May 13, 2007
"Omni" Soho, No. 3
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Kanye West - "Drive Slow"
Kicks on our feet: Vans "Plaid" Slip-ons
Posted by icorsa at 08:59 PM
May 12, 2007
"Omni" Soho, No. 2
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Kanye West - "Drive Slow"
Kicks on our feet: Vans "Plaid" Slip-ons
Posted by icorsa at 10:55 AM
May 11, 2007
"Omni" Soho, No. 1
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Kanye West - "Drive Slow"
Kicks on our feet: Vans "Plaid" Slip-ons
Posted by icorsa at 11:48 PM
May 07, 2007
Huskie Paste-Up in SoHo No. 3
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Amy Winehouse- "Rehab"
Kicks on our feet: Adidas "Marun" Original Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 11:35 PM
May 04, 2007
Huskie Paste-Up in SoHo No. 2
Here's the wider, contextual view.
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Amy Winehouse- "Rehab"
Kicks on our feet: Adidas "Marun" Original Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 11:29 PM
May 03, 2007
Huskie Paste-Up in SoHo No. 1
Some fresh wheat-paste work on Grand Street near Broadway in SoHo, downtown New York City. Is this a wolf or a huskie dog?
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Amy Winehouse- "Rehab"
Kicks on our feet: Adidas "Marun" Original Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 11:06 PM
May 01, 2007
"Play" in Nolita, NYC - No. 3
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Cornelius - "Point"
Kicks on our feet: Adidas "Marun" Original Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 11:26 PM
"Play" in Nolita, NYC - No. 2
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Cornelius - "Point"
Kicks on our feet: Adidas "Marun" Original Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 11:20 PM
"Play" in Nolita, NYC - No. 1
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Cornelius - "Point"
Kicks on our feet: Adidas "Marun" Original Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 11:15 PM
April 26, 2007
"Auto" in Soho No. 3
A man checks his cell phone in front of the "Auto" graf-picture in Soho.
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Amy Winehouse - "Rehab"
Kicks on our feet: Adidas "Beckenbauer" Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 11:59 PM
"Auto" in Soho No. 2
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Amy Winehouse - "Rehab"
Kicks on our feet: Adidas "Beckenbauer" Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 11:59 PM
April 25, 2007
"Auto" in Soho No. 1
Child-like scrawl and picture of an "Auto" in Soho.
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Amy Winehouse - "Rehab"
Kicks on our feet: Adidas "Beckenbauer" Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 11:59 PM
"Ana Peru" in Soho
More of a set of wall-scrawl graf on Mercer Street in Soho, NYC.
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Amy Winehouse - "Rehab"
Kicks on our feet: Adidas "Beckenbauer" Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 11:56 PM
April 24, 2007
"Film Does ot Equal Cinema"
Curiously un-graf-like (or pre-hip-hop-style) graf on Mercer Street in Soho, New York City.
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Amy Winehouse - "Rehab"
Kicks on our feet: Adidas "Beckenbauer" Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 11:48 PM
April 19, 2007
"Up the Punks" in LES No. 4
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Amy Winehouse - "Rehab"
Kicks on our feet: Adidas "Beckenbauer" Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 11:49 PM
"Up the Punks" in LES No. 3
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Amy Winehouse - "Rehab"
Kicks on our feet: Adidas "Beckenbauer" Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 11:47 PM
"Up the Punks" in LES No. 2
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Amy Winehouse - "Rehab"
Kicks on our feet: Adidas "Beckenbauer" Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 11:45 PM
"Up the Punks" in LES No. 1
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Amy Winehouse - "Rehab"
Kicks on our feet: Adidas "Beckenbauer" Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 11:42 PM
April 18, 2007
Air Bike in Lower East Side No. 3
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Amy Winehouse - "Rehab"
Kicks on our feet: Adidas "Beckenbauer" Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 11:59 PM
Air Bike in Lower East Side No. 2
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Amy Winehouse - "Rehab"
Kicks on our feet: Adidas "Beckenbauer" Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 11:52 PM
Air Bike in Lower East Side No. 1
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Amy Winehouse - "Rehab"
Kicks on our feet: Adidas "Beckenbauer" Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 11:52 PM
April 17, 2007
Jace and Neckface on Houston St., SoHo
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Babyshambles - "Pipedown"
Kicks on our feet: Adidas "Beckenbauer" Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 11:47 PM
April 16, 2007
Jace Loves New York City, No. 2
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Babyshambles - "Pipedown"
Kicks on our feet: Adidas "Beckenbauer" Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 11:59 PM
Jace Loves New York City, No. 1
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Babyshambles - "Pipedown"
Kicks on our feet: Adidas "Beckenbauer" Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 11:51 PM
April 12, 2007
"Jam" On It No. 4
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Deerhoof - "+81"
Kicks on our feet: Adidas "Beckenbauer" Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 03:23 AM
"Jam" On It No. 3
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Deerhoof - "+81"
Kicks on our feet: Adidas "Beckenbauer" Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 03:22 AM
April 11, 2007
"Jam" On It No. 2
Another view of "Jam" through roller-fence on Kenmare St. in downtown Manhattan.
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Deerhoof - "+81"
Kicks on our feet: Adidas "Beckenbauer" Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 03:18 AM
"Jam" On It No. 1
A awesome, way-above-average tag by the recently prolific "Jam" on Kenmare St. (Delancey St.) where the neighborhoods of SoHo, Nolita, Chinatown and the Lower East Side all converge.
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Deerhoof - "+81"
Kicks on our feet: Adidas "Beckenbauer" Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 02:42 AM
April 10, 2007
Kitten Stencil on Scooter in Lower East Side No. 3
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Deerhoof - "+81"
Kicks on our feet: Adidas "Beckenbauer" Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 02:36 AM
April 09, 2007
Kitten Stencil on Scooter in Lower East Side No. 2
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Deerhoof - "+81"
Kicks on our feet: Adidas "Beckenbauer" Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 02:34 AM
Kitten Stencil on Scooter in Lower East Side No. 1
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Deerhoof - "+81"
Kicks on our feet: Adidas "Beckenbauer" Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 02:28 AM
April 06, 2007
"Whale" Truck Graf in Midtown Manhattan No. 3
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Deerhoof - "+81"
Kicks on our feet: Adidas "Beckenbauer" Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 02:25 AM
April 05, 2007
"Whale" Truck Graf in Midtown Manhattan No. 2
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Deerhoof - "+81"
Kicks on our feet: Adidas "Beckenbauer" Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 02:24 AM
April 04, 2007
"Whale" Truck Graf in Midtown Manhattan No. 1
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Deerhoof - "+81"
Kicks on our feet: Adidas "Beckenbauer" Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 02:21 AM
March 27, 2007
Madonna Painted Large in SoHo No. 4
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: LCD Soundsystem - "Yeah (Pretentious Mix)"
Kicks on our feet: Puma "Easy Rider" Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 02:20 AM
Madonna Painted Large in SoHo No. 3
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: LCD Soundsystem - "Yeah (Pretentious Mix)"
Kicks on our feet: Puma "Easy Rider" Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 02:18 AM
Madonna Painted Large in SoHo No. 2
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: LCD Soundsystem - "Yeah (Pretentious Mix)"
Kicks on our feet: Puma "Easy Rider" Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 02:15 AM
Madonna Painted Large in SoHo No. 1
Massive ad-mural of Madonna for H&M is being painted on the side of a cast-iron lofts building in SoHo, New York City.
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: LCD Soundsystem - "Yeah (Pretentious Mix)"
Kicks on our feet: Puma "Easy Rider" Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 02:05 AM
March 19, 2007
Neckface on Allen St., Lower East Side - No. 3
Neckface does a monster and tag on the LEs of NYC.
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: El Perro Del Mar - "Dog"
Kicks on our feet: Puma "Easy Rider" Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 01:56 AM
Neckface on Allen St., Lower East Side - No. 2
Another view from behind chainlink fence: Neckface artwork and tag on the Lower East Side of NYC.
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: El Perro Del Mar - "Dog"
Kicks on our feet: Puma "Easy Rider" Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 01:53 AM
Neckface on Allen St., Lower East Side - No. 1
Neckface strikes with some actual artwork on the Lower East Side of New York City. This piece on the east side of Allen Street, behind the Tenement Museum building between Delancey and Broome streets. Nice.
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: El Perro Del Mar - "Dog"
Kicks on our feet: Puma "Easy Rider" Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 01:44 AM
March 13, 2007
Faile on Elizabeth St., Nolita, NYC
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Deerhoof - "+81"
Kicks on our feet: Puma "Easy Rider" Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 11:58 PM
Faile on Elizabeth St., Nolita, NYC - Storefront
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Deerhoof - "+81"
Kicks on our feet: Puma "Easy Rider" Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 11:57 PM
March 12, 2007
"Next Level" Installation at 11 Spring St., NYC
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: El Perro Del Mar - "Dog"
Kicks on our feet: Puma "Easy Rider" Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 11:12 PM
Human-Exploder at 11 Spring St., NYC
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: El Perro Del Mar - "Dog"
Kicks on our feet: Puma "Easy Rider" Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 10:32 PM
Thundercut at 11 Spring St., NYC
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: East Star All-Stars Featuring Junior Jazz - "Subterranean Homesick Alien"
Kicks on our feet: Puma "Easy Rider" Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 01:34 AM
Detail - Thundercut at 11 Spring St., NYC
We freakin' love Thundercut. One of the cleverist, cheekiest, slyest New York street-art entities of them all.
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: East Star All-Stars Featuring Junior Jazz - "Subterranean Homesick Alien"
Kicks on our feet: Puma "Easy Rider" Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 01:22 AM
March 07, 2007
Turntables at 11 Spring Street, NYC
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Fela Kuti - "Water No Get Enemy"
Kicks on our feet: Puma "Easy Rider" Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 02:38 AM
Turntables in Action at 11 Spring Street, NYC
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Fela Kuti - "Water No Get Enemy"
Kicks on our feet: Puma "Easy Rider" Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 02:24 AM
March 06, 2007
The Banksy Dilemma for Bristol, U.K.
A work by he U.K.-based street-art superstar Banksy has recently put the city council of Bristol, England between the horns of of dilemma. The "graffiti" artwork was put up on the side of a public building, the city council itself. Recently, the council has tasked itself with enforcing a general policy of stopping and erasing graffiti across Bristol, but it recognizes that the work of Banksy is of an altogether different order -- Banksy himself has, during the past several years, risen to become in the eyes of the art world (and much of the public) a genuine artist ,who recieves well-paid commissions to put the same kind of art works in other places. Does the city council remove the work from the building or keep it, setting a precedent for graffiti vandals. This is the issue that the council is wrestling with. In the meantime, they made an exception and have allowed Banksy's art work to stay.
Posted by icorsa at 11:45 PM
March 02, 2007
Video: Montage of San Francisco / Bay Area Street Art
Posted by icorsa at 01:39 AM
March 01, 2007
Video: Graf Writers Massive in Venice Beach
Nice, longish clip of some graf writers putting up massive pieces at Venice Beach, LA.
Posted by icorsa at 11:08 PM
February 27, 2007
Judith Supine Paste-Up No. 2 - 11 Spring Street, NYC
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Beck - "Hell Yes"
Kicks on our feet: Puma "Easy Rider" Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 11:57 PM
Judith Supine Paste-Up No. 1 - 11 Spring Street, NYC
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Beck - "Hell Yes"
Kicks on our feet: Puma "Easy Rider" Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 11:53 PM
February 26, 2007
WK Interact at 11 Spring St.
Screaming Head by WK Interact at 11 Spring St, NYC.
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Beck - "Hell Yes"
Kicks on our feet: Puma "Easy Rider" Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 11:51 PM
"Your Are Here" Ceiling Installation at 11 Spring St., NYC
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Beck - "Hell Yes"
Kicks on our feet: Puma "Easy Rider" Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 11:47 PM
February 23, 2007
Super Graf Mash-Up, Chelsea, NYC
Gorgeous evening shot by Jess Eddy of some top-shelf graf in that part of Chelsea just east of Union Square, New York City. The lettering work on these ups is impressive.
Jess Eddy Photo
Posted by icorsa at 11:09 PM
February 22, 2007
"Obey" by Shepard Fairey at 11 Spring St., NYC - No. 4
The centerpiece of the massive "Obey" wheat-paste mural by Shepard Fairey in the building at 11 Spring St., downtown New York City.
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Deerhoof - "Wrong Time Capsule"
Kicks on our feet: Puma "Easy Rider" Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 11:59 PM
"Obey" by Shepard Fairey at 11 Spring St., NYC - No. 3
The foot of the huge "Obey" ("Giant has a posse") wheat-paste mural by Shephard Fairey inside the building at 11 Spring St., in Nolita, NYC.
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Deerhoof - "Wrong Time Capsule"
Kicks on our feet: Puma "Easy Rider" Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 11:59 PM
February 21, 2007
"Obey" by Shepard Fairey at 11 Spring St., NYC - No. 2
Another detail shot of the massive "Obey" ("Giant has a posse") Wheat-Paste Mural by Shephard Fairey at 11 Spring St., in Nolita, NYC
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Deerhoof - "Wrong Time Capsule"
Kicks on our feet: Puma "Easy Rider" Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 11:35 PM
"Obey" by Shepard Fairey at 11 Spring St., NYC - No. 1
Detail from the massive "Obey" ("Giant has a posse") Wheat-Paste Mural by Shephard Fairey at 11 Spring St., in Nolita New York City.
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Deerhoof - "Wrong Time Capsule"
Kicks on our feet: Puma "Easy Rider" Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 11:27 PM
February 16, 2007
Blek Le Rat "Beggar," 11 Spring St., NYC
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Goldfrapp - "Utopia"
Kicks on our feet: Puma "Easy Rider" Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 11:53 PM
Blek Le Rat "Beggar" Detail, 11 Spring St., NYC
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Goldfrapp - "Utopia"
Kicks on our feet: Puma "Easy Rider" Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 11:47 PM
February 15, 2007
11 Spring Street Massive Photo Paste-Up
Large photo paste-up on the first floor, inside the building at 11 Spring Street in Nolita, New York City. This guy looks like a middle aged bad-ass mafioso type. This picture, like all the images of art work created and displayed inside the Building at 11 Spring Street, was taken during the two-day exhibition there in December 2006.
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Goldfrapp - "Utopia"
Kicks on our feet: Puma "Easy Rider" Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 11:55 PM
February 14, 2007
Video: Anti-Advertising Campaign in New York City by Graffiti Research Lab
The folks at the ever ingenious and creative Graffiti Research Lab have made a clip of their recent anti-advertising campaign. The guerilla effort exploits video panels that display commercials outside subway entrances around New York City. The point is that the thousands of marketing messages we are exposed to on a daily basis is the true graf problem urban dwellers face.
Posted by icorsa at 11:58 PM
February 07, 2007
Osaka: "Detas" Rollershade Graf
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: KRS One - "Sound of Da Police"
Kicks on our feet: Puma "Easy Rider" Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 12:17 AM
Osaka: Detail - "Detas" Rollershade Graf
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: KRS One - "Sound of Da Police"
Kicks on our feet: Puma "Easy Rider" Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 12:14 AM
Osaka: Wide - "Detas" Rollershade Graf
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: KRS One - "Sound of Da Police"
Kicks on our feet: Puma "Easy Rider" Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 12:08 AM
January 29, 2007
Osaka: Detail - Shinsai Gremlin
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Lily Allen - "Smile"
Kicks on our feet: Converse "John Varvatos" Laceless Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 11:45 PM
January 24, 2007
Osaka: Detail - Demon Graf
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Deep Dish - "Money for Nothing"
Kicks on our feet: Converse "John Varvatos" Laceless Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 12:28 AM
January 20, 2007
Osaka: Bathing Ape Store in Kita-Horie
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Tosca - "Orozco"
Kicks on our feet: Converse "John Varvatos" Laceless Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 08:36 AM
Osaka: Bathing Ape Store, "Go Ape" Signage in Kita-Horie
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Tosca - "Orozco"
Kicks on our feet: Converse "John Varvatos" Laceless Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 08:34 AM
Osaka: Bathing Ape Store, 2F Window Display, in Kita-Horie
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Tosca - "Orozco"
Kicks on our feet: Converse "John Varvatos" Laceless Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 08:30 AM
January 19, 2007
Osaka: Kinetic Sculpture in Minami-Semba No. 2
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Deerhoof - "Wrong Time Capsule"
Kicks on our feet: Converse "John Varvatos" Laceless Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 09:14 AM
Osaka: Kinetic Sculpture in Minami-Semba No. 1
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Deerhoof - "Wrong Time Capsule"
Kicks on our feet: Converse "John Varvatos" Laceless Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 09:11 AM
January 04, 2007
Osaka, Japan: Highway Underpass Mural No. 2
And here's a shot of the left side of a massive mural on the support structure under the expressway west of Shinsaibashi in central Osaka.
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Boredoms - "Chocolate Synthesizer"
Kicks on our feet: Converse "John Varvatos" Laceless Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 10:44 AM
Osaka, Japan: Highway Underpass Mural No. 1
The right side of a massive mural on the support structure under the expressway west of Shinsaibashi in central Osaka.
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Boredoms - "Chocolate Synthesizer"
Kicks on our feet: Converse "John Varvatos" Laceless Sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 12:24 AM
December 22, 2006
No. 6: Crowds at Final Day of 11 Spring Street Exhibition, New York City
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Kraftwerk - "Tour de France"
Kicks on our feet: Puma Double-Lace "R-System" RS100 sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 11:08 AM
No. 5: Crowds at Final Day of 11 Spring Street Exhibition, New York City
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Kraftwerk - "Tour de France"
Kicks on our feet: Puma Double-Lace "R-System" RS100 sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 11:04 AM
No. 4: Crowds at Final Day of 11 Spring Street Exhibition, New York City
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Kraftwerk - "Tour de France"
Kicks on our feet: Puma Double-Lace "R-System" RS100 sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 11:00 AM
No. 3: Crowds at Final Day of 11 Spring Street Exhibition, New York City
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Kraftwerk - "Tour de France"
Kicks on our feet: Puma Double-Lace "R-System" RS100 sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 10:58 AM
No. 2: Crowds at Final Day of 11 Spring Street Exhibition, New York City
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Kraftwerk - "Tour de France"
Kicks on our feet: Puma Double-Lace "R-System" RS100 sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 10:55 AM
No. 1: Crowds at Final Day of 11 Spring Street Exhibition, New York City
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Kraftwerk - "Tour de France"
Kicks on our feet: Puma Double-Lace "R-System" RS100 sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 10:41 AM
December 21, 2006
No. 5 "Fresh" Installation at 11 Spring St., NYC
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Kanye West - "Drive Slow"
Kicks on our feet: Puma Double-Lace "R-System" RS100 sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 10:34 AM
No. 4 "Fresh" Installation at 11 Spring St., NYC
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Kanye West - "Drive Slow"
Kicks on our feet: Puma Double-Lace "R-System" RS100 sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 10:31 AM
No. 3 "Fresh" Installation at 11 Spring St., NYC
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No. 2 "Fresh" Installation at 11 Spring St., NYC
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Posted by icorsa at 10:26 AM
No. 1 "Fresh" Installation at 11 Spring St., NYC
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December 19, 2006
Widescreen: Superhero Jace at 11 Spring Street, NYC
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Posted by icorsa at 08:41 PM
Superhero Jace at 11 Spring Street, NYC
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Detail: Superhero Jace at 11 Spring Street, NYC
Detail from awesome piece of work by Jace, an artist from Reunion Island. Jace's work is among the most easily identifiable and iconic anywhere. The artist flew into New York just to put up new work at 11 Spring Street as part of the exhibition to mark the building's last days as a landmark of ephemeral art.
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Posted by icorsa at 08:24 PM
December 18, 2006
Messianic Photo Paste-Up at 11 Spring St.
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Posted by icorsa at 08:18 PM
Detail: Messianic Photo Paste-Up at 11 Spring St.
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December 15, 2006
Creepy Face Paste-Up, 11 Spring St.
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Widescreen: Creepy Face Paste-Up, 11 Spring St.
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Posted by icorsa at 03:43 PM
Detail: Creepy Face Paste-Up, 11 Spring St.
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December 14, 2006
Wide: "Blah Blah Blah" at 11 Spring St., NYC
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Posted by icorsa at 03:27 PM
"Blah Blah Blah" at 11 Spring St., NYC
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Detail: "Blah Blah Blah" at 11 Spring St., NYC
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Posted by icorsa at 03:20 PM
The End of Street Art at 11 Spring St., SoHo, NYC
The New York Times has run a story about the final days of street art at the 11 Srping Street building in downtown New York City. During the past four weeks or so the new owners of the building, who will turn the building into a condos, have allowed artists to legally put up art work on the inside of the building, as well as the outside, in an effort to stage one last exhibition this weekend before construction crews start their work. Much of the art on the interior will be concealed behind drywall after this weekend. The building is open to the public Dec. 15 - 17, from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM. (Tip of the hat to Jess E. for the tip.)
Posted by icorsa at 02:33 AM
December 13, 2006
Detail: "Grand Closing" 3 by Skew, 11 Spring St., NYC
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Posted by icorsa at 03:16 PM
"Grand Closing" 2 by Skew, 11 Spring St., NYC
Installation by Skew at 11 Spring Street in SoHo / Nolita, New York City.
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Posted by icorsa at 03:13 PM
"Grand Closing" 1 by Skew, 11 Spring St., NYC
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December 12, 2006
Detail 4: "Faile Girl" by Faile, 11 Spring St.
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Detail 3: "Faile Girl" by Faile, 11 Spring St.
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Detail 2: "Faile Girl" by Faile, 11 Spring St.
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Detail 1: "Faile Girl" by Faile, 11 Spring St.
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"Faile Girl" by Faile, 11 Spring St.
A Japanese manga-inspired part of an epic wheat-paste work by artist Faile at 11 Spring St. building in downtown New York City.
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"Brooklyn Sicilian" by Faile, 11 Spring St.
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December 11, 2006
Detail: Sheep at 11 Spring Street, NYC
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Posted by icorsa at 02:00 PM
Sheep at 11 Spring Street, NYC
Sheep wheat-paste pieces at 11 Spring Street, New York City.
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Detail: Siamese Skeletons II, 11 Spring St., NYC
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Siamese Skeletons II, 11 Spring St., NYC
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December 08, 2006
Video: Writers at 5 Pointz, Queens, NYC
Awesome documentary clip by Dan Roversi of writers at famed "5 Pointz" building in Long Island City, Queens, NYC.
Posted by icorsa at 04:08 AM
Widescreen: "Big Mike" Paste-Up, 11 Spring St., NYC
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Detail: "Big Mike" Paste-Up, 11 Spring St., NYC
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Posted by icorsa at 03:56 AM
"Big Mike" Paste-Up, 11 Spring St., NYC
The Japanese characters read dai maiku, which tranlsates as "Big Mike."
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Posted by icorsa at 03:52 AM
December 04, 2006
Assortment of Paste-Ups at 11 Spring St., NYC
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Wrestler Masks Wheat-Pastes at 11 Spring St., NYC
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December 01, 2006
Conjoined Skeletons Wheat-Pastes at 11 Spring St., NYC
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November 30, 2006
Rayguns Wheat-Pastes at 11 Spring St., NYC
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November 22, 2006
German Shepherd by Faile, NYC
Snarling-German shepherd wheat-paste by street artist extraordinaire Faile at 11 Spring St. in Nolita, downtown, New York City. Love it.
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Posted by icorsa at 03:48 AM
Context: German Shepherd by Faile, NYC
Contextual view of the Faile snarling-German shepherd wheat-paste at 11 Spring St. in Nolita, New York City.
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German Shepherd by Faile, NYC
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Posted by icorsa at 03:34 AM
Detail: German Shepherd by Faile, NYC
Detail of a wheat-paste of a snarling German shepherd by Faile at 11 Spring St. in downtown New York City. This one has been there for a while and has been partially covered and worn away by the elements.
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Posted by icorsa at 02:59 AM
November 21, 2006
#5 WK Interact "Writers" at 11 Spring St., NYC
Classic view of the corner of the building at 11 Spring Street and the latest work of artist WK Interact in downtown Manhattan, NYC.
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Posted by icorsa at 03:58 AM
#4 WK Interact "Writers" at 11 Spring St., NYC
And here's the close-up view of the WK Interact piece on the right side.
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Posted by icorsa at 03:56 AM
#3 WK Interact "Writers" at 11 Spring St., NYC
Here's the close-up view of the WK Interact piece on the left side of the corner at the 11 Spring Street building in Nolita, NYC.
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Posted by icorsa at 03:53 AM
#2 WK Interact "Writers" at 11 Spring St., NYC
From another angle, looking northward up Elizabeth Street.
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Posted by icorsa at 03:51 AM
#1 WK Interact "Writers" at 11 Spring St., NYC
Fresh ups of those black-and-white, life-sized graf-writer wheat-pastes by WK Interact at 11 Spring Street in Nolita, New York City. Classic stuff. Part of the massive wave of new work put up at 11 Spring St. by various New York street artists this past week.
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Posted by icorsa at 03:45 AM
November 17, 2006
Bear Stencil on 2nd Ave., East Village, NYC
Lovin' this stencil we found on 2nd Avenue in the East Village in New York City. When we saw this piece, we thought it looked like the work of U.K.-based Banksy, but on closer inspection it looks more like the work of seminal stencil artist Blek Le Rat. But could it easily be the work of another artist and likely is; the piece is signed at the bottom, but the moniker is illegible. (If any Global Graphica readers can identify the work, please drop us a line.)
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Posted by icorsa at 11:16 PM
Detail: Bear Stencil on 2nd Ave., East Village
Detail of stencil we found on 2nd Avenue in the East Village in New York City. The work looks like it could be that of Blek Le Rat.
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Posted by icorsa at 11:15 PM
Context: Bear Stencil on 2nd Ave., East Village
Here's a wider contextual shot of the bear-heart stencil on 2nd Avenue in downtown New York City. The piece reminds of the work of Blek Le Rat (and it could be by the artist).
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Posted by icorsa at 11:14 PM
November 16, 2006
Video: Massive Attack of Street Art at 11 Spring St. Building in New York City
Here's a another, longer video clip showing the massive attack of fresh new street art at 11 Spring St. in Nolita, new York City. This video shows the full breadth of the new work on along Elizabeth Street side of the building and the around the entrance on Spring Street. The work shown include pieces by Faile, Bast, WK Interact, The London Police, Flower Guy, Above, Fake, Cheeky and many more. This clip shows the state of the building onthe evening of Wednesday November 15, 2006.
Posted by icorsa at 11:04 PM
November 14, 2006
Video: Cheeky Signs Piece + Panorama of 11 Spring St., NYC
Here's a clip showing "Cheeky" and crew sign a fresh piece at the building at 11 Spring St. (a.k.a. the "candle building") in Nolita, New York City. The new piece was put up on Tuesday (Nov. 14, 2006) evening a couple of days after several of downtown New York's most active street artists put up a ton of new work on the building. The video shows the breadth of these artists fresh work on the Elizabeth St. side of the buidling.
(Video footage by Supercore via YouTube)
Posted by icorsa at 11:37 PM
No. 4: Street Art All-Stars Stage Massive Attack at 11 Spring Street, NYC
And in this image is another part of the strip of street art works (including pieces by Faile, Bast, and Cheeky) that stretch along the Elizabeth Street side of the building at 11 Spring Street in downtown Manhattan, New York City. The work by Faile is epic in scale, cut along the building arches.
BACKGROUND
At some time this past weekend, several of the best-known and most active street artists in downtown New York City put up fresh work, some of it in the form of massive wheat-paste-ups, on the building at 11 Spring Street in the Nolita neighbrhood of downtown Manhattan. Among the works are pieces by WK Interact, Faile, Bast and Cheeky. Within the past two weeks new work by Flower Guy, Swoon, Above and The London Police has also gone up on the structure.
The building has been empty and seemingly uninhabited for years despite changes of ownership in recent years. For many years, each window of the tenement-style structure had a light in the form of a fake candle, hence the informal name "candle building." Eleven Spring St. has been a bit of mystery until recently when the property was purchased for residential use. What appeared to be early renovation work began last week.
Some fear that the redevelopment of the building for actual habitation might spell the end of street art at the site. Over the years, 11 Spring has become a landmark of street art and a canvas and mecca for artists and lovers of street art. This massive attack of new work on the building almost seems like a way of saying "street art is here to stay no mattter what the future of the building."
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On the iPod: Lady Sovereign - "Random"
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Posted by icorsa at 01:28 AM
No. 3: Street Art All-Stars Stage Massive Attack at 11 Spring Street, NYC
The picture above shows another part of the strip of street art works (including pieces by Faile, Bast, and Cheeky) that stretch along the Elizabeth Street side of the building at 11 Spring Street, in Nolita, NYC.
BACKGROUND
At some time this past weekend, several of the best-known and most active street artists in downtown New York City put up fresh work, some of it in the form of massive wheat-paste-ups, on the building at 11 Spring Street in the Nolita neighbrhood of downtown Manhattan. Among the works are pieces by WK Interact, Faile, Bast and Cheeky. Within the past two weeks new work by Flower Guy, Swoon, Above and The London Police has also gone up on the structure.
The building has been empty and seemingly uninhabited for years despite changes of ownership in recent years. For many years, each window of the tenement-style structure had a light in the form of a fake candle, hence the informal name "candle building." Eleven Spring St. has been a bit of mystery until recently when the property was purchased for residential use. What appeared to be early renovation work began last week.
Some fear that the redevelopment of the building for actual habitation might spell the end of street art at the site. Over the years, 11 Spring has become a landmark of street art and a canvas and mecca for artists and lovers of street art. This massive attack of new work on the building almost seems like a way of saying "street art is here to stay no mattter what the future of the building."
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Lady Sovereign - "Random"
Kicks on our feet: Puma Double-Lace "R-System" RS100 sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 01:18 AM
No. 2: Street Art All-Stars Stage Massive Attack at 11 Spring Street, NYC
The picture above shows the northern end of the epic new work by Faile that stretches along the Elizabeth Street side of the building at 11 Spring Street, in Nolita, NYC.
BACKGROUND
At some time this past weekend, several of the best-known and most active street artists in downtown New York City put up fresh work, some of it in the form of massive wheat-paste-ups, on the building at 11 Spring Street in the Nolita neighbrhood of downtown Manhattan. Among the works are pieces by WK Interact, Faile, Bast and Cheeky. Within the past two weeks new work by Flower Guy, Swoon, Above and The London Police has also gone up on the structure.
The building has been empty and seemingly uninhabited for years despite changes of ownership in recent years. For many years, each window of the tenement-style structure had a light in the form of a fake candle, hence the informal name "candle building." Eleven Spring St. has been a bit of mystery until recently when the property was purchased for residential use. What appeared to be early renovation work began last week.
Some fear that the redevelopment of the building for actual habitation might spell the end of street art at the site. Over the years, 11 Spring has become a landmark of street art and a canvas and mecca for artists and lovers of street art. This massive attack of new work on the building almost seems like a way of saying "street art is here to stay no mattter what the future of the building."
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Lady Sovereign - "Random"
Kicks on our feet: Puma Double-Lace "R-System" RS100 sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 01:12 AM
No. 1: Street Art All-Stars Stage Massive Attack at 11 Spring Street, NYC
At some time this past weekend, several of the best-known and most active street artists in downtown New York City put up fresh work, some of it in the form of massive wheat-paste-ups, on the building at 11 Spring Street in the Nolita neighbrhood of downtown Manhattan. Among the works are pieces by WK Interact, Faile, Bast and Cheeky. Within the past two weeks new work by Flower Guy, Swoon, Above and The London Police has also gone up on the structure.
The building has been empty and seemingly uninhabited for years despite changes of ownership in recent years. For many years, each window of the tenement-style structure had a light in the form of a fake candle, hence the informal name "candle building." Eleven Spring St. has been a bit of mystery until recently when the property was purchased for residential use. What appeared to be early renovation work began last week.
Some fear that the redevelopment of the building for actual habitation might spell the end of street art at the site. Over the years, 11 Spring has become a landmark of street art and a canvas and mecca for artists and lovers of street art. This massive attack of new work on the building almost seems like a way of saying "street art is here to stay no mattter what the future of the building."
The picture above shows the northeast corner of the building at Spring and Elizabeth streets, where you can see the life-size black-and-white works depicting graf-writers by WK Interact.
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Posted by icorsa at 01:09 AM
November 08, 2006
Widescreen: Graf-Mural by Daze at Club Lit, East Village
A wider-angle view of the Daze piece in front of Lit, the East Village, New York bar and club.
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Posted by icorsa at 11:49 PM
Detail 2: Graf-Mural by Daze at Club Lit, East Village
And this shot is a detail that shows "Lit," the name of the East Village bar and club in front of which the Daze graf-mural is painted.
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Posted by icorsa at 11:47 PM
Detail 1: Graf-Mural by Daze at Club Lit, East Village
Here's a detail of Daze's signature.
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Posted by icorsa at 11:44 PM
Graf-Mural by Daze at Club Lit, East Village, NYC
Here's an excellent example of some graf-artist mural work by Daze. This piece is on the roller-shade that covers the front of Lit, a bar and club in the East Village, New York City.
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Posted by icorsa at 11:41 PM
November 06, 2006
Photo #5: Eastward - Fresh Piece by The London Police, NYC
One more view of the new piece by the London Police in New York City, this one from an angle looking east.
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Posted by icorsa at 01:12 AM
Photo #4: Detail - Fresh Piece by The London Police, NYC
This detail shot shows the "feet" of the London Police piece recently put up at 11 Spring Street in downtown Manhattan. Notice the "TLP" signature.
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Posted by icorsa at 01:09 AM
Photo #3: Context - Fresh Piece by The London Police, NYC
The wider street-context view of the new work by the London Police at 11 Spring Street in Nolita, downtown New York City.
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Posted by icorsa at 01:06 AM
Photo #2: Detail - Fresh Piece by The London Police, NYC
Here's a detail of the smiley-face head on the new street art piece by the London Police in New York City.
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Posted by icorsa at 01:02 AM
Photo #1: Fresh Piece by The London Police, NYC
Whoop, whoop! That's da sound of ... the London Police hitting the building at 11 Spring Street in Nolita, near SoHo in downtown New York City. This fresh work is massive and went up a few days ago.
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Posted by icorsa at 12:48 AM
November 02, 2006
Video: ABC News Story on "BNE"
Last month we posted on the crackdown by San Francisco authorities on graf and sticker-bombers, especially one: "BNE." The story was picked up by other news media, including ABC News, which put together this somewhat amusing and earnest report on "BNE" and the crackdown.
Posted by icorsa at 01:54 AM
Video: Barcelona Street Art Images
Alexa Jones spent a couple of weeks in Barcelona this past summer and began documenting street art around the Catalan capital. She put the images together in this video clip. Good stuff from arguably the most important city for street art in all of Europe.
Posted by icorsa at 01:38 AM
November 01, 2006
Widescreen View: Avalon Chrystie "Girl Photo" Paste-Up
Here's a shot with more context.
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Radiohead - "Paranoid Android"
Kicks on our feet: Puma Double-Lace "R-System" RS100 sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 02:18 AM
Main: Avalon Chrystie "Girl Photo" Paste-Up
Wider view of the arty-photo paste-up we found along the Houston Street side of the new apartments/condos complex Avalon Chrystie Place in downtown Manhattan.
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Radiohead - "Paranoid Android"
Kicks on our feet: Puma Double-Lace "R-System" RS100 sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 02:16 AM
Avalon Chrystie "Girl Photo" Paste-Up
Found this arty-photo paste-up along the Houston Street side of the new apartments/condos complex Avalon Chrystie Place in downtown Manhattan. Nice to see some expression on the newly minted mega-condo development.
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Radiohead - "Paranoid Android"
Kicks on our feet: Puma Double-Lace "R-System" RS100 sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 02:12 AM
October 31, 2006
Wide View: "Times" Logo Graf, LES, NYC
Here's the contextual view of the "Times" logo graf on the parked truck in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, NYC.
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Kanye West - "Drive Slow"
Kicks on our feet: Puma Double-Lace "R-System" RS100 sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 01:02 AM
Detail: "Times" Logo Graf, LES, NYC
Detail of graf on parked truck near corner of Delancey Street and the Bowery on the Lower East Side of New York City.
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Kanye West - "Drive Slow"
Kicks on our feet: Puma Double-Lace "R-System" RS100 sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 12:57 AM
October 28, 2006
Context View: Nolita Faces, 11 Spring St., NYC
Here's a wider contextual view.
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Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Bob Marley - "Trenchtown Rock"
Kicks on our feet: Puma Double-Lace "R-System" RS100 sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 02:41 AM
Detail: Glow Head - Nolita Faces, 11 Spring St., NYC
And here's a detail of Glow Head.
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Bob Marley - "Trenchtown Rock"
Kicks on our feet: Puma Double-Lace "R-System" RS100 sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 02:40 AM
Detail: Mummy - Nolita Faces, 11 Spring St., NYC
Detail of Mummy Face.
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Bob Marley - "Trenchtown Rock"
Kicks on our feet: Puma Double-Lace "R-System" RS100 sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 02:39 AM
Glow Head - Nolita Faces, 11 Spring St., NYC
This we've dubbed "Glow Head."
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Bob Marley - "Trenchtown Rock"
Kicks on our feet: Puma Double-Lace "R-System" RS100 sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 02:37 AM
Mummy Face - Nolita Faces, 11 Spring St., NYC
We've dubbed this one "Mummy Face."
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Bob Marley - "Trenchtown Rock"
Kicks on our feet: Puma Double-Lace "R-System" RS100 sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 02:36 AM
Close-Up: Nolita Faces, 11 Spring St., NYC
Here's the close-up of the faces art.
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Bob Marley - "Trenchtown Rock"
Kicks on our feet: Puma Double-Lace "R-System" RS100 sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 02:34 AM
Nolita Faces, 11 Spring St., NYC
This diptych of expressionistic faces is awesome. You can find it on the Elizabeth Street side of the building at 11 Spring Street in the downtown New York nabe of Nolita.
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Bob Marley - "Trenchtown Rock"
Kicks on our feet: Puma Double-Lace "R-System" RS100 sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 02:31 AM
October 23, 2006
More Lenin Head Stickers with Skulls, SoHo, No. 2
A closer up view revealing the details of the stickers and background paste-up design.
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Lady Sovereign - "Random"
Kicks on our feet: Puma Double-Lace "R-System" RS100 sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 01:47 AM
More Lenin Stickers and Skulls, SoHo, No. 1
More Lenin stickers in SoHo, NYC, but this time the stickers have been placed on a paste-up pattern with a skulls motif. The jutxtoposition is striking.
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Lady Sovereign - "Random"
Kicks on our feet: Puma Double-Lace "R-System" RS100 sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 01:45 AM
The Story of the Mysterious Street Art-Covered Building at 11 Spring St., New York City
There's a place we've referenced many times here on Global Graphica, a place that is important in New York street art, so muhc so that is has become an internationally known icon and destination for artists. That place is the building at 11 Spring Street in downtown New York City. However, the building has been a mystery to most people, even long-time neighbors in the Nolita neighborhood where the stucture is stands. The building's exterior is a world-famous spot for street art and graffiti, which the owners in recent decades have left alone. The New York Times recently ran an article about the building. The building was recently bought from Lachlan Murdoch, the son of Rupert of Fox News fame. As a result a lot of information about 11 Spring St. has suddenly become available. Many pictures of street art and graf at 11 Spring St. are available for viewing on this site. Here's part of the list.
(Big merci beaucoup to Darren for the tip!)
Posted by icorsa at 01:44 AM
Southern Angle: Massive "Bulldog" Paste-Up, NYC
This is the view from a different angle, this time look south down Elizabeth Street.
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: The Rakes - "22 Grand Job"
Kicks on our feet: Puma Double-Lace "R-System" RS100 sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 01:26 AM
Another View: Massive "Bulldog" Paste-Up, NYC
And here' s slightly different view of the bulldog paste-up on the building at 11 Spring Street.
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: The Rakes - "22 Grand Job"
Kicks on our feet: Puma Double-Lace "R-System" RS100 sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 01:22 AM
October 18, 2006
Detail: Massive "Bulldog" Paste-Up, NYC
Detail of the huge black-and-white bulldog paste-up on the building at 11 Spring Street in downtown New York City.
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: The Rakes - "22 Grand Job"
Kicks on our feet: Puma Double-Lace "R-System" RS100 sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 04:04 AM
Massive "Bulldog" Paste-Up, NYC
The massive bulldog wheat-paste-up work on the building at 11 Spring Street in Nolita, lower Manhattan, NYC.
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: The Rakes - "22 Grand Job"
Kicks on our feet: Puma Double-Lace "R-System" RS100 sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 04:01 AM
Context: Massive "Bulldog" Paste-Up, NYC
Here's the contextual view of the massive bulldog wheat-paste artwork on the Elizabeth Street side of the building at 11 Spring Street in downtown New York City. Other, much smaller versions of the bulldog paste-up can be found around lower Manhattan, but this new one in Nolita, near SoHo, is the biggest we've seen yet.
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: The Rakes - "22 Grand Job"
Kicks on our feet: Puma Double-Lace "R-System" RS100 sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 03:35 AM
October 15, 2006
Detail: Spring Street Paste-Ups: Black-White Portrait
Here's the detail shot of the black-and-white portrait at Spring and Bowery in lower Manhattan.
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Tosca - "Honey"
Kicks on our feet: Puma Double-Lace "R-System" RS100 sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 03:47 AM
Spring Street Paste-Ups: Black-White Portrait
Here's the second in a pair of portrait paste-ups we found on the building at Spring Street and the Bowery. The subject of this black-and-white image resembles the late Harold Hunter, the indie film actor, former Zoo York skateboarder and downtown scenester. It may actually be him or it may not.
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Tosca - "Honey"
Kicks on our feet: Puma Double-Lace "R-System" RS100 sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 03:39 AM
Detail: Spring Street Paste-Ups: Red-Black Portrait
Detail shot of the black-and-red portrait paste-up at a building on Spring Street near the Bowery in downtown Manhattan.
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Tosca - "Honey"
Kicks on our feet: Puma Double-Lace "R-System" RS100 sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 03:35 AM
Spring Street Paste-Ups: Red-Black Portrait
The black-and-red portrait of some dude who may or may not be the late martial-arts master and film actor Bruce Lee (or his son, Brandon). The graphic-design aesthetic reminds us of Tron.
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Tosca - "Honey"
Kicks on our feet: Puma Double-Lace "R-System" RS100 sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 03:31 AM
October 13, 2006
Detail: Spring Street "Dudes" Paste-Ups
Here's a close view of the dyptich of cool wheat paste-ups along Spring Street in Nolita, downtown New York City.
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Tosca - "Honey"
Kicks on our feet: Puma Double-Lace "R-System" RS100 sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 02:43 AM
Contextual View: Spring Street "Dudes" Paste-Ups
Here's the wider, contextual shot of the paste-ups on Spring Street, between Elizabeth Street and The Bowery, in lower Manhattan, NYC.
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Tosca - "Honey"
Kicks on our feet: Puma Double-Lace "R-System" RS100 sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 02:39 AM
Spring Street "Dudes" Paste-Ups
We recently found these two awesome wheat-paste posters on the Spring Street side of the building at the corner of Spring and The Bowery, where the fashionable and hip neighborhoods of Nolita and the Lower East Side meet in downtown Manhattan, in New York.
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Tosca - "Honey"
Kicks on our feet: Puma Double-Lace "R-System" RS100 sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 02:34 AM
October 05, 2006
Context View: White Rabbit Logo
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Lily Allen - "Smile"
Kicks on our feet: Puma Double-Lace "R-System" RS100 sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 04:27 AM
Another Angle: White Rabbit Logo
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Lily Allen - "Smile"
Kicks on our feet: Puma Double-Lace "R-System" RS100 sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 04:25 AM
White Rabbit Logo at 11 Spring Steet, NYC
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Lily Allen - "Smile"
Kicks on our feet: Puma Double-Lace "R-System" RS100 sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 04:21 AM
October 03, 2006
Background: Lenin Head + The Gap Ad Mash-Up No. 5
Here's a shot of an undefaced ad for The Gap upon which the Lenin stickers were put up around SoHo, in downtown New York City.
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Mad Professor & Jah Shaka - "Zulu Hut"
Kicks on our feet: Puma Double-Lace "R-System" RS100 sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 04:28 AM
Sticker Detail: Lenin Head + The Gap Ad Mash-Up No. 4
... And here's another detail shot, this time of a sticker that's been put up with Lenin facing left.
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Mad Professor & Jah Shaka - "Zulu Hut"
Kicks on our feet: Puma Double-Lace "R-System" RS100 sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 04:25 AM
September 28, 2006
Video: Street Artist "Above" in Action
This clip shows Above painting the entire exterior of a house with his signature upward-pointing arrows. Baked into the edit are examples of some of Above's other works -- a Van, hanging arrow signs, etc. -- throughout San Francisco.
Posted by icorsa at 02:32 AM
September 27, 2006
Art by UK-Based Street Artist Banksy Called "Rubbish"
Writing on Comment is Free, a Web site of the British newspaper The Guardian, Charlie Brooker has argued that the work of the hyped-up and hot street artist known as Banksy is "rubbish" that "looks dazzlingly clever to idiots." The article makes some keen points, some worth merit, and some worth debating, but it is not very convincing as it attempts to explain why Banksy is overrated and his work crap. The tone of the piece is hurtful and angry and it lacks the sophisticated reasoning of an instructive critique. It's rather funny, actually, and reads like an Internet troll.
(Tip of the Kangol to Robin K. for sending us the link.)
Posted by icorsa at 09:39 PM
September 21, 2006
Detail: Space Invader at 11 Spring Street, NYC
A close-up of some work by French artist Space Invader at 11 Spring Street in NoLIta, New York City.
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Jack Johnson - "Banana Pancakes"
Kicks on our feet: Puma Double-Lace "R-System" RS100 sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 03:26 AM
Space Invader at 11 Spring St., NYC
The French artist who goes by the name Space Invader has put up work at 11 Spring Street in NoLIta, New York City. Space Invader puts up small mosaics that look like jaggy, pixelated representations of characters inpired by the 1980's Atari arcade game of the same name.
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Jack Johnson - "Banana Pancakes"
Kicks on our feet: Puma Double-Lace "R-System" RS100 sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 03:18 AM
September 20, 2006
Detail 3: Pan Am Kojak Paste-Up by Bast, NYC
A wheat-paste-up in SoHo, New York City, by the Brooklyn artist Bast. Love the cut-and-paste mashup of the old Pan Am airlines logotype and the images of actor Telly Savalas as the character Kojak, from American television detective drama of the 1970's.
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Fela Kuti - "Monkey Banana"
Kicks on our feet: Puma Double-Lace "R-System" RS100 sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 04:51 AM
Detail 2: Pan Am Kojak Paste-Up by Bast, NYC
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Fela Kuti - "Monkey Banana"
Kicks on our feet: Puma Double-Lace "R-System" RS100 sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 04:49 AM
Detail 1: Pan Am Kojak Paste-Up by Bast, NYC
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Fela Kuti - "Monkey Banana"
Kicks on our feet: Puma Double-Lace "R-System" RS100 sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 04:47 AM
Pan Am Kojak Paste-Up by Bast, NYC
Ivan Corsa Photo
Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital camera
On the iPod: Fela Kuti - "Monkey Banana"
Kicks on our feet: Puma Double-Lace "R-System" RS100 sneakers
Posted by icorsa at 04:44 AM
June 02, 2006
Bäst Werewolf Paste-up, NYC
Here's a series of images showing fresh paste-up work by one of our favorite hands in the New York street art landscape, the Brooklyn-based artist Bäst. This old-school werewolf movie image is on the Elizabeth Street side of the corner tenement known as 11 Spring (the building faces Spring Street), in Nolita, downtown Manhattan.
Ivan Corsa Photo
Posted by icorsa at 01:12 AM
February 12, 2006
"Teflon Don" Gotti Paste-up by Bast - No. 1
Here's a close-up of an awesome color paste-up by the artist Bast (or Bäst) in Chinatown, New York City. The subject of this wheat-paste work is John Gotti, the late, convicted NYC crime boss who was dubbed the "Teflon Don" by the media. This black-and-white version of this artwork appears in Nolita, a few blocks to the north of C-town and Little Italy, where Gotti managed his business out of a storefront "social club."
Ivan Corsa Photo
Posted by icorsa at 10:57 PM
"Teflon Don" Gotti Paste-up by Bast - No. 2 Context
Here's the wider shot of the "Teflon Don" Gotti wheat-paste by the street artist Bast in Chinatown, NYC.
Ivan Corsa Photo
Posted by icorsa at 10:56 PM
"Teflon Don" Gotti Paste-up by Bast - No. 3 Detail
The artist's signature moniker, Bast," is detailed here in the same font he uses in all his work and with the "a" in Bast rendered with an umlaut.
Ivan Corsa Photo
Posted by icorsa at 10:55 PM
"Teflon Don" Gotti Paste-up by Bast - No. 4 Detail
We love details like this "TEFLON" tag and the New York Yankees logo in the lower-right corner of this Chinatown street artwork by Bast. The poster is a portrait of John Gotti.
Ivan Corsa Photo
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