Wednesday, 11 December, 2024

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I love New York City. What really impressed me (apart from many other things) were this great street art pictures on the wall. I took a few pictures of them. Take a look.

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Street art is – as the name already says – an art made on streets. I love this kind of art and I’m a little disappointed about myself that I didn’t take enough pictures. But anyway.
It is not really clear when this kind of art started. In the 60s some “artists” started to spray on walls and subways their “tags”. That was their name in an artistic way. These kind of tags started to get bigger, more colorful and more freaky. That was probably the point when Graffiti was born. This characterized even the music. I think the hype was in the 80s. Did you know that the word graffiti comes from the Italian graffiare meaning to scratch? I find this really interesting and totally related to me. I’m italian and I love New York, especially the street art and graffiti. Makes sense right. 😉
If you are interested in knowing more about the history you can read this book: “The History of American Graffiti”. It’s written by Roger Gastman and Caleb Neelon.

Nice movie about Graffiti and (lots of) Rap is Wild Style.

 

Here are some of the New York Street Arts

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Street Art at Mulberry Street

 

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Graffiti in Little Italy

 

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This pictures – you probably know from my other article. It was made in Little Italy as well.

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This is a 3 D Street Art at Highline New York. Go for a walk and you will find it on your way.

 

More pictures taken from Laura Colli Ghisalberti in Williamsburg:

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Eyes open

If you walk through your own city open your eyes. I’m pretty sure you will find some extraordinary street art as well….

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9 Comments

a Cajun in Cali April 18, 2016 at 1:52 am

I absolutely love street art, so seeing what other people find while traveling is so very special to me. Thanks so much for sharing the street heart beat in one of my favorite cities.

    nonsoloamore April 18, 2016 at 6:24 am

    Thank you so much. New York is full of great art pieces. I think you have to spend many days just to become a little overview. There are too many great street arts around!!

Marta – Learningescapes April 26, 2016 at 11:20 am

This is so beautiful, I love all the images and the colours. I love street art: it something i didn’t pay attention to for a long time but now i find it so beautiful and expressive!

    nonsoloamore April 26, 2016 at 11:22 am

    Thank you Marta. Yes I used to like street art but then I totally forget about that. I just started to open my eyes again in New York. You really could not pass by.

Heather April 27, 2016 at 8:27 pm

NYC has some of the best street art. It’s a shame they closed Five Pointz. That was a great place to see tons of art in the city.

    nonsoloamore April 29, 2016 at 5:43 am

    Oh yes – NYC was amazing with Street Art

RoarLoud April 28, 2016 at 7:45 pm

Great street art! The lion is my favorite of course- roars to you!

    nonsoloamore April 29, 2016 at 5:42 am

    Thank you. I couldn’t really decide. I was impressed by them all

whereisnoodles May 1, 2016 at 3:07 pm

Love street art! And love this post! So colourful!

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