Street art, expressions with a purpose

Sept 7 - 30, Fish with Braids Gallery
190 Christopher Columbus Drive, Jersey City

Opening reception with the artists: 
Sept 8,  7- 11 pm, saturday

In Urban environments you will stumble upon small or large signs of communication,
expression: stickers, drawings, drips, paper graffiti, murals, mounted sculptures and installations.
Fascinating in its scope as much as in its unlicensed manifestations.
Free expression
communicative
often unwanted
meaningful
political
or simply silly joy.

In any case  unstoppable !

group exhibit with  Army of One, Bishop203, Ckdub, Look, Quel Beast, Paul Richard,
                              ALAH and Screwtape.

 Whythe ave, Williamsburg

 

Sao Paolo Brazil

 somewhere in LA

 

grattan street, Bushwick

 Kent ave, Williamsburg

 Williamsburg N 7th

 Walker Street, Chinatown

 

door on Kent Ave, Williamsburg

 at an intersection on Houston x Bowery, on traffic divider..

 waterfront Williamsburg

     Bedford Ave, Williamsburg

paint straight legal graffiti

"Paint Straight" Program Teaches Teens To Use Graffiti Skills Legally

(ericlaire)

Thirty years ago, the NYPD cared more about bullets than bombing, so graffiti artists were able to participate in a renaissance that delighted the public while infuriating the city and the MTA. The since-adopted broken window theory of policing has made tagging a serious offense, but one former graffiti artist wants kids who are caught to channel their efforts into a type of art that's legal. Rafael Perez, AKA TATU, the leader of the legendary XMEN crew, has started Paint Straight, a 10-week program for recently-arrested taggers in Brooklyn.
"When I look at [the arrested kids] I'm looking at myself 20 years ago," Perez tells the Daily News. "And one day you're going to need a job. I love graffiti, but now I love it legally." Sergeant Herb Mai of the NYPD's Vandals Squad tells the offenders, "We're not art critics. Some of it, if it's on the canvas, is gorgeous. You have talent. It's an amazing talent. Use it the right way."
David Villorante, another esteemed graffiti artist, teaches the kids in the program "ways to get corporate America" to sponsor their talent, designing "murals, t-shirts, maybe working as tattoo artists," or even designing the label on a bottle of Beaujolais Nouveau.
Since the program began in 2010, only one of the 33 teenagers who have participated in Paint Straight has been arrested for vandalism. One 18-year-old in the program says, "I'm kind of happy I got arrested. If I didn't, I wouldn't be here anymore." And if corporate America doesn't come calling, they could always start their own summer camp.

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reposted by Uta Brauser

Unzipped, NTEL and Then One

april 1st, 7 - 11pm opening reception

"UNZIPPED"
New works by THEN.ONE and NTEL

58 Gallery, Jersey City, NJ

NTEL-  I am a self-taught practitioner of fine art for approximately 20 years, and a self-guided participant of graffiti and street art for approximately 13 years.  I have traveled extensively for first 25 years of my life, experiencing many different cultures, styles, ideas, and regions of the world.  All, of which, come together in my artwork.  I am constantly striving to truly bridge the gap between "fine" art and "street" art.  Blatantly evident in my works, displaying contemporary touches of abstract expressionism, modern design, as well as found objects, unique figures, and subtle graffiti accents. 
THEN ONE-  I am an artist, illustrator, muralist and designer I use bold colors and imagery to create pieces of art that represent a visual manifestation of my feelings and the world that surrounds me. My work explores my heritage as well as my background as an artist of the street and how it fits as well as clashes within today's society. Though cultures may clash, my goal is to create pieces of art that can broaden the visual horizons of gallery owners and curators as well as art collectors to see that street-art and graffiti is a legitimate art form. The Contemporary art movement was the last major movement in art and I believe that graffiti and street art will be recognized as the next big movement. Ultimately I want to leave my mark in this new movement that is influencing my entire generation.




Unzipped represents us opening a side of us that is not normally seen. Our work in this show is a reflection of our experiences, how we portray the world that surrounds us. The collaborative installation will quite literally unzip the walls of the gallery with a brightly painted mural directly onto the walls of the gallery. This in a sense is a tribute to our roots as graffiti artists showing the side of us that is not traditionally seen on gallery walls. In Unzipped the works featured will mainly be paintings on canvas as well as drawings and sculpture.