Stikman (photo by Luna Park)
Walking around the vicinity of Williamsburg’s Pandemic Gallery, where Stikman recently had a show, I recently discovered a couple of new and amusing wheatpastes. This one reads:
Her: She wants that pile of sticks instead of you…?
Him: I told her to choose… him… or me.
Stikman (photo by Luna Park)
And then there’s He’s Looking for People Who Like to Draw…
Stikman (photo by Luna Park)
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Stikman at Pandemic Gallery (photo by Luna Park)
I couldn’t be happier that Stikman, one of my favorite street artists, will be opening a show of all-new work at Brooklyn’s Pandemic Gallery tomorrow night. Titled “20″, the show marks an astonishing twenty year career of installing his now iconic stikmen characters on the streets. His ability to reinvent the stikman figure in new mediums and willingness to experiment with different configurations is seemingly boundless. Because the pieces are never the same, they are a challenge to find – but fans of his work no doubt agree there is a special thrill to recognizing one of his pieces.
Of the show, Stikman writes, “To celebrate twenty years of playing in the street with sticks I have created a special battalion of twenty figures to send out into the world with the hope that the friends of stikman will take him along on new journeys to places he has not yet been. I have also created twenty works on paper to commemorate the paper element associated with stikman. Ten of these are PAINTBLAST, which is a form of automatic painting that occurs when I paint the wood figures.”
Stikman at Pandemic Gallery (photo by Luna Park)
Stikman at Pandemic Gallery (photo by Luna Park)
Stikman at Pandemic Gallery (photo by Luna Park)
Stikman at Pandemic Gallery (photo by Luna Park)
Stikman at Pandemic Gallery (photo by Luna Park)
Stikman “20″
March 16-April 6, 2012
Opening: Friday, March 16, 7-11pm
Pandemic Gallery
37 Broadway btwn Kent and Wythe
Brooklyn, NY 11211
L train to Bedford ave, J train to Marcy ave, or Q59 bus to Broadway/Wythe
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Tagged 20, brooklyn, exhibition, installation, opening, pandemic gallery, sculpture, stencil, stick figures, stikman
Gabriel Specter (all photos by Luna Park)
I promise it’s not just all talk, but the evening of Friday the 17th is shaping up to be very busy with no less than 3 quality shows set to open. After hitting Snowblind at Klughaus in Chinatown and Inside Out featuring Cake and Don Pablo Pedro at Mighty Tanaka in Dumbo, I’ll end the night with “All Talk” at Pandemic. I don’t want to spoil any surprises, so I leave you with just a taste of what’s in store at Pandemic. Listen up: it’s going to be a good night for graffiti culture, so don’t miss out.
Jenna Hicock
Jesse Edwards x Jesus Saves
Noh J Coley
Merk
"All Talk"
Domino Sugar Factory (photo by Luna Park)
This April it’ll be two years ago that Adek, Jade, Haeler, Chew and Nekst brazenly hit the Domino Sugar Factory on the Brooklyn waterfront, christening a spot that would soon be hit by the likes of Smart Crew, Aones, and many others. Though there hasn’t been much in the way of high profile hits on the factory tower, the brick buildings on the north side of the complex have seen several more recent additions. Gufe did a massive piece (visible even from Manhattan) and soon got some company from the likes of rollers by Phonoh, Inkhead and Sye5. I recently walked along the East River on the Lower East Side and caught some flicks of the whole Domino complex from across the river with my telephoto zoom lens.
East River Waterfront (photo by Luna Park)
Gufe x Phonoh x Inkhead (photo by Luna Park)
Phonoh x Inkhead x Sye5 (photo by Luna Park)
BTH x ET x Ski x Che (photo by Luna Park)
Gufe et al (photo by Luna Park)
Rate (photo by Luna Park)
It struck me recently that a number of Rate’s rats have vanished. While he’s also capable of some impressive letters (you can view my Flickr set of his work here), I’ve long been partial to his rats on the streets. They consistently injected a much-needed element of mischievous humor into the mix – coming across a Rate rat in the cut always made my day. I know I shouldn’t take it personally when long-running walls disappear, but I can’t help but pause and sigh at every newly buffed wall – with each new coat of buff paint, a little bit of NYC character dies. As a reminder of better times, I’ve selected some Rate classics to share with you.
Rate (photo by Luna Park)
Days x I Spy x Rate (photo by Luna Park)
Rate Deth Kult (photo by Luna Park)
Rate x Ojas (photo by Luna Park)
Trackside Rate (photo by Luna Park)
Double Rate (photo by Luna Park)
Rate x Yolk x Muk123 x NB? (photo by Luna Park)
Cecs x Rate (photo by Luna Park)
Rate Cry Baby (photo by Luna Park)
Rate x Zyre x Weird Sih (photo by Luna Park)
Hell No! Rate (photo by Luna Park)
It's Not Safe! Rate (photo by Luna Park)
Rate TV (photo by Luna Park)
Rate x Muk123 (photo by LUna Park)
Rate (photo by Luna Park)
ESPO's latest Brooklyn Love Letter (photo by Luna Park)
Ever the witty punster, Stephen Powers has declared that “All is Fare in Love & Brooklyn” for this, his latest, subway-themed Love Letter to Brooklyn. Check out more in this series here and here.
Brooklyn Love Letter (photo by Luna Park)
Brooklyn Love Letter (photo by Luna Park)
Brooklyn Love Letter (photo by Luna Park)
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ESPO in progress (photo by Luna Park)
Steve Powers continues his Downtown Brooklyn beautification project… God knows the Fulton Street Mall needs it.
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Mother Knows Best by NohJ Coley (photo by Becki Fuller)
NohJ Coley continues with his seemingly ceaseless drive to bring his work to the streets, from Los Angeles for BSA’s “Street Art Saved My Life”, to Brooklyn, then off to Albany for the Living Walls Festival, and finally back to Brooklyn once again. His latest large-scale works of latex on craft paper appear to be exploring family issues and dynamics, from home life to the obligatory family vacation.
Mother Knows Best by NohJ Coley detail (photo by Becki Fuller)
Mother Knows Best by NohJ Coley detail (photo by Becki Fuller)
Mother Knows Best by NohJ Coley (photo by Becki Fuller)
Pescatarian by Coley (photo by Becki Fuller)
Pescatarian by Coley (photo by Becki Fuller)
Pescatarian by Coley detail (photo by Becki Fuller)
Pescatarian by Coley (photo by Becki Fuller)
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ESPO Love Letters (photo by Luna Park)
I made a quick trip to Downtown Brooklyn early this morning to see the progress on ESPO’s newest Love Letters. Head on over to WYNC for the lowdown (plus a quote from yours truly). We’ll keep you posted when the project is complete.
ESPO (photo by Luna Park)
ESPO Love Letters in progress (photo by Luna Park)
Noh J Coley (all photos by Luna Park)
Barely skipping a beat after having spent part of his summer out on the West Coast, Noh J Coley returns to the streets of Brooklyn with three exquisitely detailed, new wheatpastes inspired by his time in Los Angeles.
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Tagged brooklyn, los angeles, noh j coley, series, street art, wheatpaste