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Jason Naylor is an award winning artist, designer, and creative director known to mural hounds and makeup mavens alike. After graduating from Brigham Young University, Naylor moved to New York City to begin his design career at MAC Cosmetics. Six years later, the artist’s biography explains, he set about on his own artistic mission, “spreading …

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“Wealth is the vector,” sociologist Tressie McMillan Cotton tweeted  on March 24th, 2020 regarding the then-escalating coronavirus pandemic. The tweet was then quoted by a Buzzfeed article which highlighted how this virus gained powerful wings through the bodies of affluent individuals fleeing urban areas for remote vacation homes. “The virus travels via people, and the …

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New York City is an uncontested center of art world at large, including street art in particular. However, the city’s bustling center, populated by its most iconic skyscrapers and monuments, is somewhat bereft of murals. Midtown and the neighborhoods bordering its North are so heavily trafficked, so infused with the money flowing throughout them on a daily basis, …

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A couple of weeks ago the California-based street artists AngelOnce and GoopMassta made their maiden voyage to New York City to embark upon a sizzling collaborative endeavor that culminated with their latest duo show, “Pink & Green 2, The Hype Series”. The two also spent their time in New York working on new murals that …

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South African artist Sonny​ returns to New York City this month, exhibiting his first body of large-scale canvas works, as well as a series of hand painted sculptures.  The exhibition, entitled “To The Bone,” will open May 17th at 393 Broadway, two blocks below Canal Street, and will remain until May 19th.  RSVP is required …

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Spanish artist Pejac recently visited NYC for the first time with a goal to spread his concerns about  through two new public interventions in Bushwick and Chinatown. Due to city’s size, density, public transportation infrastructure, and location, The Big Apple has been battling major environmental issues over the years, mirroring the problems of modern civilization worldwide. With …

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British Born, South African Street Artist Sonny just kicked off his Global campaign Project To The Bone with his mural in New York City this week. To The Bone is an art initiative which aims to raise funds and awareness for endangered wildlife before it’s too late. This is Sonny’s first mural in the USA. About …

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Last month, Valencia based Spanish artists Pichi&Avo left their imprints on the iconic Bowery Graffiti Wall on Houston Street in New York City. About The Mural The artists braved freezing temperatures and heavy construction to channel their unique style of clashing ancient gods and contemporary urban art in their stunning mural entitled “Urban Homeric Hymn to Poseidon”. This mural …

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It all began on Oct. 1 when Banksy announced on his website an “artist’s residency” titled “Better Out Than In’” for the whole month of October on the streets of New York City and the other boroughs. Each day the artist graced us with a new work and was announced online through his website, Instagram, …

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