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Impressions from 2012 Welling Court

Posted on 06/21/2012 by Luna Park | 1 Comment

Olek for Welling Court 2012 (photo by Luna Park)

This past weekend’s third iteration of the Welling Court block party, organized by the tireless Alison and Garrison Buxton, was a huge success. The total number of walls now painted in this corner of Astoria has almost reached 100! Here’s a small taste of what went down on Saturday…

Toofly (photo by Luna Park)

Sheryo in action (photo by Luna Park)

Never and The Yok pieces in progress (photo by Luna Park)

Score and Flying Fortress in progress (photo by Luna Park)

Skewville piece in progress (photo by Luna Park)

Chris RWK in action (photo by Luna Park)

Veng in action (photo by Luna Park)

John Fekner & Don Leicht (photo by Luna Park)

Ellis G in the foreground w/Sinned in progress (photo by Luna Park)

Fumero in action (photo by Luna Park)

Taking in Joe Iurato’s finished piece (photo by Luna Park)

SpOne (photo by Luna Park)

Cost, Darkcloud and Keely (photo by Luna Park)

Admiring Chris Stain and Billy Mode’s work (photo by Luna Park)

Cekis (photo by Luna Park)

URNewYork in action (photo by Luna Park)

Cern’s balloons (photo by Luna Park)

Score by night (photo by Luna Park)

Click through for The Street Spot’s coverage of Welling Court in 2011 and 2010.

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Tagged ad hoc art, astoria, billy mode, cekis, cern, chris rwk, Chris Stain, cost, darkcloud, ellis g, flying fortress, fumero, graffiti, john fekner, john leicht, keely, most, mural project, never, ny, queens, score, sheryo, sinned, skewville, street art, theyok, toofly, urnewyork, veng, welling court

Bushwick Art Park

Posted on 06/05/2011 by Luna Park | 1 Comment

Some images from yesterday’s Bushwick Art Park at Factory Fresh: featuring sculptural pieces by Skewville, El Celso, Sweet Toof, Leon Reid IV, Infinity, Specter, and others & with a block-long mural by Veng.

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Posted in el celso, leon reid iv, skewville, veng

Tagged bushwick art park, bushwick open studios, el celso, factory fresh, Infinity, leon reid iv, skewville, specter, sweet toof

YO! Come out to Bushwick Open Studios today!

Posted on 06/04/2011 by Becki Fuller | Leave a comment

Skewville and Bast (photo by Becki Fuller)

Luna already covered the details in this post, but here are a few more shots of local artists preparing for this weekend’s Bushwick Open Studios and the Bushwick Art Park (today only!).

Skewville (photo by Becki Fuller)

Bast (photo by Becki Fuller)

Veng RWK (photo by Becki Fuller)

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Tagged Bäst, bushwick art park, bushwick open studios, factory fresh, h. veng smith, robots will kill, rwk, skewville

Skewville Goes Greener

Posted on 05/15/2011 by Becki Fuller | Leave a comment

photo by Becki Fuller

No matter which side of this picket fence in Bushwick you are standing on, Skewville wants you to know that the other side “ain’t greenr”…

photo by Becki Fuller

…but in just a couple of weeks one side will become a lot more beautiful when Skewville, Trust Art and Ali Ha of Factory Fresh come together for the Bushwick Art Park project. For one day (and in conjunction with Bushwick Open Studios), this artistic power trio will transform an underused and garbage-strewn street into a community sculpture park, featuring the work of Leon Reid IV, Specter, and Skewville. There will also be a brand new mural painted for the event, as well as local vendors and a corresponding group show inside of neighboring Factory Fresh Gallery.

photo by Becki Fuller

Bushwick Art Park

Saturday, June 4th from 1-7pm

Vandervoort Place, between Flushing Ave and Thames St

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Posted in leon reid iv, sculpture, skewville, trust art

Tagged ali ha, bushwick art park, factory fresh, leon reid iv, sculpture, skewville, specter

On a Personal Note…

Posted on 02/21/2011 by Becki Fuller | Leave a comment

As the proud mama of a pit bull rescued from Animal Care & Control of NYC, this breed will always be close to my heart. Sadly, for various reasons, they are also the animals the are filling the shelters of cities all around this country. Luckily there are people in this world like Tia Torres, founder of the Villalobos Rescue Center, the largest pit bull rescue and rehabilitation shelter in this country. Sadly, Villalobos is in danger of being closed down by a single, hateful woman with a prejudice against against this loyal, beautiful and loving breed as well as their handlers.

If you, like me, have a soft spot for animals, I encourage you to take 30 seconds to sign this URGENT petition to stop the closing of Villalobos Rescue Center. As of my writing this, the petition already has almost 9,000 signatures, but their goal is for 15,000. Please support these dogs and enjoy the pictures of my girl, Ava and her man, Bob:

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Posted in dan witz, shepard fairey, skewville, villalobos rescue center, yote

Tagged anxieteam, ava, bob, C15, dan witz, pit bull, pit bulls and parolees, shepard fairey, skewville, sweet toof

Becki Fuller’s 2010 Top 40

Posted on 12/31/2010 by Becki Fuller | Leave a comment

2010 has been yet another crazy year, filled with lots of change, adventure, and as always, fun. The highlight for me was the adoption of my dog Ava, who I consider to be New York’s #1 pit bull street art model. I was also very fortunate in getting to meet and spend time with some really fantastic people, such as ECB, Jef Aerosol, Sweet Toof, Ludo, and Roa, during their stays in the city. My trips to Oaxaca, Art Basel Miami, and getting to see Steve Powers bring his Love Letter project to my hometown of Syracuse were a great way to rounded out the year. After taking a look back on this year, I would like to share some of my favorite photos, people, art & events from 2010 (see Luna Park’s list here).

Have a Happy and Healthy New Year!

Photos include work of: El Mac, Retna, How, Nosm, Aryz, Veng, Themo, Deem, ECB, “Sugar Junkie”, Specter, Sweet Toof, The Dude Company, Ludo, Skewville, C215, Dolk, MOMO, Faile, Swoon, Chris Stain, Joe Iurato, Lapiztola, Dan Witz, Gaia, Elbow Toe, Sofia Maldonado, Shepard Fairey, Steve Powers, Over Under, N D’A, Broken Crow, Cern, Cekis, Jef Aerosol, Cash4, Smells, Rambo, Trusto Corp, White Cocoa, Rime, Swampy, Celso, Nekst, Paul Richard, Goya, Faro, Darkcloud, Sadue, Gen2, UFO, Roa, Cahil Muraghu, Tati, and Kid Acne

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Tagged aryz, cern, Chris Stain, dan witz, ECB, el mac, faile, how, jef aerosol, lapiztola, nosm, Retna, Rime, roa, shepard fairey, skewville, specter, Steve Powers, sweet toof, swoon

Specter Sidebusts Swoon and others

Posted on 09/07/2010 by Luna Park | Leave a comment

Specter has put up a new series titled “Unwanted Collaborations/Sidebusts”, in which he’s added to pieces on the street by Swoon, Bast, Skewville and Faile. In the case of the Swoon (above), Specter’s addition has not only breathed new life into a piece that had been badly dissed (see his website for the before & after), but also cleverly paid homage to the original piece. The other alterations are so subtle as to be almost indistinguishable from the originals.

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Tagged Bäst, faile, sidebust, skewville, specter, street art

Shots From Electric Windows 2010

Posted on 08/01/2010 by Becki Fuller | 1 Comment

Logan Hicks

Stencils on the tracks, Logan Hicks

Chor Boogie

Skewville

Elbow Toe

Sketches, Elbow Toe

Ron English

Kid Zoom

Peru Ana Ana Peru & Anera

Gaia

Mr. Kiji

Cern YMI

Joe Iurato

Big Foot

Kids get in on the fun

Ava, my street art dog model

Chris Stain

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Posted in cern, Chris Stain, joe iurato, ron english, skewville, ymi

Tagged anera, cern, chor boogie, Chris Stain, elbow toe, Electric Windows, gaia, joe iurato, kid zoom, logan hicks, mr. kiji, peru ana ana peru, ron english, skewville

Electric Windows 2010, This Saturday in Beacon, NY

Posted on 07/28/2010 by Becki Fuller | Leave a comment

Back in 2008, Open Space Gallery hosted the first installation of Electric Windows, a day of live painting, music, local food and fun, in Beacon, NY. The lineup of artists included favorites from both the street art and graffiti world such as Cycle, Pink, Ron English, Elbow Toe, Michael DeFeo, and Chris Stain. This year’s group of artists is an impressive mix of returning & new faces, many of whom I look forward to seeing in action for the first time!

ELECTRIC WINDOWS 2010
An art and music Celebration l in Upstate NY

30 artists painting live / Live music / Live screenprinting / vendors & more!
Saturday July 31st 2010
12pm to 7pm

510 Main Street Beacon NY

featuring:
Big Foot
Buxtonia
BoogieRez
Cern
Chor Boogie
Chris Stain
Chris Yormick
Depoe
Elbow Toe
Elia Gurna
Erik Otto
Eugene Good
Faust
Gaia
Joe Iurato
Kid Zoom
Mr Kiji
Logan Hicks
Lotem & Aviv
Michael De Feo
Paper Monster
Peat Wollaeger
Rick Price
Ron English
Ryan Bubnis
Ryan Williams
Skewville
thundercut

For more information and directions, check out the Electric Windows website.

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Tagged big foot, buxtonia, cern, chor boogie, elbow toe, Electric Windows, faust, joe iurato, logan hicks, michael de feo, Open Space Gallery, paper monster, ron english, skewville

Willoughby Windows v2.0

Posted on 05/16/2010 by Becki Fuller | 1 Comment

Garrison & Alison Buxton of Ad Hoc Art are back in downtown Brooklyn for the second year in a row, bringing us their latest installation of Willoughby Windows. The concept remains the same: to bring art directly to the community by creating a storefront gallery along an entire block of Willoughby Street, though the artists have changed. This year’s lineup includes C.Damage, Chris Mendoza & Pablo Power, Daryll Peirce, Faust, Hellbent, Jef Aerosol, Joe Iurato, Laura Lee, LogikOne, Ron English, Skewville, and Thundercut.