Pacmen dance along a railing outside a store on Steinway.
queens street art
Face time
Three faces of the street art of Western Queens: selections from Astoria and Long Island City.
The eyes have it
Across the street from Socrates Sculpture Park, a piece of street art was being painted over, replaced by a new mural. A few feet from a ladder, a bucket, and several cans of spray paint, one relic of the past remained: two cartoonish eyes, watching over Vernon Boulevard.
Keeping a look out
Every time I meander by Welling Court and its murals, I notice a little something new. Today, this watchful woman---a small painting bolted to a stop sign on 30th Avenue---caught my eye.
Stuck up
Astoria and Long Island City are a veritable treasure trove of sticker art. (Below, a small glimpse of the galleries on the street; these are from a newspaper box on 30th Avenue.) The man's face sketched on a priority mail sticker is a particular favorite of mine---oddly touching when juxtaposed with the piece that reads "It hurts really bad."
Around the block in LIC
Saw lots of Duke A. Barnstable pieces around LIC today -- these are just two of many near PS1 and the Sculpture Center. Can't wait to see what the neighborhood block party has in store for us next year!
New(ish) works at Welling Court
It's been awhile since I checked in on the murals at Welling Court; a lot of new art is out. One of my favorite pieces is a stretch by ENX (according to 12ozprophet.com, which offers a nice guide to some of the other work down by the water in Astoria).