Now that the (slightly less frigid) Spring weather has arrived in NYC, you’ll be seeing me post more about the fun discoveries I come upon during my weekly Street Art Safari! How many NYC Street Artist’s works can you spot in the above photo? Clue: There are lots of them!
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Jesus god, can you believe we’ve got just two more days of 2021 to survive before we kick off another year of weirdness? Personally, I lost track of linear time a while back. Maybe take some time today to think about whether or not you’re in a better place now than you were 365 days ago. If you’re not dead, then the answer is probably ‘Yes,’ but there is no objective reality. I know that I feel fortunate to be healthy — thanks to being vaccinated plus a booster — employed, and in the company of good friends. If you’re feeling not so great, try to end the year on a high note by being thankful for what you have rather than miserable for what you have not. It’s going to be okay
Street Art @TheVelvetBandit By Photographed in the Chelsea Gallery District.
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Why is it that when artists depict lady astronauts they are always wearing a full face of make up, I ask yez. Is it to let the viewer know that the character is merely a work of fiction and could never exist in real life? Am I thinking about this too hard? Probably.
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Raddington Falls is the tag of street artist Rick Anthony Diaz (AKA Rad) who specializes in paste-ups of LEGO-Like toy figures accompanied by socially conscious messages. This Pink Melted Ice Cream Bar marks the first time I’ve seen an isolated image of his without an accompanying humanoid figure. Very intriguing.
Photographed on 3rd Avenue in the Gramercy Park Neighborhood.
Beauty (All Photos By Gail)
While most of the street art that I discover on my adventures is clearly tagged, sometimes that tag is hard to decipher, and I need some assistance identifying the artist. By connecting with artists on Instagram, I’ve learned that they all seem to know and support each other, which is cool and very helpful. If I don’t know the artist behind a work that I want to put on the blog, and the first person I ask doesn’t know, then they know someone who does.
This is how I ended up connecting with the creator of an unsigned series of works that I’ve been seeing on the streets, and documenting, since around Christmastime last year. Each of the paste-ups in this very distinctive series features one to three still life images accompanied by a one-word title, with the artist’s signature being conspicuously absent. If you live in the east village or downtown, there’s no way you haven’t seen them. All I can say is that they speak to me.
Continue reading The Story Behind A Charming Street Art Enigma: The Spray Paints Series