I live in a city covered in street art. Ever since I started taking thousands of pictures on my long walks through different neighborhoods, I’ve cone to recognize the various forms of public art that exist here: the crap people write on walls whilst drunk, the privately commissioned murals decking the sides of lofty brick … Continue reading
In October, I wrote about a chance meeting I had with Brooklyn- based artist named Joe O’Donoghue and his newly exhibited works of art. O’Donoghue recently opened up his gallery and workspace for a show of the work, aptly titled “Happenstansically Beautiful“. O’Donoghue’s pieces are all the result of his well-known ice sculpting work. The … Continue reading
I visited the Brooklyn Museum on Friday afternoon. Got some coffee and headed on in to explore the deep. I knew that I would visit Judy Chicago’s Dinner Party -always do- but had no solid plans about the rest of the adventure. I found my way to the Killer Heels exhibit towards the end of … Continue reading
Dumbo is small and steep and low. When it rains, it floods. The streets are unsteady, the buildings are old and crumbling, yet they are being reinforced at great expense by hopeful creatives. This damp, previously isolated industrial area is the scene of the first ever New York Festival of Light. From three blocks away, … Continue reading
If you’re in New York at the moment, attend the show tomorrow night! It’s worth it. Stunning visuals, live music, interactive art (and artists), great coffee steps away and ~food carts~ (of course!). Follow the light. For those of you who are elsewhere and wish you could see this in person, I thought I’d capture … Continue reading
The experience of walking through Dumbo at night has changed enormously in the past few years. Since the development of Brooklyn Bridge Park and the revitalization of the industrial village as a land of artists and galleries, the area has become a hotspot for tech start-ups and a hub for creative professionals with the opening … Continue reading
You know those stories where someone finds a random object that turns out to be a key to a very usual looking door that’s actually a portal which opens up into a magical land? Well, one day I was walking down Plymouth Street, past the great Brooklyn Roasting Co. and I stopped to take a … Continue reading
