhibition of Brooklyn based artist José Parlá. The exhibition features new paintings, sculptures and a large-scale mural installation.

In Medias Res Concrete Wall Detail
Detail from Concrete Wall, Above

In Medias Res Front View

In Medias Res White and Pink Canvas

In Medias Res is a chronicle of Parlá’s life, beginning with his childhood and including his extensive travels around the world. Through choreographed, painterly works, the artist creates impressions of life-altering moments that have impacted his art making process.

In Medias Res Large Work

The artist’s distinctive method of conceptual and abstract storytelling unfolds and insists on its own vivid layers. The material densities of the works infuse the imagery with a sense of visual narration.

In Medias Res Pink Canvas

Parlá’s paintings exist somewhere between transcription and revelation – the accumulation of words, signs and markings evolve into a complex and unpredictable symphony. Time is very much at stake, and each image is an effort to demarcate the passing of time.

In Medias Res Detail

In Medias Res by José Parlá will be on Exhibit through October 18th, 2014 at Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery, Located at 505 West 24th Street, in the Chelsea Gallery District.

In Medias Res Signage

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Ferrari Art Car By John “CRASH” Matos

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Ferrari Art Car By John Matos
All Photos By Gail

Italian automotive excellence meets the art of the street in this bitchen graffiti art car by John “CRASH” Matos. The custom-painted 2005 Ferrari F 430 was on display curbside last evening in front of the Dorian Grey Gallery on East 9th Street as part of the opening reception festivities for its Strada Veloce exhibit, which opened yesterday. Strada Veloce, loosely translated, is Italian for “Fast Road.”
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Ghost & Giz Mural at 44th Street and Eleventh Avenue in Manhattan

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Ghost & Giz Mural
All Photos By Gail

While on a my way to a Fashion Week event, I spotted this very fun, psychedelic mural on the side of McQuaids Restaurant & Pub, located at the corner of 44th Street and 11th Avenue. At first, I thought it might be the work of Buff Monster, but it turned out to be by graffiti artists Ghost and Giz.

Here’s another shot.

Ghost & Giz Mural Close Up

The Mural is part of Animal NY’s Pub(lic) Art Project, which will see new murals by other street artists cycle through the space every few months. This one has been up since July, 2014.

Ghost & Giz Mural Detail
Detail

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Clay Street Art By Mr. Toll

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Conjugations of the Word Graffiti
Photo By Gail

Just in case you need to brush up on your conjugations of the verb “Graffiti.” Spotted on Wythe Avenue, Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

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The Moustache Tagger Returns to NYC!

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Mustache Tagger East 14th Street
Iggy Azalea has a Moustache (Photo By Gail)

Hey do you remember back in 2011 and 2012, when the Moustache Man was all over the city, writing the word “Moustache” in the shape of a moustache on the upper lips of models in ads in the subway and everywhere? I sure do. Well, the mad Moustache Tagger has returned, as evidenced by a tagged a row of Revolve Clothing Ads all along East 14th Street, where they are getting ready to demolish everything to put up luxury housing that no one in this neighborhood can afford. Moustache!