Happy Spring Break!

Street Art Sunday is on vacation this week!  Instead, enjoy this stop motion video by BLU.

 

MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU

Monochromatic Color Scheme

A Monochromatic color scheme is composed of tints, shades and tones of one singular hue or color.  An example of a monochromatic color scheme is the below portrait, by Australian street and graffiti artist, Guido Van Helten.  

This work was painted on location at the 2012 Harvest Music Festival festival in Australia.  In this artwork, Van Helten used tints and shades of red to create an artwork, utilizing spray paint.

For more of Guido Van Helten's work check out his website here:

http://www.guidovanhelten.com/

You can also see some of his ongoing community based mural projects by visiting the following links.

Urban Smart Projects Traffic Signal Box Art Program:

http://www.urbansmartprojects.com/

Positive pARTnershipsQueensland Rail Art Program:

http://www.queenslandrail.com.au/Community/Pages/PositivePartnership.aspx

Analogous Colors Abound!

Below are some exceptional examples from the Analogous Colors lesson from period 3 and period 6/7 Basic Art.  Great job guys!

Jesse Slovenz

Carly Canaris

Adam Paredes

Spencer Escalante

Nicole Handa

Tyron Johnson

Sunday Street Art

Otsego St. between Coffey St. and Dikeman St.

Red Hook section of Brooklyn, NY

Artist, educator and former colleague of mine, Leslie Steiger (http://lesliesteiger.com/Home.html), snapped the above image this past weekend in the Red Hook neighborhood section Brooklyn, NY.  I loved it so much that I wanted to share it with you guys!  The artist was incredibly clever in their use of objects to create graphic and illustrative lettering.  Can you make out what the graffiti says?  Consider all the shapes and objects when trying to determine the letters.  Enjoy! 

Street Art Sunday

Back alley off Bangs Ave.
Asbury Park, NJ

I managed to capture the above collaborative graffiti work while it was being painted a few weeks back in Asbury Park.  Many of these panels are still up, however some have since been removed.  I had the opportunity to speak with one of the artists, NAVY8 (far right panel) who is a Brooklyn, NY based artist, about his work and creative process. You can see more of NAVY8's work here: http://www.juxtapoz.com/current/graffiti-spotlight-navy-8 

Below are a few excerpts from our conversation about the mural...

 I create graffiti in the most traditional sense and I feel a strong work 

should both legible but stylized.  It should capture the attention of anyone who sees it.  

Because we had permission to paint these panels, we were able to

 take our time and make it more polished.

The artists and their locations who took part in this 

collaborative piece were the following:

NAVY8: Brooklyn, NY

GABLE: Brooklyn, NY

BONUS: New York City, NY

BZEE: Harlem

 

Sunday Street Art Flashback!

Free & Center St.
Portland, ME

Last March, my husband and I visited the Maine Boat Builders show in Portland, ME.  We were greeted with unseasonably warm weather and spent some time cruising around the beautiful coastal city on our bicycles.  We were pleasantly surprised when, just by chance, we came across the above massive PORTLAND mural.  I had to stop and photograph it! 

The bold artwork was designed and created by eight different artists, who collaborated to complete this bright and super colorful city approved mural.  Enjoy!

Sunday Street Art

58 Coles St.
Jersey City, NJ

Not sure who the artist is on this mural I came across in Jersey City this weekend, but it sure was impressive!  The artist appears to be making a visual statement synonymous to "the pen is truly mightier than the sword!"

Complementary Colors

Complementary Colors are colors that sit directly across from one another on the color wheel.  They lend themselves to be used in a color scheme.  An example of a complementary color scheme is "Growing, 4", by Keith Haring.  In this artwork, Haring has used expressive lines and the complementary colors orange, blue, green and red to make an colorful and graphic visual statement. 

Keith Haring, "Growing, 4" 1988

The Assignment: Choose a subject matter that means something to you and illustrate it in the graphic and colorful style of Haring.  Implement the iconic designs that are the hallmark of Haring's work.  Some examples could be the "illuminating baby" or "barking dog".  In order to achieve this aesthetic, use expressive lines and bold shapes.  After selecting your subject, choose a complementary color scheme of at least two pairs (four colors) to complete your painting.

Zentangle Madness

Over the course of the past few weeks, students have been utilizing line and pattern while creating Zentangles.  Below are some examples of exemplary designs from period 3 and 6/7 Basic Art classes.  Awesome work guys!

Yaritza Grant

Jesse Slovenz

Yannis Loizos

JiTai Jin

Inaceli Tubilleja

Zach St. John

Matt Lawson