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M-City Returns to Welling Court

Posted on 12/03/2012 by Luna Park | 2 Comments

M-City in progress (photo by Luna Park)

Three years after he first painted at Welling Court, Polish stencil artist M-City returned to the quiet Queens neighborhood yesterday to paint another one of his signature, large-scale murals. Tirelessly working against the clock in a race against the setting winter sun, M-City signed off on his stenciled carousel at dusk, having taken roughly five hours to complete. Up next he paints a massive wall in the South Bronx – when it’s done, I promise you won’t be able to miss it.

M-City in progress (photo by Luna Park)

M-City in progress (photo by Luna Park)

M-City in progress (photo by Luna Park)

M-City signing his piece (photo by Luna Park)

M-City carousel (photo by Luna Park)

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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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Sculptor John Ahearn’s Life Casting at Welling Court

Posted on 06/27/2011 by Becki Fuller | Leave a comment

(photo by Becki Fuller)

On Saturday, June 25th, members of New York City’s rich and varied street art & graffiti community came together with the equally diverse community of Welling Court in Queens for the 2nd Annual Welling Court Mural Project and block party. Curated by Ad Hoc Art’s dynamic duo of Alison & Garrison Buxton, this year’s crew of legendary and groundbreaking artists represented over 50 years of activity. However, for me, the highest of the highlights came courtesy of the acclaimed sculptor and public artist, John Ahearn. Though he may be best know by many for his “repetitive life casting” of real people in his South Bronx neighborhood, Ahearn has been bringing his artistic works to communities around the world – as well as galleries and museums – since the early 1980′s. And this weekend those of us at Welling Court were treated to a live casting of one fortunate (and apparently not-at-all claustrophobic) young girl named Karlee. Surrounded by an enthusiastic crowd of party goers, Ahearn and his assistant engaged us us all in his casting process, from start to finish.

Public works of Ahearn and his frequent collaborator, Rigoberto Torres, can still be seen around the South Bronx and in Socrates Sculpture Park.

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