Posts Tagged ‘street art’
Bushwick Graffiti and Street Art
January 2nd, 2014 by chocko
All the photos below were taken recently in the neighborhood of Bushwick in Brooklyn, NYC. Some of the photos were taken around Waterbury Street but most of them were taken around Troutman Street and Saint Nicholas Ave, an awesome outdoor gallery also known as The Bushwick Collective. It’s really easy to get to via subway…take […]
Tags: brooklyn, buff monster, bushwick, bushwick collective, graffiti, murals, new york city, nyc, nychos, sheryo, street art, yok
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Kung Fu Wildstyle: Fab 5 Freddy + MC Yan + ENTER THE DRAGON – 40th Anniversary screening!
June 20th, 2013 by Mr. C
FILM SOCIETY LINCOLN CENTER & SUBWAY CINEMA Proudly Presents Kung Fu Wildstyle: Featuring Fab 5 Freddy + MC Yan! As per the fine folks from Subway Cinema and Lincoln Center: Asian-inspired Hip Hop art to be featured at Lincoln Center, accompanied by a 40th anniversary screening of the Bruce Lee masterpiece Enter the Dragon! The […]
Tags: bruce lee, enter the dragon, fab 5 freddy, kung fu, martial arts, mc yan, street art, wildstyle
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EDO POP – Lady Aiko
June 10th, 2013 by Mr. C
Faced with a 30 minute time limit at Japan Society for the EDO POP Art Exhibit because of technical issues we encountered trying to check-in our CitiBikes at the 47th Street & 1st Avenue stations, we brisked through the installation just to at least appreciate the visuals of the historic ukiyo-e woodblock prints from the […]
Tags: grafitti, japan society, lady aiko, street art
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Orlando Graffiti 2012
December 19th, 2012 by chocko
Here are some graffiti photos from a recent trip to sunny Orlando, Florida while taking a break from all the Disney stuff. This graffiti spot is located among some warehouses in downtown Orlando on Central Boulevard. Follow @planetchocko on Twitter. LIKE us on Facebook too. Thanks!
Tags: downtown, fl, florida, graffiti, orlando, street art
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Crucial Fiction + Young Puns 2
November 8th, 2012 by chocko
This Ron English mural featuring his character The Temper Tot recently went up on Mulberry Street between Canal and Hester in Little Italy, New York City. It’s English’s first Manhattan mural in more than two decades so be sure to check it out. The “Art Of Comedy” mural was completed to coincide with the New […]
Tags: crucial fiction, graffiti, hanksy, ron english, street art, young puns 2
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aerosol art in Hackensack
September 4th, 2012 by Mr. C
Some really neat aerosol typography in wild style and burner formats exists near the Planet Chocko experimental labs and we didn’t even know about it until recently. Thanks to one of New Jersey’s finest old skool graff writers – ZAR – from Paterson, NJ for pointing out the location to us. ZAR is a frequent […]
Tags: graffiti, new jersey, street art
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murals from POW WOW Hawaii 2012 — Kakaako street art
August 3rd, 2012 by Mr. C
——————————————————————————————————————— Aloha, my fellow ninjas and mutants – a Planet Chocko friend and co-conspirator on many NYC events & beyond – MONDOCURRY is reporting live from our great state of Hawaii. He traded in his chuck taylor’s for a pair of flip-flops (at least for the summer) and is combing the streets of Honolulu in […]
Tags: graffitti, hawaii, mondocurry, murals, street art, travel
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Where Brooklyn At: Williamsburg Street Art and Graffiti
July 24th, 2012 by chocko
Williamsburg, Brooklyn, while experiencing gentrification at the speed of light, still has some of the most interesting streets to explore for some street art and graffiti. Here are some pics taken while Chocko and Mr. C had some time to kill before the China Heavyweight screening at Indie Screen. It’s a documentary about rural kids […]
Tags: brooklyn, graffiti, new york city, nyc, street art, williamsburg
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east village and lower east side street art + graffiti
May 26th, 2012 by chocko
Chocko took the photos above at Second Ave. and Houston St. in NYC. Beware of the gaping hellmouth the size of Illinois behind the fence. This Eviar piece is near the old Mars Bar location on 1st St. and 2nd Ave. Music Machine by Sonni is located at Artist Alley behind the original location of […]
Tags: art, east village, graffiti, l.e.s., lower east side, new york city, nyc, street art
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NJ Graffiti Mural Causes Uproar
April 9th, 2012 by chocko
A Trayvon Martin (a teenager shot and killed in Sanford, Florida) tribute mural recently completed in Elmwood Park, New Jersey features a hooded figure and graffiti. The mysterious man depicted with the hoodie is actually a a self-portrait of local artist, Joe Iurato who has been painting faceless, hooded figures for quite some time now. […]
Tags: demer, elmwood park, graffiti, joe Iuratato, mr. mustart, mural, new jersey, nj, snow, street art, trayvon martin
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Bowery Graffiti and Street Art
March 13th, 2012 by chocko
Chocko was hovering around the Bowery last week and noticed some changes in the scenery. It was a surprise to see the completed RETNA mural on the corner of Bowery and Houston Street. At first look, it appears to be ancient script or Hieroglyphics-meets-gang-graffiti in dripping red and blue paint. What does it all mean? […]
Tags: billy's antiques, bowery, graffiti, houston street, mural, new york city, nyc, retna, street art
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street art in money makin manhattan
March 4th, 2012 by Mr. C
Just a few tags that I ran across while combing the streets today enroute to the Japan Society for the “Love Will Tear Us Apart” movie program. Some pieces include the Num Pang mural inside this Cambodian sandwich shop on 41st street by the Tuff City Crew and artwork by the Roxx Cru on the […]
Tags: graffiti, new york city, street art
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